Written questions

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in how many of the foster for adoption placements initiated since 25 July 2014 the children were looked after pursuant to a section 20 Children Act 1989 voluntary accommodation arrangement; how many of those ch

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, of those children who were subject of a special guardianship order as at 31 March 2016 but were not looked after immediately prior to the special guardianship order being made, how many (a) have been on a child

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in England as of 31 March 2016 were (a) mothers and (b) fathers; how many such care leavers were aged (i) 17, (ii) 18, (iii) 19, (iv) 20 and (v) 21; and how many such care leavers (A) had

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children on special guardianship orders as of 31 March 2016 were looked after immediately prior to the special guardianship order.

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many foster-for-adoption placements occurred from (a) 25 July 2014 to 31 March 2015, (b) 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 and (c) 1 April 2016 to 31 August 2016; and how many of those cases involved placement

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Asylum: Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were being looked after under a (a) section 20 voluntary accommodation arrangement and (b) care order (interim or final) on 31 March 2016.

26 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Medical Certificates: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that GPs do not charge people with mental health conditions for the provision of a doctor's note.

26 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Care Leavers: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications from care leavers identified through the self-identified marker used by his Department as being between the ages of 18 and 25 submitted a request for reconsideration or appeal of a

26 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Care Leavers: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many care leavers aged between 18 and 25 as identified through the self-identified marker used by his Department had their sanctions overturned or reduced on reconsideration or appeal between Octobe

26 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Care Leavers: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many care leavers identified through the self-identified marker used by his Department as being between the ages of 18 and 25 had their (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allow

25 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Services: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the potential uptake of social care precept by councils in each year to 2020-21.

24 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 19 of the Children's Society Report entitled the cost of being care free: the impact of poor financial education and removal of support on care leavers, published in 2016, what pl

19 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Letting Agents

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring a local authority to keep publicly accessible lists of banned letting agents to prevent such agents from being able to ope

19 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Letting Agents

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending a ban from operating as a letting agent or sales agent to include a ban on operating as a sales agent or letting agent.

18 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Fertility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2016 to Question 46746, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which patient treatment is falling short of NICE best practice guidelines for financial reasons.

10 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) residents, (b) children and (c) adolescents from Lambeth and Southwark were admitted to a mental health facility outside the London boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Croydon served by South

10 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has access to radar data covering Aleppo on 17 August 2016 that might identify the type, origin and identity of aircraft present for the air attack on the Qaterji neighbourhood on that day.

7 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Care Homes: Lambeth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what past roles her Department has had in (a) appointing superintendents of children's homes and (b) the inspection of such homes in the London Borough of Lambeth.

7 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Fertility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44420, how the Government is monitoring the extent to which the NHS is offering treatment in accordance with NICE guidelines across all areas of medicine; an

7 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has access to radar data covering Kafar Takhareen in Idlib governorate on 29 July 2016 that might identify the type and origin and identity of aircraft present when a Save the Children supp

7 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has access to radar data covering Aleppo on 27 April 2016 that might identify the type, the origin and identity of aircraft present when al-Quds Hospital in the Sukari neighbourhood of Alep

7 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has access to radar data covering Aleppo city and Aleppo governorate from 18 September 2016 onwards that might identify the type, the origin and identity of aircraft present during (a) the

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on maintaining the ring-fence on devolved funding for supported housing; and what steps he plans to take to ensure such funding changes in line with future demand for s

15 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish its responses to the consumer group, Which?, super-complaint on rail delays compensation made to the Office of Rail and Road.

15 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Southern Railway (a) has paid to passengers in compensation and (b) received in compensation from Network Rail since the start of that franchise.

15 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Southern Railway has paid in compensation to Network Rail since the start of that franchise.

15 Sep 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government plans to take to support providers of supported housing affected by planned reductions in social housing rents.

6 Sep 2016 · Department of Health

NHS Foundation Trusts: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines his Department issues to NHS Foundation Trusts on the publication of board papers.

5 Sep 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the Government has made to the government of Bahrain on reports of human rights abuses in that country.

2 Sep 2016 · Department of Health

Fertility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has conducted on investment trends in tertiary fertility services; and what guidance he offers to clinical commissioning groups proposing to decommission IVF services.

Source: official written-questions record.