Written questions

1,041 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what remedial steps the Government plans to take to tackle the declining uptake of apprenticeships since May 2017.

17 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help establish an independent inquiry into the violence in Gaza on 14 May.

11 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of whether home-schooled children receive the same level of social and academic education as children attending school.

10 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans for his Department to be accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation in relation to paying the real living wage; and if he will make a statement.

10 Jul 2018 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Living Wage

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) Executive Agencies, (b) non-ministerial government departments and (c) non-departmental public bodies are accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation in relation to paying the real living wage.

10 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans for his Department to become accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation.

3 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Representation: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to legal representation for people with low incomes.

3 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will close the legal loopholes to make the market for unlicensed medicinal products less restricted.

26 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Gangs: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department plans to take to proactively tackle the socio-economic root causes of gang violence in communities.

26 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to tackle the socio-economic factors behind knife and gang-related crime.

26 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Offensive Weapons: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to increase the length of prison sentences recommended for people caught in possession of bladed weapons in public.

26 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to work with NSPCC to reduce the rate of children experiencing suicidal thoughts.

22 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Duke of Cambridge: Speeches

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department plans to provide on Prince William's response to any questions on recent killings in Gaza which are raised during the five day visit starting on 24 June 2018 to

20 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Helicopters: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Civil Aviation Authority helicopter tourist flight licenses subject to appeals by residents affected by those flights.

6 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Airports: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's plans are for improving surface transport access to airports; and how such improvements will be funded.

5 Jun 2018 · Cabinet Office

Census: Languages

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to include in the 2021 census a question that records where multiple languages are being spoken in a household.

23 May 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power: EU External Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of EU tariffs on the development of the solar technology sector in the UK.

22 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals on restoring the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year olds to claim universal credit for their housing costs.

22 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to restore the automatic eligibility of 18-21 year old people to claim universal credit for housing costs.

22 May 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will take steps to reduce the level of fur imported from overseas.

16 May 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: ADHD

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department plans to take to increase support for teenagers with ADHD in schools.

8 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to promote the U=U campaign to reduce self-stigma of people who have HIV.

8 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to meet demand for ophthalmology treatment in hospitals.

8 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a fund to pay the historic back pay for sleep-in shifts directly to care workers.

8 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on local social care providers who are unable to fund historic back-pay liabilities for sleep-in shifts.

2 May 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of promoting the UK's visit economy by providing (a) financial and (b) other support to destination marketing organisations.

25 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March to Question 132182 on the return of £817 million to the Treasury, if he will provide a breakdown of the original intended recipients of the fun

24 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March to Question 132182 on Housing: Finance, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the bidding process for local authorities councils to be

18 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for other unitary authorities of its requirement for the population of a unitary council at a minimum being substantia

18 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) reasons and (b) evidential basis are for the threshold of a population of 300,000 being chosen as a requirement for unitary authorities.

Source: official written-questions record.