Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to collect data on the number of people with dementia that have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in applying for a Blue Badge.

25 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess the effectiveness of its new guidance issued on Blue Badges for people with (a) dementia and (b) other hidden disabilities.

20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when South Western Railway will procure the support software necessary to be installed in the Control Centre for the purposes of taking account of rolling stock and disruptions caused by train crew issues.

19 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: ME/CFS

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that job centre staff are aware of the effect of myalgic encephalomyelitis on an individual's ability to work.

19 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: ME/CFS

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to support people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in the workplace.

19 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the existing NICE guideline on myalgic encephalomyelitis.

12 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse who become homeless as a result of that abuse are given priority for settled accommodati

12 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the findings of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness that nearly 2,000 hom

12 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of vacancies for (a) dentists, (b) dental hygienists and (c) other staff in dental practices there were in (i) the UK, (ii) Hampshire and (c) Por

11 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent comparative assessment he has made of waiting times for dental practices in the Portsmouth area following Colosseum Dental’s closure of three practices in that city.

11 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of dental services in Portsmouth for lower income families who do not own a car following the closure of three practices in that city.

11 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the UK Government’s response to the resolution on improving the transparency of markets at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva on the ability of people in the UK

3 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) meetings, (b) correspondence and (c) other engagement his Department has had with (i) consumer groups, (ii) freeholders and (iii) leaseholders to discuss the proposal fo

3 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory code of practice for landlords to improve standards in the leasehold sector.

3 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish an impact assessment of the proposal to introduce a £10 cap on all future ground rents in the leasehold market.

3 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will publish an impact assessment on the proposed reforms to the leasehold system.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train drivers were recruited by South Western Railway between (a) May 2018 and (b) May 2019.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of speed restrictions have been lifted on services provided by South Western Railway.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to the number of rail guards on trains on passenger safety.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of overcrowding on trains on (a) value for money and (b) customer experience for rail users.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of train fares on (a) the ability of low-income families to travel on trains and (b) environmental degradation.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of overcrowding on train services.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to allocate additional funding to the railways to reduce the level of overcrowding on train services.

21 May 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who secured indefinite leave to remain in the last 12 months (a) obtained legal advice and (b) did not obtain legal advice on their applications.

21 May 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the equity of the application process for indefinite leave to remain.

20 May 2019 · Treasury

Universal Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC takes into account whether people who receive universal credit have been sanctioned when calculating their annual income.

20 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the 2019 changes to Blue Badges are implemented at local authority level.

20 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to promote the use of green alternatives to peat.

20 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of CO2 produced by processing and removing peat produce from UK peat bogs in 2018.

20 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has plans to reduce the volume of peat used from UK peat bogs.

Source: official written-questions record.