Written questions

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the trends in the number of exempt schools that require an Ofsted inspection as a result of declining standards; and if he will undertake a review of the regulations e

17 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of accessible homes built for (a) older and (b) disabled people.

17 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of wheelchair accessible housing.

17 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of wheelchair accessible homes be built by 2030.

17 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of local planning authorities setting requirements for a specific proportion of new homes to be built to accessible and adaptable s

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) social and (b) economic value of the additional grants that are available from the Erasmus+ programme for widening student participation in (i) the current progr

12 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he is making in doubling the number of places on the PrEP impact trial; and for what reasons 42 sites are currently closed to men who have sex with men.

12 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will produce a national sexual health strategy.

12 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexually Transmitted Infections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the correlation between reductions in public health funding and increases in rates of syphilis and gonorrhoea.

11 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing the level of funding allocated to homelessness in advance of the spending review.

6 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure the maintenance of the provision of local authority sexual health services.

6 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of trends in the level of public health funding of on the provision of local authority sexual health services.

6 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of trends in the level of public health spending on the local authority public health services.

5 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure solar energy remains accessible and affordable to households.

5 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on encouraging local government pensions funds to divest from carbon-intensive industries and fossi

5 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to encourage the pension industry to (a) divest pension funds from carbon-intensive industries and fossil fuels and (b) adopt the recommendations of The Task Force on

5 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with representatives from the pensions industry on (a) the divestment of pensions funds from carbon-intensive industries and fossil fuels and (b) incorporating climate-relat

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Consumer Goods: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reductions in funding on local authorities capacity to enforce product safety measures.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Consumer Goods: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Office for Product Safety and Standards has the (a) powers and (b) resources necessary to issue guidance and protect consumers effective

21 May 2019 · Department for Education

English Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to ensure that grades awarded for EBaccs are comparable across all subjects.

21 May 2019 · Department for Education

Languages: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the difficulty in obtaining top grades in exams on the number of students choosing to study a foreign language at GCSE.

20 May 2019 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of voters and (b) proportion of the electorate that were turned away in areas taking part in voter ID trials during the local elections.

20 May 2019 · Cabinet Office

European Parliament: Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of EU citizens living in the UK who are not registered to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections.

15 May 2019 · Women and Equalities

Sexual Harassment: Employment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Government response to the Seventh Report of the Women and Equalities Committee, Sexual harassment in the workplace HC1801, when she plans to launch the public consultations.

14 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of mandatory reconsiderations which have taken longer than 30 days.

14 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of non-UK nationals who have been denied universal credit due to their immigration status and (b) average time taken to verify the immigration status of clai

14 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes have been made to the burden of proof required to prove eligibility for welfare support for (a) EU nationals and (b) non-EU nationals following the introduction of universal credit.

14 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Discretionary Housing Payments: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2019 to Question 252018 on Housing Benefit: Domestic Abuse, if she will make it her policy to collect data on the proportion of discretionary housing payment funding that

8 May 2019 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he will be able to confirm whether the UK is going to seek association to the next Erasmus+ programme that will run from 2021; and what recent assessment he has made of the benefits to widening participati

8 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Discretionary Housing Payments: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the discretionary housing payment funding allocated to claimants affected by domestic abuse in each of the last three years.

Source: official written-questions record.