Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, published in December 2018, what progress his Department, when his Department plans to respond to the recommendations contained in

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for bringing into force the provisions of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018.

11 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department plans to advise local authorities on the targeting of funding for tackling female genital mutilation across the UK.

11 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department measures the efficacy of funding to prevent and protect girls and young women from female genital mutilation.

11 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to improve the evidence base for understanding the levels and risks of female genital mutilation in the UK.

11 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the mandatory reporting duty for female genital mutilation on access to healthcare.

2 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Travellers and Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) his Department plans to take with the NHS to respond to the findings of the Friends Families and Travellers’ report entitled No room at the inn: How easy is it for nomadic Gypsies an

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gift Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to take steps to prevent organisations from making a profit on Gift Aid claims when they receive a donation.

20 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2019 to Question 229224, whether her Department plans to make an assessment of the effect of the Local Housing Allowance freeze on levels of rough sleeping.

20 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 113562 on Personal Independence Payment: Appeals, if it remains the Government's intention that Presenting Officers attend 50 per cent of personal

19 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using e-services in London for the proposed expansion of the PrEP Impact Trial.

14 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2019 to Question 229223 on Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce, how many meetings the Taskforce has had; and what the date was

12 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the HMRC's helpline established to help advise people affected by the introduction of the loan charge.

11 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Heat Networks: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding the Government can provide to local councils to replace unreliable and ageing district heating systems.

6 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 04 March 2019 to Question 226128 on Employment and Support Allowance: Arrears, whether it remains her Department policy that 50 per cent of Presenting Officers attend tribunals

6 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the Local Housing Allowance freeze on levels of rough sleeping.

6 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Ministerial Taskforce last met; and what plans there are for future meetings.

6 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the £100 million investment in the Government's Rough Sleeping Strategy will be spent; over what timescale that money will be spend; and how much of that funding will be allo

4 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sierra Leone: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the state of political and constitutional freedoms in Sierra Leone; and what steps his Department has taken in response to recent politic

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential cost to the public purse of housing homeless individuals and families in former office blocks converted to residential un

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of former office blocks that have been converted to residential units under permitted development rights for use as tem

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of effect on local authority finances of conversion of office space to residential units under permitted development.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on local authority finances of providing services to support residential development on commercial sites under permitted dev

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the financial effect on local authorities of providing services to support new development taken forward under the office to residentia

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government response to the consultation entitled Planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the Government to publish a response to the consultation on Planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes, with p

4 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of pausing the introduction of the loan charge.

28 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 222021, how many changes of circumstance applications to gain recourse to public funds were granted by his Department in 2017-18.

28 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 222021, how many changes of circumstance applications to gain recourse to public funds were granted by his Department in 2016-17.

28 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 222021, how many changes of circumstance applications to gain recourse to public funds were granted by his Department in 2015-16.

Source: official written-questions record.