Written questions

299 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with the Scottish Government on the (a) Patient and Clinician Engagement system, (b) its effect on approval rates for new rare disease medic

1 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of NHS England’s outturn expenditure against its £25 million budget for discretionary investment in specialised services in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Bury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the (a) number and (b) frequency of bus services serving Bury since 2010.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Bury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many supported bus services there have been in Bury in each year since 2010.

17 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Audiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of audiologists specialising in paediatrics that will be needed up to 2020.

15 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with mental health problems who (a) live in social rented property and (b) are homeowners; and what recent discussions he has had with the Secretar

15 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Audiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many training places were available for audiologists specialising in paediatrics; how many of those places were filled; and how many such students graduated in each of the last five years.

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Home Education: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are home-schooled in (a) Bury North constituency, (b) Bury and (c) Greater Manchester.

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Education

GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) Ministers of his Department and (b) officials in his Department have had with the (i) CBI, (ii) Federation of Small Business and (iii) British Chamber of Commerce on employer-understanding

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support employers to provide placements for T-level students.

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of T-Levels with employers in advance of the 2020 start date for those qualifications.

4 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

IVF

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money from the public purse has been spent commissioning IVF services in England in each of the last five years.

20 Jul 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Customs and Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what contingency plans he is making in relation to UK freight transport using UK ports in the event that (a) no deal with the EU is reached, (b) multi-lateral or bi-lateral driving permits are

20 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children excluded for 2017-18 were children with special educational needs or disabilities; and what proportion of such children were excluded by their schools for the reason given as Other.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, when and how the Government plans to set out its contingency plans to tackle delay and disruption at UK ports to ensure that (a) security is unaffected (b) the welfare of logistics workers is f

3 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions has he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the level of high needs block funding in the next two years.

3 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring that funding for SEN pupils follows individual pupils.

3 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were refused an Education, Health and Care assessment by a local authority in England in each of the last three years.

3 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Examiners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 16 June 2018, Official Report, column 178, what progress his Department has made on appointing indepe

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has consulted industry representatives on placing the powers on the prompt payment code within the Office of the Small Business Commissioner.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in England that have a statutory duty to report on payment practices and performances; how many of those businesses have defa

12 Jun 2018 · Cabinet Office

Construction: Billing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which impose a 30-day payment term duty on public bodies on improving payment behaviours in

12 Jun 2018 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of businesses delivering public procurement projects in England are SMEs.

12 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the level of parental awareness of the introduction of T levels; and what steps he is taking to raise parental awareness of T levels.

12 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many disabled people were refused an apprenticeship as a result of failing a Further Education college's literacy and numeracy assessment.

12 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to (a) consult and (b) respond to disabled young people who have secured an apprenticeship.

12 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional resources he has allocated to ensure the introduction of T levels by 2020; and what steps is he taking to ensure the value for money of the introduction of T levels.

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of learners taking T levels in the first year of the level's introduction.

11 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the employers in each region that was consulted by his Department on the introduction of T levels.

24 May 2018 · Cabinet Office

Birth Rate

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual birth rate has been since 2003.

Source: official written-questions record.