Written questions

381 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Radioactive Materials: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what notice is given to local government emergency services on nuclear warhead convoys and consignments of high level nuclear waste passing through their areas.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Radioactive Materials: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on training and resources to enable local emergency services to better respond to possible incidents involving transport of nuclear warheads and high level nuclear

27 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on vulnerable consumers of the current switching regime in the mobile market.

27 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information she holds of when Ofcom plans to bring forward its proposals to reform switching in the mobile market.

27 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on consumers of the time taken to implement switching in the mobile market to a gaining provider-led system.

19 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service for each police force area in England for the most recent year for which figures are available.

19 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for the completion of pre-employment checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service in each of the last three years in (a) the UK and (b) Manchester Withington constitu

19 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Vetting: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications to the Disclosure and Barring Service were not resolved within 60 days in (a) the UK, (b) Manchester and (c) Manchester Withington constituency in the most recent year

19 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health workers are attached to GP practices in England.

19 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in England have a specialism in mental health.

17 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it the Government's policy to require local authorities to collect data on the number of children who have experienced abuse and neglect.

17 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

GCSE: Manchester Withington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries for arts subjects there have been from students in Manchester, Withington constituency in each of the last five years.

17 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

GCSE: Manchester Withington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have studied at least two arts subjects at GCSE level in Manchester, Withington constituency in each of the last five years.

17 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Manchester Withington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have studied at least one arts subject at A-level in Manchester, Withington constituency in each of the last five years.

12 Sep 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect on consumers of the practice by certain mobile phone companies of enforcing a two-week wait before customers can receive their unlock codes in order to

13 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that non-religious worldviews form part of the religious education curriculum.

13 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that academics in the UK will be able to continue collaborating with academics in universities in EU member states after the UK leaves the EU.

6 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Prescriptions: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2016 to Question 37876, what (a) number and (b) proportion of total penalty charge notices issued for invalid medical exemption certificates between January 2015 and December 2015

6 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Prescriptions: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2016 to Question 37876, what (a) number and (b) proportion of penalty charge notices issued between January and December 2015 related only to medical exemption certificates.

6 Jun 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, following the review of homelessness legislation undertaken by the charity Crisis entitled The homelessness legislation: An independent review of the legal duties owed to homeless people,

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in the public health grant for local authorities on local smoking cessation services in (a) Manchester, Withington constituency, (b) Greater Manche

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Health Visitors: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors were employed in (a) Manchester, Withington constituency and (b) Greater Manchester in each year since 2010.

24 May 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many smart (a) electric and (b) gas meters have been installed in (i) Manchester, Withington constituency, (ii) Greater Manchester and (iii) the UK since the smart meter programme was implem

24 May 2016 · HM Treasury

Self-employed: Manchester Withington

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered with HM Revenue and Customs as self-employed (a) wholly and (b) partly for the purposes of tax and National Insurance in Manchester, Withington constituency in each of the last 24 mont

24 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

New Businesses: Manchester Withington

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new businesses have been set up in Manchester, Withington constituency since May 2010.

23 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Volkswagen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 1 March 2016 to Question 27610, on Volkswagen, what response he has received from Volkswagen on the difference in compensation offered to US and UK customers.

23 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Cannabis

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were serving prison sentences for offences related to cannabis in each of the last five years.

23 May 2016 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Manchester Withington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are registered at each GP surgery in Manchester, Withington constituency; what the capacity of each of those surgeries is; and how many of those surgeries are oversubscribed.

23 May 2016 · Department of Health

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many fines have been issued for claiming free prescriptions without a valid exemption certificate in each (a) month and (b) year since the NHS Business Services Authority began checking eligibility for free pr

23 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Zero Hours Contracts: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people under the age of 25 in (a) England, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Manchester, Withington constituency are employed on zero-hours contracts.

Source: official written-questions record.