Written questions

963 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the fall in the number of applications to nursing courses in the UK in 2017.

26 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Improvement report on Performance of the NHS provider sector for the quarter ending 30 June 2018, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of nursing vacancies.

26 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the increase in the vacancy rate for nurses in England as reported in NHS Improvement's report on Performance of the NHS provider

19 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department has taken the decision to reduce the plug-in car grants for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

19 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Hybrid Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department has taken the decision to abolish the grant scheme for new plug-in hybrid cars.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on families with disabled children.

17 Oct 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 the London to Brighton Railway line, what the timetable is for a decision on the options his Department is considering to simplify the Brighton ma

16 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: East Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of specialised nursing care for people with secondary breast cancer in (a) East Sussex and (b) Brighton and Hove.

11 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pathology and endoscopy staff are supported to deal with an increase in demand for services as a result of lowering the bowel cancer screening age

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Brighton Main Line: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's work on simplifying the fare structure for rail services on the Brighton main line.

11 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2017 to Question 6773, when Government plans to meet its commitment to transfer 480 unaccompanied child refugees to the UK.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Brighton Main Line: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on simplifying the fare structure for rail services on the Brighton main line.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department has not extended the eligibility for the teachers’ pay grant to sixth form colleges.

13 Sep 2018 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from self-employed people on the potential extension of IR35 off-payroll tax to the private sector; and what proportion of those representations have been critical of that potent

6 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Blood and Transplant

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints the NHS blood and transplant unit received in the last 12 months on not being able to give blood as a result of (a) a lack of appointment slots and (b) the cancellation of of a

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received from industry organisations and farmers requesting flexibility in the application of CAP schemes or agri-environment schemes, in light of the dry w

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that support payments are paid by the Rural Payments Agency in a timely manner, in light of the dry weather in summer 2018.

3 Sep 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on the economy of the target of 3 million apprenticeship starts by 2010.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on meeting the target of three million apprenticeship starts by 2020.

18 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities have provided business rate relief to private, voluntary and independent childcare providers.

18 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who are eligible for 30 hours free childcare in Hove constituency.

18 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to help increase rates of (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the childcare profession.

18 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current levels of funding for the 30-hours free childcare policy.

18 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of childcare providers in the (a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) independent early education sector.

16 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Written Question 217624 on NHS: Complaints, whether his Department plans to make publicly available the reviews of the Patient Advice and Liaison

16 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist leaders of education in England are specialists in (a) English and (b) special educational needs and disability.

13 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Centre of Excellence for Literacy Teaching provides support for learners with dyslexia and other literacy needs.

13 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of specialist teachers on the progress of dyslexic learners; if he will undertake a review of the provision of dyslexia specialists in England; and if he will make a st

13 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Governing Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory training on special educational needs and disability for school governors.

6 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans he has made in the event that the September 2020 implementation of the first three T levels is missed; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.