Written questions

1,447 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horse Racing: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the number of race horses that have (a) died during races and (b) died due to racing-related injuries in each of the last five years.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of regional inequalities in educational attainment in England.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Children: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that all children are aware of climate change.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports Competitors: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to assess the effect of concussion on athletes’ mental health.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to encourage female participation in team sports at (a) amateur and (b) professional level.

14 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Council Housing: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the total value of council property in England in each year since 2010.

14 Mar 2019 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been directly employed by local authorities in England since 2010.

14 Mar 2019 · Wales Office

UK Trade with EU: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) to make an assessment of the effect of the Government’s temporary tariff regime for the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on Welsh businesses.

14 Mar 2019 · Wales Office

UK Trade with EU: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on (a) Holyhead and (b) Pembroke Docks of the plan to have lower tariffs on goods entering the UK via Northern Ireland rather than via other UK ports.

14 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Credit: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the Financial Conduct Authority has taken enforcement action against lenders who have breached the rules on affordability checks for loans in each of the last five years.

13 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Radicalism: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to stop the far right radicalising young people online.

13 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of problem gambling on mental ill health.

13 Mar 2019 · Wales Office

Trade Unions: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times he has met with trade unions in Wales since July 2016.

13 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Health Funerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many public health funerals there have been since 2010; and what the cost to the public purse has been of those funerals.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to estimate the number of children in England who were permanently excluded from a school and did not return to full time education in in the academic year 2017-2018.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Literacy: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of children daily reading unaided in England.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the total reduction in central Government funding for youth services provided by local authorities in England since 2010.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Centres: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of youth centres that have closed in England since 2010.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to increase modern foreign language provision in schools.

6 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on external consultants for work relating to the UK leaving the EU in each year since 2016.

6 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Syria: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) British children and (b) children who are eligible for British citizenship currently with rebel groups in Syria.

6 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of schools that have asked parents to donate towards activities that are part of the national curriculum in the last 12 months.

6 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Opening Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of schools in England that have reduced their school day opening hours in the last 12 months.

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the per annum cost is of the additional staff his Department has recruited since June 2016 to work on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU.

5 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings built or created through Permitted Development Rights in England have been found to be in breach of Building Regulations since 2015.

5 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS login is fully tested and fit for launch.

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Derelict Land: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of brownfield sites that have been contaminated by asbestos.

28 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the effect of high levels of air pollution near schools on school children.

28 Feb 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports Competitors: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure UK sports organisations are meeting commitments on athlete welfare.

27 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Identification of Criminals: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces in England and Wales were using facial recognition software as of January 2019.

Source: official written-questions record.