Written questions
2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households were registered as statutorily overcrowded in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) the London borough of Lewisham and (c) London in each of the last five y
21 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged under 18 years in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) the London borough of Lewisham and (c) London have applied but failed to meet the threshold for child and adolescent m
21 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of appeals made to the special educational needs and disability tribunal in each year since 2014; and how many of those appeals have found against local authori
21 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ovarian Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve public awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms, (b) increase early diagnosis rates and (c) increase access to treatment in specialist centres in (i) the
21 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people over 65 years old that are are homeless in (a) the London Borough of Lewisham, (b) London and (c) England.
14 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Psychiatric Patients: Electronic Cigarettes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in reducing smoking rates among in patients in mental health facilities.
12 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Landlords: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many landlords who own properties in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and b) Lewisham Deptford constituency are on the Government's register of rogue landlords.
12 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been made for universal credit hardship payments in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency.
12 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home assessments have been provided for personal independence payment claimants living in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency in each of the last five year
12 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home assessments have been provided for universal credit claimants in the (a) London borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham Deptford constituency.
5 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Parental Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the average amount of parental leave taken by (a) women and (b) men in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) the London Borough of Lewisham i
5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Childbirth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made any recent estimate of the average amount of time premature babies spend in neonatal units.
5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Childbirth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of premature births in (a) England, (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Lewisham in each of the last five years.
31 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Visitors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of health visitors in (a) England, (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Lewisham in each of the last 10 years.
31 Oct 2018 · Cabinet Office
Birth Rate
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the (a) birth and (b) infant mortality rate in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) the London Borough of Lewisham for each of the last 10 years.
30 Oct 2018 · Treasury
Sanitary Products: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect on period poverty of the recommendation on exempting feminine hygiene contained in the report Break the Barriers: Girls' experience of menstruation in the UK, published b
30 Oct 2018 · Department for Education
Pupils: Period Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing the P-card scheme proposed by Plan UK in its report Break the Barriers: Girls' experience of menstruation in the UK, published in J
30 Oct 2018 · Department for Education
Pupils: Period Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations in the report, Break the Barriers: Girls' experiences of menstruation in the UK, published in January 2018 by Plan UK.
30 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the number of applications for refugee status that have (a) been made, (b) refused, (c) accepted and (d) accepted after appeal by applicants in (i) the UK, (ii
30 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the number of asylum seekers living in the UK awaiting a decision on their claim for refugee status and (b) the average amount of support from the public purse
30 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Asylum: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of restrictions on the right to work for people seeking asylum on the long-term integration prospects of people who are subsequently granted leave to remain.
30 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Asylum: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Lift the Ban report entitled Why people seeking asylum should have the right to work, published in October 2018, what assessment the Government has made of the economic cost of p
29 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hearing Aids: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the length of NHS waiting times for children waiting for hearing aid repairs.
17 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tibet: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to discuss the human rights situation in Tibet with his Chinese counterpart as part of China's universal periodic review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November.
16 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all patients with health conditions previously determined by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to benefit from the use of cannabis will automatically qualify for presc
16 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Cannabis: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether GPs will be required to notify (a) the police and (b) the Home Office when making prescriptions for medicinal cannabis.
16 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support is being provided to local authorities to ensure that the Universal Service Obligation of a minimum download speed of 10 mbps by 2020 will be met.
16 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department's plans for a Universal Service Obligation of 10 mbps in internet speed by 2020 includes homes with exchange only lines.
16 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on ensuring every household has the Universal Service Obligation of 10 mbps in internet speed by 2020.
15 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Sri Lanka: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his Sri Lankan counterpart and (b) the UK Permanent Representative at the UN on the implementation on UNHRC Resolution 34/1.
Source: official written-questions record.