Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Apr 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Furniture: Formaldehyde

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the published acceptable limits for formaldehyde released from MDF wood used in furniture.

13 Apr 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Furniture: Formaldehyde

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what controls are in place to protect customers from the use of formaldehyde in the production of MDF used for furniture.

13 Apr 2018 · Treasury

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2018 to Question 124848, when his Department plans to complete its consideration of the implications of the Walker v. Innospec Limited judgment for public service schemes.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and Plant Health Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vacancies there are for Plant Health Inspectors at (a) Heathrow and (b) Manchester airports.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and Plant Health Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Plant Health Inspectors have been stationed at (a) Heathrow and (b) Manchester airports in each year since 2010.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Credit Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what effect the Credit Union Expansion Project had on access to finance for people who are financially excluded.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Credit Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to publish the accounts of the Credit Union Expansion Project.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Credit Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the outcome of the Credit Union Expansion Project.

19 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what assessment he has made of the effect of charging VAT on the affordability and accessibility of medicines.

27 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Highways England designated fund for cycling, safety and integration; and how much of that fund was spent in 2016/17.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of standardised cost analyses of Local Authority and IFA foster placements.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of conducting a national survey of fostering households.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a national fostering college; and if he will make a statement.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support highway authorities on the HS2 route to provide joined-up cycling infrastructure.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps HS2 Ltd has taken to ensure the safety (a) of cyclists in relation to the design of lorries, (b) awareness of lorry drivers and (c) accreditation of lorry operators involved in HS2-related contracts.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department’s cycle-proofing working group has identified locations where cycle access along or across the HS2 corridor should be maintained or enhanced.

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has assessed HS2 Ltd’s design standards for temporary and permanent changes to on-and off-road highway infrastructure against (a) Transport for London’s London cycling design standards and (b) the We

19 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the outcome was of discussions between his Department, HS2 Ltd and the cycle-proofing working group on HS2 Ltd’s design standards.

18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost to (a) Devonport Royal Dockyard, (b) Rolls Royce in Derby and (c) elsewhere for refuelling operations to extend the lifespan of the Vanguard-class subma

18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of the Vanguard-class submarine refuelling operations.

18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a decision will be reached on whether it is necessary to refuel the (a) HMS Victorious, (b) HMS Vigilant and (c) HMS Vengeance.

17 Jan 2018 · Department for International Development

Rohingya: Refugees

What steps her Department is taking to support the safe and voluntary return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar.

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which local authorities to which universal credit full service has been rolled out have (a) trusted partner status and (b) access to the landlord portal.

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the timetable for the roll-out of the universal credit landlords' portal.

5 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in 2017 resulted in a grant of legal assistance.

5 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests there were for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in the UK in 2017 by type of procedure concerned.

5 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance were made by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in 2017.

7 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of full-time equivalent mental health staff employed in the NHS in (a) 2010 and (b) 2017.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to incorporate animal sentience principles outlined in Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty into UK law after the UK leaves the EU.

22 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

UK Trade With EU

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on small and medium-sized enterprises of the requirement to obtain documents to transport equipment between the UK and EU Member States when the UK leaves the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.