Written questions

1,438 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Headteachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which head teachers he met on (a) 7 March 2019 (b) 8 March 2019 and (c) 9 March 2019.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban third party sales of puppies and kittens.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Farm Animal Welfare Committee has completed its review of standards for animal welfare during transport.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dairy Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislative steps he plans to take to introduce compulsory milk contracts between producers and purchasers.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare Act 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to (a) change the maximum penalty for offences under section 32(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and (b) make it easier to prosecute attacks on service animals

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has revised the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill since his Department closed the consultation on 26 October 2018; and when he plans to lay

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend (a) the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs and Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats in relation to inv

8 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which criterion the Government does not meet in order to ratify Istanbul Convention.

8 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2019 to Question 211250, on the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, if he will publish the guid

8 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2019 to Question 211250, on Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, what new protective tools have b

7 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Part-time Education: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to implement Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 in order to require registration and inspection of independent alternative education providers that provide part-time educa

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Big Lottery Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Big Lottery funding (a) per capita and (b) in total was allocated to (i) Barnsley East constituency, (ii) Barnsley, (iii) South Yorkshire, (iv) Yorkshire and the Humber, (v) the

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Stronger Towns Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Stronger Towns Fund, what criteria his Department plans to use when determining the allocation of the £600 million of Government funding through a bidding p

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Stronger Towns Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Stronger Towns Fund, when the bidding process to determine allocation of the £600 million of Government funding through a bidding process to communities in

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Stronger Towns Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what form the Government's needs-based formula to determine the allocation of the Stronger Towns Fund will take.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Stronger Towns Fund: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much the Government plans to allocate from its Stronger Towns Fund to towns in South Yorkshire.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Stronger Towns Fund: Barnsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much the Government plans to allocate from its Stronger Towns Fund to Barnsley.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department provides on the issuing of fit notes by GP practices for welfare assessments.

20 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding from the Homelessness Relief Fund was granted to (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each year since that fund was established.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of days have been for her Department to re-assess entitlement to employment and support allowance from that allowance being granted in (a) Barnley, (b) south Yorkshire and (c) na

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the number of days was for her Department to reassess entitlement to personal independence payment from that payment being granted in (a) Barnley, (b) south Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of days was for her Department to reassess existing entitlement to personal independence payment in (a) Barnley, (b) south Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding the Armed Forced Covenant fund has granted to (a) Barnsley and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist support staff have been employed in secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist support staff have been employed in primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist support staff have been employed in secondary schools in South Yorkshire in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist support staff have been employed in primary schools in South Yorkshire in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have been employed in secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have been employed in primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have been employed in secondary schools in South Yorkshire in each year since 2010.

Source: official written-questions record.