Written questions

389 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Sep 2016 · Department of Health

Older People: Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will consider reinstating clothing grants for care homes for elderly residents who have just arrived from hospital.

13 Sep 2016 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will consider setting up a system of Finnish-style care packages for elderly people leaving hospital and going into care homes.

29 Jun 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discretion his Department has to waive rules on non-payment of housing benefit to people with savings over a prescribed amount for (a) looked after adults, (b) vulnerable adults and (c) adults with

24 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Nuclear Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran.

17 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 1.233 of the March 2015 Budget, how much of the £1.25 billion funding for child and adolescent mental health services has been allocated.

17 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Government is monitoring the effects of the £1.25 billion funding for child and adolescent mental health services.

29 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Fertility

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information relating to infertility and its treatment is available to those affected.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Lasers: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2016 to Question 23018, on lasers: regulation, what steps he is taking to restrict direct sale into the UK to individual customers.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

General Product Safety Regulations 2005

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2016 to Question 23018, what steps he is taking to enforce the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Lasers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2016 to Question 23018, what steps he is taking to limit the availability of laser pens.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking on ensuring the extension of the Oyster card pay as you go system to Radlett.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on (a) a Local Development Order and (b) Supplementary Planning Guidance to facilitate alternative, less intrusive development on

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on whether the existence of extant planning permission for development in the Green Belt would count as exceptional circumstances to permit a plann

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on whether (a) a Local Plan and (b) other local planning policies can be amended following the granting of planning per

19 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Lasers: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what regulations govern the manufacture, import and sale of laser pens in the UK.

9 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kamal Foroughi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings officials in his Department have had with their Iranian counterparts on the detention of Kamal Foroughi in Evin Prison.

16 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what weight he gave to the likely effect on commuter train services of the work needed to the Elstree Tunnels when approving the Radlett Rail Freight Terminal.

15 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2015 to Question 4550, what estimate his Department made of what the source of the funding would be for the work required on the Elstree Tunnels prior to

15 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2015 to Question 4550, what estimate his Department made of the (a) cost and (b) timescale of work needing to be carried out on the Elstree Tunnels prior

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department can take if there is a breach of the conditions set out in the his approval of the Radlett Rail Freight Terminal.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect of the proposed works to the Elstree Tunnels on commuter rail services.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2015 to Question 4550, what Rail Related Works are set out in the conditions attached to his approval of the Radlett Rail Freight Terminal.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on whether either of the Elstree tunnels will need to be closed during the development of the proposed Radlett rail freight terminal.

29 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the capacity of the Elstree rail tunnels to accommodate rail freight trains for the proposed Radlett rail freight terminal.

29 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a feasibility study has been undertaken on modifications to the Elstree rail tunnels; and whether his Department has undertaken a cost analysis on those modifications.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to protect the green belt; and if he will make a statement.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support high streets.

15 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to provide financial assistance to pharmacies that qualified for payments under the Essential Small Pharmacies Local Pharmaceutical Services Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

15 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: Borehamwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help alleviate road congestion approaching the Stirling Corner roundabout; what discussions he has had with Transport for London on that congestion; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.