Written questions

1,438 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of (a) low paid and (b) insecure work on life expectancy.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Northern: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to replace Pacer trains when Northern Rail is renationalised.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to start its review of the effect of the six-month rule which prevents terminally ill people who are expected to live longer than six months from having their benefits claims f

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many terminally people have died while waiting for a decision on their personal independence payment claim in each year since 2009.

26 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Office for Veterans' Affairs: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff will be allocated to work for the Office for Veterans' Affairs.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of flood defence funding has been allocated to (a) Yorkshire and Humber, (b) the South East, (c) London, (d) the North West, (e) the East of England, (f) t

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been employed by the Environment Agency in each year since 2009.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) one-month, (b) one-year and (c) five-year survival rates for people with pancreatic cancer.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Mortality Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the rates of (a) one-month, (b) one-year and (c) five-year survival of pancreatic cancer in the last three decades; and if he will make a statement.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with pancreatic cancer can receive surgery.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of surgical procedures for people with pancreatic cancer in (a) South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw, North Derbyshire and Hardwick Cancer Alliance

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle regional disparities in early diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer.

25 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many objections to proposed developments on flood risk land from the Environment Agency have been overturned by the Government since 2009.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Property Development: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of planning applications were objected to by the Environment Agency because of flood risk concerns since 2009.

25 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities are adequately prepared to deal with a Covid-19 outbreak.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of cancelling NHS workers' leave to deal with a potential Covid-19 outbreak.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the funding required to respond effectively to an outbreak of Covid-19.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of appeals of a personal independence payment assessment were successful in 2019.

24 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Floods: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much additional funding has been allocated to flood-hit areas in the UK since November 2019.

24 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Floods: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much additional funding was allocated to flood-hit areas in the UK in the six months following the 2015 Boxing Day floods.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the shortest time period was from initial claim to the first payment for universal credit in 2019.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest time period was from initial claim to the first payment for universal credit in 2019.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time period was from initial claim to the first payment for universal credit in 2019.

21 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Veterans

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government’s Strategy for Our Veterans will classify the very seriously injured as a priority group.

21 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Veterans

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Government’s Strategy for Our Veterans.

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission an independent review and audit of the medical discharge process in the armed forces.

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Office for Veterans Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on support for veterans who are medically discharged from the armed for

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for veterans that have been medically discharged from the armed forces to be informed of their compensation award.

21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Veterans: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the provision of local health services for veterans throughout the UK.

21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Veterans: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of adequacy of the provision of health services for veterans in each local authority in the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.