Written questions
2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
GP Surgeries: Portsmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of trends in NHS recruitment and retention on the ability of Hanway Medical Centre to continue to provide services to residents of the Charles Dicke
6 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the use of floating docks for the maintenance of Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.
6 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Police: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the police recruitment process to increase diversity within UK police forces.
6 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Police: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the support available to people wishing to become police officers but who do not meet the entry requirements.
6 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Police: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the police recruitment process is based upon skills directly relevant to those required by the role.
6 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Police: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of entry requirements for people wishing to become police officers on the ability of the police force to recruit new staff.
6 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Public Libraries: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent library closures.
6 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Pupils: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the literacy rate is amongst people aged eight to 15 in (a) Portsmouth and (b) the UK.
6 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Pupils: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in book ownership amongst pupils aged nine to 18 on (a) literacy rates and (b) pupil development in the UK.
6 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase book ownership amongst children in Portsmouth.
6 Jan 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in child poverty on the number of children in Portsmouth who do not own a book.
20 Dec 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in waiting times for social care on the wellbeing of people requiring that care.
20 Dec 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of effect of recent trends in people dying per day while waiting for social care on the wellbeing of those requiring social care.
19 Dec 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the social care Green Paper.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of introducing a statutory duty for firefighters in England to respond to flooding on the ability of the fire service to tackle the issue of floodi
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of introducing a statutory duty for firefighters in England to respond to flooding on the ability of the fire service to tackle flooding.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of recent trends in funding from the public purse of the Fire Brigade on their ability to deal adequately with incidents of flooding.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in funding from the public purse for Hampshire fire service on the number of fire fatalities in that county.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Fire Stations: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in fire station closures on the ability of the fire service to safeguard the public.
19 Dec 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of pension legislation on the ability of NHS staff to clear waiting lists.
19 Dec 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of pension legislation on the allocation of work to NHS staff.
19 Dec 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Doctors: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of pension legislation on the personal finances of high-earning doctors, that work unpredictable overtime shifts.
19 Dec 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of pension legislation on trends in the level of staffing in the NHS.
19 Dec 2019 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to announce the location for a new dry dock facility capable of housing HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth.
19 Dec 2019 · Treasury
Pension Funds: Closures
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to prevent the closure of pension companies since the closure of Equitable Life.
19 Dec 2019 · Treasury
Equitable Life Assurance Society
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support people affected by the closure of Equitable Life.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Taxis: Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce hate crime against taxi drivers.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Taxis: Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidents of (a) violence and (b) hate crime were recorded against taxi drivers in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Taxis: Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the ability of taxi drivers to record incidents of (a) hate crime and (b) racism against them.
19 Dec 2019 · Home Office
Taxis: Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on bringing forward legislative proposals to tackle (a) hate crime and (b) racism against taxi drivers.
Source: official written-questions record.