Written questions

931 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money his Department has spent on road safety each year since 2009.

6 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Police: Road Traffic Control

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how may road policing officers there have been in each year since 2009.

12 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle the funding shortfall for health and social care services for disabled children.

23 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Diesel Vehicles: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the public purse from the increase in (a) vehicle excise duty and (b) benefit-in-kind for diesel vehicles since April 2018.

13 Dec 2018 · Treasury

Social Services: Children

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of public expenditure is spent on children’s services delivered by local government.

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

Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local government has the resources it needs to deliver vital services to children and families.

13 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with local council leaders on children’s services.

22 Nov 2018 · Treasury

VAT: Electronic Government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce free VAT reporting software for small businesses as part of the introduction of the Making Tax Digital system in April 2019.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has targets for moving people from jobseeker's allowance to employment support allowance; and if she will make a statement.

8 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hassan Mushaima

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Bahrain to ensure that Hassan Mushaima (a) receives adequate medical care in line with the UN's Nelson Mandela Rules, (b) is granted

8 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tenancy Deposit Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of tenants' rights to compensation from a landlord who has not protected their deposit in compliance with deposit protection legislati

8 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tenancy Deposit Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many tenants have successfully claimed compensation from their landlord following the landlord’s failure to protect the tenant’s deposit in each of the last five years.

6 Sep 2018 · Department for Education

Speech and Language Disorders: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to address delayed language through the use of evidence-based intervention and training programmes.

6 Sep 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on funding a programme of training for people jointly commissioning services for children and young people with speech, language an

6 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans Public Health England has have to improve the (a) commissioning guidance and (b) support for the speech, language and communication elements in the Healthy Child Programme.

3 Sep 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hassan Mushaima

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Government of Bahrain on the political imprisonment of Hassan Mushaima and alleged abuses of his human rights during his imprisonment.

3 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Commonhold: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the the regulation of commonhold land where there is not an obligation set out in the commonhold community statemen

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

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2018 to Question 155916 on Social Rented Housing: Construction, whether information on homes developed on surplus public land which has been sol

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

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date his Department plans to publish the social housing Green Paper.

20 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the homes developed on surplus public land which has been sold off as part of the Public Land for Housing Programme is social housing.

13 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Homelessness: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many official reviews have been launched into the death of a homeless person since 2010.

13 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many safeguarding adults reviews have been launched since 2010.

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

Homelessness: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people have died in each year since 2010; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the accuracy of the recording of the death of homeless people.

13 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that businesses, including those in the manufacturing sector, can secure Certificates of Sponsorship to benefit from the talent of overseas workers.

2 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of personal independence payment appeals have been successful at Tribunal in each of the last three years.

2 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of mandatory reconsiderations have upheld the original decision on employment support allowance in each of the last three years.

2 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of mandatory reconsiderations have upheld the original decision on personal independence payment in each of the last three years.

1 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance have died since May 2014 were found to be fit for work.

30 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 8 of the Child Maintenance Service's leaflet entitled Changes you need to tell us about: A guide for paying parents and receiving parents, published in November 2013, what assess

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the equity of the cost to consumers of Flood Re insurance cover.

Source: official written-questions record.