Written questions

315 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Congenital Abnormalities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many live births of children affected by (a) spina bifida, (b) hydrocephaly and (c) anencephaly there have been in each of the last five years.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Additives

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staple foods in the UK are subject to mandatory fortification.

18 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Spina Bifida

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place to monitor the take-up of advice on NHS websites on prevention of spina bifida.

18 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Congenital Abnormalities: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the postcodes for the addresses of mothers of babies born with congenital abnormalities are available on the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Offshore Industry: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the number of people from the North East of England working offshore in each year since 2010.

14 Apr 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle serious cases of animal cruelty.

13 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Ambulance Services: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the improved performance of the North East Ambulance NHS Trust in meeting its response time targets.

13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to assess the risk of re-offending of offenders with learning disabilities before they are moved from in-patient care to care in the community.

24 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy.

21 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Strokes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness across NHS trusts in England of preventative measures to reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation-related strokes.

13 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Energy: Investment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Enterprise Investment Scheme, Venture Capital Trust, tax relief or Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme have offered low-risk investment opportunities in energy generation; and what his Department's definiti

13 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Charities: Minimum Wage

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of raising the minimum wage on the capacity of charities to deliver public services.

13 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Charities: Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to business rate relief on the charity sector.

13 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Commissioning Academy: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has for the funding of the Commissioning Academy over the next five years.

13 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Mutual Societies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Government has made on developing a right to mutualise within the public sector; and if he will make a statement.

13 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Community Energy: Tax Allowances

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department was consulted by HM Treasury before the Government announced its intention to exclude subsidised renewable energy generation by community energy organisations from eligibility for social i

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department made of the financial viability of the Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace as a standalone operation without South Bank coke ovens.

9 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will list (a) his Department's correspondence and (b) meetings with the former hon. Member for Redcar between May 2010 and May 2015 on SSI Redcar.

6 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he made prior to the closure of SSI Redcar of the (a) opportunity to produce foundry coke at Redcar coke ovens and (b) potential market for foundry coke.

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what correspondence his Department has had with PwC regarding SSI Redcar in the last three years; and how many meetings his Department has had with PwC in that period.

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on how many bids were received by the Official Receiver to buy or operate any element of the former SSI site in Redcar prior to the Receiver's decisio

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace on the local economy.

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps (a) he and (b) his Department made to secure a buyer for Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace before the Official Receiver called for a hard closure.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what due diligence was undertaken by his Department prior to the purchase of the Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department was first made aware that employer pension payments were not being made by SSI UK.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when concerns were first raised with his Department over the financial viability of SSI in Redcar.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether monitoring activity was put in place by his Department to oversee the financial viability of SSI in Redcar.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what action can be taken within state aid rules to secure assets of national strategic significance to the British economy.

3 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria were used to cap the value of the Government support package to £80 million for people affected by the closure of SSI Redcar.

3 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister about the value of the Government support package for people affected by the closure of the SSI Steelworks in Redcar.

Source: official written-questions record.