Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Apr 2018 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guarantees her Department sought from the Saudi government on (a) humanitarian access to Yemen and (b) ending Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen, in advance of signing the £100 million humanita

16 Apr 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations for an independent investigation as called for by the UN Secretary General into the shooting of Palestinian protestors in Gaza by Israeli f

16 Apr 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Bombings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made representations to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Government of Saudi Arabia on the bombing of an Internally Displaced Person Camp in Hodeidah, Y

16 Apr 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether measures to meet the Sustainable Development Goals on global disability are planned for discussion during the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.

16 Apr 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to (a) promote and (b) help meet the targets set for tackling global disability contained within the Sustainable Development Goals, 4, 8, 10, 100 and 17.

16 Apr 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the international community is taking to bring about further pressure on the Assad regime to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians in areas either under his Government's co

19 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he or his Department has made to Turkey's President Erdogan or his Government's representatives on military action in northern Syria.

19 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent to which ISIL is present in Afrin and other parts of northern Syria.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for International Development

Syria: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in NATO countries on providing humanitarian assistance in Turkish-held parts of northern Syria.

9 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Firearms: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of changes in the level of crimes involving firearms in (a) England and (b) Liverpool Walton constituency in each year since 2010.

9 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Knives: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of knife crime in Liverpool, Walton constituency since 2010.

9 Mar 2018 · Home Office

High Rise Flats: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of specialist firefighting equipment available to the fire services as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.

9 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effect of the reduction in neighbourhood policing on the police’s ability to counter violent crime in Liverpool, Walton constituency; and if she will make a state

9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty in Liverpool Walton constituency.

9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former claimants of disability living allowance in Liverpool Walton constituency who have been unsuccessful in their claim for personal independence payments have been waiting over (a) six week

9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have mental health conditions in Liverpool Walton constituency who are receiving personal independence payments.

9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who previously qualified for disability living allowance have not been awarded personal independence payments in Liverpool Walton constituency after an assessment by the Independent Asse

9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Liverpool

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations her Department has received on the effect of the closure of Norris Green Jobcentre Plus office on the local community.

9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions have been made against claimants in Liverpool Walton constituency in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

8 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to ensure that maintenance of the rights of members of the public to (a) inspect and (b) obtain copies of the (i) annual reports, (ii) accounts and (iii) forward planning docum

8 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that no entity will be granted a licence under NHS Improvement's new guidance on the oversight of NHS-controlled providers until after the conclusion of the natio

8 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 3.4 of Oversight of NHS-controlled providers: consultation response, published in February 2018, which providers that hold a licence and meet the accepted definition for

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Universities: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people from lower socio-economic backgrounds applying to university.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Children's Centres: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Sure Start children’s centres on the school readiness of children in Liverpool Walton constituency.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the public sector pay cap on the recruitment and retention of staff in schools in (a) the UK, (b) the North West and (c) Liverpool Walton constituency.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of unqualified teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Liverpool Walton constituency in each year since 2010.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all schools teach awareness of violence against women and girls.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Carillion: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the liquidation of Carillion on schools in Liverpool Walton constituency.

8 Feb 2018 · Cabinet Office

Zero Hours Contracts: Liverpool Walton

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Liverpool Walton constituency are employed on zero-hour contracts.

8 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Automation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the automation of jobs on (a) women, (b) BAME people, (c) disabled people and (d) people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Source: official written-questions record.