Written questions
1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Blue Badge Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of people applying for a Blue Badge affected by (a) Alzheimer's disease, (b) myalgic encephalomyelitis and (c) autism were successful in the latest period in which figures are available.
11 Feb 2016 · Home Office
Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the timeliness of the processing of Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
11 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Meetings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question 23952, how many meetings Ministers and officials of his Department have had with the Senior Traffic Commissioner and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
11 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 23856, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of pedal cyclist-killed or seriously injured casualties attribu
11 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2015, which cycling programmes his Department plans to fund from the £300 million fund for cycling for 2015-16 to 2020-21; and what other funding for c
11 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Royal Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have been seconded to his Department to analyse responses to the BBC Charter Review consultation.
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 18 November 2015 to Question 16782 and of 11 December 2015 to Questions 19723 and 19724, if he will estimate how many miles of local authority road are in poor structural condition in
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Transport: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans for there to be a period between the Local Sustainable Transport Fund ending in March 2016 and the commencement of the new Access Fund.
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Transport: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce details of the new Access Fund.
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2015 to Question 18101, at what stage he plans to be able to predict the geographical distribution of funding for cycling outside of London and the eight cycling ambition ci
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the Access Fund he expects to be spent on cycling in each year to 2020-21.
10 Feb 2016 · Home Office
Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on universities of their financial liability for international students overstaying their visas.
10 Feb 2016 · Home Office
Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of occasions on which universities have withdrawn offers from international students who have stayed in the country for up to 28 days under the visa
10 Feb 2016 · Department of Health
Postnatal Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to raise awareness among parents of the six-week postnatal check.
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Charity Research Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will maintain the level of funding of the Charity Research Support Fund in real terms over the next five years.
9 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2016 to Question 23952, what methods and data his Department has used to measure trends in bus punctuality since 2010.
9 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Transport for London: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24092, whether the transport grant his Department provides for Transport for London (TfL) is included within, or is separate from, the general grant paid to
9 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Bus Service Operators Grant
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department plans to provide Transport for London (TfL) with Bus Service Operators Grant funding when the general grant paid to TfL is removed from 2018.
8 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Local Government Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that all proposed Local Government Pension Scheme asset pool governance structures have an equal number of scheme member representatives.
8 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Local Government Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will introduce a requirement that Local Government Pension Scheme funds be invested in infrastructure projects.
4 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Taxis
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the report by the Law Commission on taxi and private hire services, published in May 2014.
4 Feb 2016 · Home Office
Police: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the effectiveness of the arrangements for information sharing between police and councils under Common Law Police Disclosure.
4 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Taxis
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) officials, (b) other staff and (c) contracted workers in his Department are working on licensing of taxi and private hire vehicles in the Buses and Taxis division.
4 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Taxis
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) officials, (b) other staff and (c) contracted workers in his Department are working on taxi and private hire vehicle policy.
3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health
Cholesterol
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England is taking to standardise the collection of data on cholesterol.
3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health
Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on implementing the Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy.
3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health
Cholesterol
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce cascade testing in the NHS Health Checks Programme to improve the identification of patients at risk of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
3 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many English and History PGCE course places were offered in England in each of the last five years.
3 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the financial viability of education providers offering PGCE qualifications.
2 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have been affected by the under-occupancy deduction from housing benefit to date.
Source: official written-questions record.