Written questions

3,870 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Mar 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in setting out and implementing a national strategy for areas of outstanding natural beauty; and if she will make a statement.

10 Mar 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to improve the protection of areas of outstanding natural beauty in marine areas.

19 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Protection Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce legislative proposals to amend the provisions of the Pensions Act 2014 relating to the Pension Protection Fund capping to provide assistance to scheme members whose employers have e

4 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department takes into account cancellation of services when considering the Office of Road and Rail estimated usage of stations.

16 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Theft: Metals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to coordinate investigations into lead thefts from places of worship (a) nationally and (b) regionally.

16 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Owner Occupation: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will undertake an analysis of the benefits of owner-occupied retirement housing to residents of that housing; and if his Department will bring forward proposals to incre

16 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Student Loans Company

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on the ease with which the Student Loans Company can be contacted.

15 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Investment Trusts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Financial Conduct Authority will conclude its investigation into issues relating to the Connaught fund and allow those affected to submit claims to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

9 Dec 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy and guidance of the 13 day closure of the Sudbury to Marks Tey railway line in November 2015 as a result of leaf damage to diesel rolling stock;

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to amend the current East Anglian rail franchise tender to reflect the closure of the Sudbury to Marks Tey railway line and other branch lines in Suffolk in November 2015 as a result of le

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with bidders for the current East Anglian rail franchise about the closure of the Sudbury to Marks Tey railway line and other branch lines in Suffolk in November 2015 as a result of

26 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the representation on the boards of NHS England, Monitor and other relevant health bodies at local, regional and national levels of people with a background in the mental health

24 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on beak trimming of laying hens.

26 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Crohn's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on tackling Crohn's disease.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the total premium paid to the public purse for each of the rail franchises in England in each of the last five years.

9 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Germany: Thalidomide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the German government urging it to follow up on the meeting between German officials and the National Advisory Council of the Thalidomide Trust in July

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to extend the loan system available for over 24 year olds for Level 3 vocational and technical programmes to people aged between 19 and 24 year olds.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Enterprise Zones: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what criteria and conditions will need to be fulfilled for rural areas to be successful in applying for Enterprise Zone status; and if he will make a statement.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Charities: Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue to the Exchequer foregone due to partial exemptions from business rates for charity shops in each of the last five years.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to make changes to the compensation offered to farmers whose stock is affected by avian flu.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Pharmacy: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of pharmacies in reducing the demand on GP services.

6 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role he plans small and medium-sized enterprises and smaller communications providers will have in delivering superfast broadband access to remote premises in his Department's superfast broa

6 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Annuities

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of recent annuity reforms on (a) the buy-to-let mortgage market and (b) house prices.

6 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Mortgages

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding of the Bank of England's Financial Stability Report of July 2015 regarding growth in buy-to-let mortgage lending and the potential risk

6 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Mortgages

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans that his Department's consultation on the tools which the Financial Policy Committee may use in relation to buy-to-let mortgage lending will consider whether this type of lending should be regulated

12 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Mortgages

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the proportion of buy-to-let mortgage lending that was on (a) an interest-only and (b) a capital repayment basis in each year since 1997.

12 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Mortgages

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the proportion of residential mortgage lending that was on (a) an interest-only and (b) a capital repayment basis in each year since 1997.

11 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the need for changing the formula by which spending is determined in English schools.

9 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many additional premises in South Suffolk constituency were connected to high speed broadband services in each of the last three years.

9 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to improve mobile telephone coverage in rural areas.

Source: official written-questions record.