Written questions

3,273 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the housing needs of older people and the demand for retirement housing.

2 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to consider the housing needs of older people as part of the forthcoming housing white paper.

26 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many employers use the Output Work system set out in Chapter 4 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, SI 2015/621.

6 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of eviction possession hearings that took place in respect of (a) private and (b) social landlords in the last year for which data is available.

30 Aug 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to address the needs of women in the justice system.

14 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role he plans for the UK in discussing antimicrobial resistance at the G20 summit in September 2016.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of (a) the effect of the National Tariff on the choice of antibiotic therapy available in hospitals and (b) the implications of the cost of such therapy for that availability.

5 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Antibiotics: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to recommendation 9 of the final report of The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, published in May 2016, whether and within what timescale the Government plans to consider possible changes to its p

20 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what process his Department plans to evaluate and continue to develop national antibiotic prescribing targets for primary and secondary care.

7 Jun 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward planned improvements to the Northern Rail service between Scarborough and York that are due to take place in 2019.

6 Jun 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing clear national planning guidelines for the (a) maximum density of shale gas well sites per square mil

24 May 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigmeat: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on developing the pork export accreditation protocol.

23 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Passports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people resident in the UK hold an EU non-British passport and previously held a non-EU country passport.

28 Apr 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Hygiene and Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the most vulnerable people in developing countries have access to adequate hygiene and sanitation.

21 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has had discussions with officials in HM Treasury on reforming the reimbursement of antibiotics.

21 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Antibiotics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to reform the reimbursement of antibiotics.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will consider extending the exemptions that exist in the sea fishing industry to self-employed workers seeking Skills Funding Agency support for apprenticeships in the construction i

8 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Respite Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each local authority has spent on short breaks in the last 12 months; and how many hours of such support those local authorities provided in that period in total.

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

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on farmers in receipt of payments from the Common Agricultural Policy.

24 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of new private rented homes that will be needed to meet demand in the next five years.

24 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed 36 month stamp duty grace period for people transitioning from one property to another will apply retrospectively.

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Assessments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that examination marking is consistent and objective.

11 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

A64

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to Highways England and Transport for the North on extending the A64 dual carriageway to Barton Hill.

2 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for completion of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Footprint; and what alternative uses his Department has recently considered suitable for RAF Linton-on-Ouse.

1 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to (a) reduce the number and (b) support the families of people reported as missing for more than three months; and when he expects to bring forward legislative proposals on th

1 Mar 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Imports: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress her Department has made on bringing about an EU suspension of the Minimum Import Price of solar Chinese solar modules pending the European Commission review of EU trade measures on

23 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Missing Persons: Guardianship

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will bring forward proposals for legislation to establish guardianship provisions to assist families in managing the affairs of missing persons.

21 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued delivery of essential mobile telephone infrastructure to rural areas after the completion of the Mobile Infrastructure Project on 31 Ma

19 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2016 to Question 20185, on what date his Department plans to publish the consultation and make an announcement on payment schemes for people affected by contaminated blood produ

8 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Flood Control: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to provide tax reliefs similar to those provided to businesses that contribute to flood defence schemes to landowners and farmers who assist in managing flood risk through soil managemen

Source: official written-questions record.