Written questions

1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Nov 2017 · Department of Health

Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government has taken to improve the resilience of NHS and care services to the warming of the UK's climate, the future frequency of adverse weather events and other potential effects of climate chan

28 Nov 2017 · Department of Health

Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Government has made of the resilience of the UK’s health and social care infrastructure to the effects of climate change.

21 Nov 2017 · Cabinet Office

Social Services: Dementia

To ask the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the planned consultation on social care will adequately consider the needs and experiences of people who are or have been affected by dementia.

21 Nov 2017 · Cabinet Office

Social Services

To ask the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, what the planned launch date is for the Government's consultation on social care; who will be involved in that consultation; and whether that consultation will be open for a period of three months or lo

21 Nov 2017 · Cabinet Office

Social Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure the planned consultation on social care consults (a) local authorities and (b) people with dementia.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional resources his Department has made available to improve enforcement action on bus operators to monitor compliance with the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of designating private hire drivers as Disclosure and Barring Service regulated professionals.

2 Nov 2017 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether point 2.33 on the use of minimum waits in his Department's Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2012-13 is still Government policy.

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport

Crossrail 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of Crossrail 2 to national economic growth.

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Management: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether new EU waste and recycling legislation being negotiated at EU level will apply in the UK given the deadline for transposing that legislation falling after the UK plans to leave

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many England-domiciled (a) full-time and (b) part-time undergraduate students entered higher education institutions in England from disadvantaged areas to study in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2015-16.

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) mature and (b) part-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds have entered higher education in England in each year since 2008-09.

17 Oct 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2017 to Question 106042, what discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on adopting protections against illegal and in-game gambling and lo

10 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Institute of Agricultural Botany

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has received on support for the National Institute of Agricultural Botany after the UK leaves the EU.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Community Plant Variety Office: National Institute of Agricultural Botany

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what talks he has had with the EU Commission to ensure that the Community Plant Variety Office continues commissioning variety testing contracts to the National Institute of Agricultur

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Isle of Man's enhanced protections against illegal and in-game gambling and loot boxes; and what discussions she has h

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to help protect vulnerable adults and children from illegal gambling, in-game gambling and loot boxes within computer games.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Education

Families: Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for early intervention family counselling.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Families: Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial provision there is for people in need of family counselling services who are unable to pay for such services.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Parents: Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when tenders for the new £30 million inter-parental conflict programme announced in April 2017 will be published.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Marriage Guidance: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it remains his policy to double relationship support funding to £70 million during the course of the current Parliament.

6 Oct 2017 · Department of Health

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to protect the UK's competitiveness in clinical trials after the UK leaves the EU; and what plans his Department has for alignment with the EU clinical trials regulation due to

6 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury

Nurseries: Registration

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs has received regarding the registration of nurseries in the last six months.

6 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury

Nurseries: Registration

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nurseries have not been properly registered by HM Revenue and Customs due to administrative error.

6 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury

Nurseries: Registration

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families have been affected by administrative errors in registering nurseries in the last six months.

14 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Cybercrime

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to protect public services against cyber attacks.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that PhD students will be eligible for 30-hours free childcare.

4 Sep 2017 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Email

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on access to UK Visas and Immigration's services of its new charges of £5.48 per email received from overseas for certain visa applications.

4 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications have been received since 30 May 2017 from people who cannot use services in the eight languages offered but who would have had services available to them in their languages

4 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Visas: Email

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the effect of the new visa application email charges on the level of tourism in Summer 2017 in comparison to the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.