Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 2.110 of the Summer Budget 2015, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of limiting backdating in housing benefit to four weeks on homelessness provi

9 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Child Tax Credit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.44 of the Summer Budget 2015, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of changes to child tax credits on the incidence of (a) in-work poverty and (b) homelessnes

17 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effect of domestic violence on children.

8 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Tuberous Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the ease of access to treatment and services for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; and if he will make a statement.

8 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Tuberous Sclerosis: Everolimus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the ease of access to Everolimus for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex sufferers.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 1.159 of the Summer Budget 2015, what criteria his Department plans to use to classify people as vulnerable.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 7129, whether his Department has considered the effect of changes in housing benefit on youth homelessness provision; and whether it is his Department'

4 Sep 2015 · Department for International Development

New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the G7's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on small-scale farmers in Africa; and if she will make a statement.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Timber: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with its EU counterparts on meeting targets for the (a) illegal and (b) sustainable timber trade; and if she will make a statement.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the costs charged by telecommunications companies for telephone calls to repair broken services for elderly and vulnerable people.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people aged 18 to 21 will be affected by changes to housing benefits announced in the Summer Budget 2015 in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Boro

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's proposed reductions in housing benefit for 18 to 21 year olds on youth homelessness organisations; and if he will make a statement

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which groups will be exempted from the Government's proposed abolition of housing benefit for 18 to 21 year olds.

14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Child Tax Credit: Greater London

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Chancellor's Budget Statement of 8 July 2015, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on families in London of proposed changes to child tax credits.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Chancellor's Budget Statement of 8 July 2015, what steps he plans to take to implement the Pay to Stay scheme in London; and if he will make a statement.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Chancellor's Budget Statement of 8 July 2015, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Pay to Stay scheme on social rents in London; and if he will make

8 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Report of the Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and on Immigration, published 3 March 2015, wha

8 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will accept the recommendation in the Report of the Inquiry into the Use of Immigration Detention in the United Kingdom by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and on Immigration, publ

8 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the staff turnover rate was in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in each of the last five years.

8 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many pieces of proposed EU legislation were approved by a qualified majority in the EU Council of Ministers despite either the UK, France or Germany voting against that legislation in

8 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times (a) the UK, (b) France and (c) Germany voted against proposed EU legislation in the Council of Ministers that was approved by a qualified majority in each year from 2010 to

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Climate Change Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what preparations her Department is making in advance of the Paris Conference on Climate Change 2015.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment she has made of progress towards meeting the UK's renewable energy target.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham and (c) Greater London leave primary education with (i) reading, (ii) writing and (iii) mathematics graded at Level (

1 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women in each of the last five years were killed by their current or former partner.

1 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on agency staff in (a) Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years.

1 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust: Employment Agencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on agency (a) doctors and (b) nurses in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in each of the last five years.

1 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time in A&E was in (a) Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (b) University Hospital Lewisham, (c) London and (d) England in each of the last four (i) quarters and (ii) years.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Bed and Breakfast Accommodation: Lewisham

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families with children living in bed and breakfast accommodation in the London Borough of Lewisham have been so accommodated for more than six weeks; and how many families with c

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the average house price has risen in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham and (c) Lewisham, Deptford constituency in the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.