Written questions

1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 May 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review funding levels for the care of 2 year old children.

26 May 2016 · Department of Health

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of ending the NHS bursary system on (a) female, (b) BME, and (c) older students.

26 May 2016 · Department of Health

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with nursing care providers on the number of clinical placements available for nursing students.

24 May 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

EU Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she discussed soil carbon targets when she met Miguel Arias Cañete, Climate Action and Energy Commissioner, at their meeting on 12 May 2016 on emissions targets not included in the Emiss

24 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Growth Deals

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2016 to Question 34445, if he will publish on his Department's website the basis on which further Local Growth Fund awards will be made later in 2

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on walking in each year from 2016 to 2021.

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department plans to spend on cycling in each year from 2016 to 2021.

23 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Enterprise Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2016 to Question 34525, if he will publish the (a) outcomes of his Department's regular discussions with local enterprise partnerships on their pr

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16941, on bus services: disability, what the different potential solutions for achieving better audio-visual information on buses are; and what steps

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of potholes that have been filled from the Pothole Action Fund since November 2015.

23 May 2016 · Department of Health

Incinerators: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made on Public Health England's study into the health impact of incinerators.

19 May 2016 · Department for Transport

A14: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he made of the (a) time and (b) financial cost to motorists and road hauliers of the 40mph limit on the A14 for recent road improvement works.

19 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 15 March 2016 to Question 29991, what estimate he made of the total amount local authorities have spent on delivering concessionary bus fares since 2011.

19 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16942, for what reason his Department does not publish statistics on the number of buses in England that are fitted with audio-visual systems; and wh

19 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Blue Badge concession to include off-street parking.

19 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on his review of the legal and financial implications of an alternative pavement parking regime.

9 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to define the term, fit and proper, for the licensing of taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.

9 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Transport: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he will ensure the Government's £80 million five-year Access Fund will be spent on sustainable transport projects.

9 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make plans to use the statutory powers granted to him by section 128 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to reform the Parole Board release test.

9 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward regulations to allow re-sentencing of people serving imprisonment for public protection sentences on defined principles specially enacted by Parliament.

9 May 2016 · Department of Health

Babies: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to encourage mothers and GPs to use the Baby Check app developed by Birmingham Community Healthcare and the Lullaby Trust.

5 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 4 May 2016, Official Report, column 286, stating that the Government intends to commence sections 165 and 1

5 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2016 to Question 25870, how many (a) officials and (b) other staff are working on the Government's response to the Law Commission's recommendations on taxi and private hire

3 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make available financial, activity and outcome data on the additional resources provided to enable prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection to meet the release test since 2012.

3 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will commission an independent review into the sentencing regime for imprisonment for public protection which will involve those criminal justice agencies that manage the sentence and incorporate the experi

3 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase the level of resources provided to enable those detained to meet the current test for release.

3 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make available quarterly data on the (a) number of prisoners who have received sentences of imprisonment for public protection who are on recall and (b) average period of time spent in prison on recall

27 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

Walking: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2016 to Question 33300, for what reason the objectives for walking contained in the draft Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy are not measurable.

27 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Health: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that general practitioners are taught objective methods of assessing serious illness in babies.

19 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons an annual report on the UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy was not published in 2015.

Source: official written-questions record.