Written questions
963 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport
Govia Thameslink Railway: Season Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 4 November 2016 to Question 51330, what progress his Department has made on introducing (a) flexible ticketing and (b) rail season tickets tailored towards part-time workers on t
8 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport
Patients: Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 119952, whether the Government revised Accessibility Action Plan will make specific reference to the issues that face disabled people while attending hospi
18 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport
Patients: Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to include in the Accessibility Action Plan means to assist people with disabilities in getting to hospital appointments.
14 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Life Sciences: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what conditions he plans to impose on the recipients of grants from the recently announced £17 million fund for life sciences to ensure that patients achieve affordable access to
12 Dec 2017 · Department for Education
Social Mobility
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving social mobility in disadvantaged areas.
11 Dec 2017 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the Government's progress on meeting its target of 3 million apprenticeship starts by 2020.
29 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Out-patients: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to collect data recording the reasons why NHS patients miss their appointments.
29 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Patients: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data the Department of Health collects from Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS hospital trusts on non-emergency patient transport.
29 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Patients: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials of his Department have core responsibilities which include non-emergency patient transport?
6 Nov 2017 · Department for International Trade
Generic Prescribing: Developing Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he will take to protect access to generic medicines in low and middle-income countries when trade agreements are negotiated after the UK leaves the EU.
23 Oct 2017 · Department for International Trade
Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2017 to Question 107560, on exports, whether the target to export £1 trillion of goods and services by 2020 remains his intention.
19 Oct 2017 · Department for Education
Lifelong Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the lifelong learning pilots announced in the Spring 2017 Budget, when funding for the pilots will be allocated; how the criteria used to determine that allocation funding will be allocated; a
19 Oct 2017 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to undertake a review of funding of tertiary education.
19 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury
UK Trade with EU: Parcels
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the movement of goods as small parcels continues to operate effectively after the UK leaves the EU.
16 Oct 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to provide guidance to businesses on (a) the process, (b) the expectations and (c) the sign-off procedures for creating sector deals as part of the industria
16 Oct 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many sectors have responded to his open door challenge and are negotiating a sector deal as part of the industrial strategy with his Department.
16 Oct 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to whom businesses developing sector deals as part of the industrial strategy should submit their proposals.
16 Oct 2017 · Department of Health
Emergency Calls: East Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of emergency calls which have been put on hold in East Sussex in the last 12 months.
12 Oct 2017 · Department for International Trade
Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK is on course to meet the target to export £1 billion of goods and services by 2020; and if he will make a statement.
12 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 9752, if he will take steps to encourage the use of Class 707 trains on coastal routes in the South East.
11 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date the dedicated team to assist with complaints from women adversely affected by an increase in the state pension age will commence work; what the timetable will be for complaints to be dealt
10 Oct 2017 · Department for Education
Pupil Exclusions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 13 of the IPPR report, Making The Difference: Breaking the link between school exclusion and social exclusion, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the fin
9 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Food Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports from the Trussell Trust that foodbanks in areas of full universal credit roll-out have seen a 16.85 per cent average increase
9 Oct 2017 · Department of Health
GP Practice Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the proportion of GP practices that responded to a BMA survey stating that they would consider temporarily suspending new patient registrat
6 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on a formal appeal process for decisions on early advances for universal credit.
6 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development
Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the work of Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund.
6 Oct 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2017 to Question HL1415, when the report of the working group on electrical safety in the private rented sector will be published.
11 Sep 2017 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has for the future use of Class 707 trains which South Western Railway plan to stop using in 2019.
11 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BT Group: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2017 to Question 5938, on occupational pensions: British Telecom, whether in the event of BT entering insolvent winding up, 100 per cent of BT Pensi
11 Sep 2017 · HM Treasury
Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) other businesses potentially affected by the judgment in the Mazars v Woolway case; what estimate he has made of the potentia
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