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.