Written questions

963 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Feb 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity Interconnectors: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what systems and rules will govern the (a) allocation, (b) transmission and (c) data sharing for the three electricity interconnectors between the UK, France, the Netherlands and

13 Feb 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK will seek continued participation in the European Internal Energy Market after the UK leaves the EU.

13 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK will continue to be able to access the alert systems, databases and networks of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control after the UK leaves the EU.

13 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements will be in place to provide healthcare cover for UK state pensioners who reside in the EU after the UK leaves the EU.

13 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Actors: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons UK actors auditioning to work in EU countries are being asked by theatre companies and arts organisations to provide current EU passports; and if he will make a statement.

31 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Elton John AIDS Foundation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from which budget the £1.5 million in Government funding to the Elton John AIDS Foundation is coming from.

7 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to meet the target for every person affected by cancer to have access to a recovery package by 2020.

19 Dec 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth of 20 November 2018, Official Report, column 701, when he plans to publish proposals on rewarding sma

18 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to support children who are affected by school phobia and refusal.

18 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Government holds on the number of children affected by school phobia and refusal annually.

10 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Brighton Main Line: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 178358 on London-Brighton Railway Line: Fares, what progress his Department has made on simplifying the fare structure for rail services on the Brighton mai

7 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to introduce the digitised system enabling pharmacies instantly to verify a person's entitlement to free prescriptions.

7 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process is in place for the NHS Business Services Authority to check a claimant's eligibility for free prescriptions with the Department of Work and Pensions.

7 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS prescription penalty notices were issued between August 2017 and August 2018; and how many recipients of those notices have subsequently been confirmed as having made a valid claim for

6 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure effective policies are in place to assist disabled passengers during episodes of disruption to train services.

6 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will exempt Southern and Thameslink passengers affected by the disruption caused by the May 2018 timetable changes from the 3.1 per cent fare increase due in January 2019.

6 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Palestinians: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the conclusions of the report entitled, Two Authorities, One Way, Zero Dissent on arbitrary arrest and torture under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas,

6 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to include in proposals for a Domestic Abuse Bill, provisions to ban the cross-examination of victims by perpetrators of domestic abuse in the family courts; and if he will make a statement.

23 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to make appointments available for Spousal Extension Visas (Family Route) between the closure of the old Premium Service Centres on 29 November 2018 and the opening

23 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 192122 on Visas: Applications, for what reason are there no appointments available for Spousal Extension Visas (Family Route) at the new UKVCAS s

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Part-time Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students in part-time undergraduate higher education in each year from 2018-19 to 2022-23.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of part-time students are in receipt of maintenance loans from the Student Loans Company in 2018-19.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the eligibility criteria for maintenance loans in relation to students taking part-time distance learning courses.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on its plans to extend maintenance loans to students taking part-time distance learning courses from the 2019-20 academic year.

16 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the opening of the new booking system for the Sopra Streia Visa Premium Service Centre appointments has been delayed.

16 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the booking system for the new Sopra Steria visa premium service centres is planned to go live.

12 Nov 2018 · Home Office

101 Calls: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is that a caller to the 101 number has waited for their call to be answered in the last (a) six and (b) 12 months.

12 Nov 2018 · Home Office

101 Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 101 calls have been (a) unanswered and (b) abandoned in the last 12 months.

31 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been refused personal independence payments as a result of the past presence rule on residency (a) since 2013 and (b) in the last 12 months.

26 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Brighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of nursing vacancies in the NHS in Brighton and Hove.

Source: official written-questions record.