Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jan 2019 · Cabinet Office

Census: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on the quality of information provided by having a write-in option compared to a tick box option for ethnicity in the Census in terms of public bodies monitoring ethnic

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Sikhs

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) religious group.

22 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether the NHS will meet its core statutory access targets within the next three years.

22 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Euratom

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2018 to Question 196828 on EURATOM, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the scenarios in the White Paper entitled Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between

22 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Mental Health Act 1983 in protecting the rights of people detained under that Act.

22 Jan 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support people to prove their eligibility for settled status.

22 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Government Departments: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to monitor progress of Government Departments in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.

22 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Females: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional (a) funding and (b) staff resources the Government has provided to each Department to enable them to implement Sustainable Development Goal 5.

22 Jan 2019 · Cabinet Office

Sikhs

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will include Sikhs in the next Race Disparity Audit.

10 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) NHS treatment in A&E, (b) routine operations, and (c) cancer care.

8 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Taxation: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2018 to Question 200664, what assessment he has made of the potential administrative and financial burdens placed on accidental Americans resident in the UK by the US Foreign Ac

8 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vacant NHS registered nursing positions there are in the West Midlands.

8 Jan 2019 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on police forces in 2019-20 of (a) employers' contribution to police pensions schemes, (b) inflation and (c) national pay awards.

7 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to replace funding for UK researchers from the (a) European Research Council and (b) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions after the UK leaves the EU.

7 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Cameroon: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department is taking to support the humanitarian needs and safe return of anglophone Cameroonian internally displaced persons.

7 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Cameroon: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to support the safe return of Cameroonian internally displaced persons in the Far North Region.

20 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Aid Workers: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of regulating employment in the aid sector.

20 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Aid Workers: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to (a) make employment in the aid sector a regulated activity and (b) bring disclosure and barring requirements in line with other professions that work with

20 Dec 2018 · Home Office

Visas: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Commonwealth countries residents (a) need a visa and (b) do not need a visa to visit the UK for tourism purposes.

20 Dec 2018 · Prime Minister

Free Movement of People

To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to her oral contribution of 19 December 2018, Official Report, column 786, what the evidential basis is for the statement that will of people in the EU referendum 2016 was to end free movement; and if she will pla

19 Dec 2018 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to The UK’s future skills-based immigration system White Paper, published on 19 December 2018, whether there will be a numerical cap on temporary short-term workers.

19 Dec 2018 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to The UK’s future skills-based immigration system White Paper, published on 19 December 2018, how low-risk countries be determined.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Scratch Cards: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to raise the age for purchasing scratch cards from 16 to 18 years old.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has had made of the relationship between 16 year olds purchasing scratch cards and gambling addiction in later life.

17 Dec 2018 · Cabinet Office

Census: Sikhs

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.107 Census 2021 White Paper, what proportion of Gurdwaras surveyed expressed agreement with a Sikh ethnic group tick-box.

17 Dec 2018 · Cabinet Office

Census: Sikhs

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.105 of the Census White Paper, what how many and proportion of the Sikh population would not accept an additional speci?c response option to the 2021 Census ethnic group question.

13 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, what process was used to choose the 15 local authority areas that will pilot the 75 per cent business rate retent

13 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 127973, what assessment his Department has made of the cost to a landlord of a national register.

13 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 127973, what estimate he has made of the number of landlords not providing decent and well-managed accommodation.

13 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2017 to Question 105736, how many additional houses of multiple occupation have been registered under the scope of mandatory licensing.

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