Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the planned increase in stamp duty on the ability of people to purchase a retirement property in advance of selling their primary home.

3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the effect of the palliative care currency will be on statutory funding for children's hospices.

3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the grants available for children's hospices will continue to be paid to them through NHS England.

3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the children's hospices grant beyond 2016; and if he will make a statement.

28 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve care for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

28 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Floods: EU Solidarity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government intends to apply to the EU Solidarity Fund to help support those affected by the recent flooding.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential for Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer visas to be used to replace UK workers with outsourced overseas workers in the IT industry.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on what the average salary of a Tier 2 worker on an Intra Company Transfer visa is in the IT industry; and how this compares to the industry average.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect Tier 2 migration is having on the (a) pay and (b) terms and conditions of UK employees.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that Intra Company Transfer Tier 2 visas cannot be used to replace a UK worker who has been made redundant.

21 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Income Support: Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether paragraph 20 of Schedule 9 of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 accurately reflects the real costs borne by a claimant who takes a boarder into their h

21 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that refugees admitted to the UK from Syria are provided with the necessary support to enable them to integrate into British society.

21 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Worker Registration Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that registration on the Worker Registration Scheme between 2009 and 2011 has no bearing on any subsequent application to naturalise as a British citizen.

21 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms his Department plans to put in place to ensure that all the revenue raised from the social care precept will be spent on social care.

19 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will review its aircraft noise policy after the updated WHO guidelines are published in summer 2016.

19 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Ofcom

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of relocation of Ofcom departments from London to other areas of the country on Ofcom's ability to maintain its service standards.

18 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the aircraft noise attitudes survey carried out by Ipsos Mori on his behalf; and how he plans to use the findings of that survey to inform aircraft noise policy.

18 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

London Airports: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account the Government's forthcoming review of the night noise regulations for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports will take of the WHO Europe's recommendation that noise at night should not exceed 40

18 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

London Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to carry out (a) a full health impact assessment for each of the airport expansion proposals under review and (b) an assessment of the effect on different sections of society of eac

18 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has used the methodology in his Department's WebTAG guidance to assess the annual cost of aircraft noise on health in the UK each year.

15 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Secretary of State has made of the potential effects of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on the UK's ability to meet pollution targets set at COP21.

13 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the conclusions of the Aviation Environment Federation report, Aircraft Noise and Public Health, published on 12 January 2016, The Evidence is Loud and Clear.

13 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent Aviation Environment Federation report, Aircraft Noise and Public Health: The Evidence is Loud and Clear, published in January 2016

13 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

London Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the relative economic case for expansion of Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.

12 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

London Airports: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has conducted a comparative assessment of the loss of life as a result of an aircraft crashing on approach or arrival at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

12 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Aiding and Abetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to review legislation on joint enterprise.

12 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department took to publicise the recent NHS Mandate Consultation.

11 Jan 2016 · Attorney General

Crimes of Violence: Females

To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps the CPS has taken to improve the conviction rate for violence against women and girls.

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

London Airports: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential damage to housing and infrastructure and loss of life that would result from an aircraft crashing on approach or arrival at Heathrow and Gatw

15 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will reopen his Department's consultation on the proposed NHS mandate.

Source: official written-questions record.