Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of continued use of peat from UK peat bogs on environmental degradation.

16 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the Alzheimer’s Society’s report entitled, Dementia Fund, published in May 2019.

13 May 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Free Movement of People: Musicians

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture Media and Sport on the effect of freedom of movement on the (a) livelihoods of UK musicians and (b) UK (i) cr

13 May 2019 · Treasury

Musicians: EU Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that musicians can transport instruments and equipment to EU27 countries after the UK leaves the EU.

8 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Consensus Statement, published by Cancer Research UK on 7 May 2019, what assessment he has made of the implications of that statement for his Department's policy on ensuring t

7 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his department has undertaken with (a) local authorities, (b) Local Enterprise Partnerships and business organisations, (c) trades unions and (d) voluntary sector bodies in the south of Engla

7 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timescale is for announcing the next stage of the process for selecting a preferred developer for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of prescription charges on the ability of people with a diagnosis of asthma to access the medication they require.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with a diagnosis of asthma have access to the medication required to deal with that condition.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the recent trends in air quality on the well being of people with a diagnosis of asthma across the UK.

7 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trading Standards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of recent trends in the level of local authority funding on the ability of trading standards bodies to enforce product safety

7 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to undertake a further investigation into the safety of Whirlpool tumble dryers.

3 May 2019 · Home Office

Police: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to conduct a an equality impact assessment of the recent changes under the Police Pension Regulations 2015.

2 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Scope’s report Disability Price Tag 2019, what assessment he has made of the effect of the higher energy costs faced by families with disabled children on those

2 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Scope’s report Disability Price Tag 2019, what assessment he has made of the effect of the extra costs faced by disabled people on levels of fuel poverty in the

2 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Scope’s report Disability Price Tag 2019, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening the core eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Disco

2 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Scope’s report Disability Price Tag 2019, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Warm Home Discount in line with recent trends i

2 May 2019 · Home Office

Police: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2015 changes to Police Pension Regulations on the financial wellbeing of police widows and widowers.

2 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the validity of the research undertaken by St Mungo’s and Homeless Link on the effect of recent trends in local authority funding on (a) homelessne

1 May 2019 · Home Office

Genocide: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps he has taken to (a) apprehend and (b) bring to justice people living in the UK who took part in the Rwandan genocide between April and July 1994.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to keep the global temperature at less than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to amend the targets set out in the Climate Change Act 2008 in light of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boating: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) number, (b) quality and (c) maintenance of pump-out sewerage facilities in marinas in (i) the UK and (ii) Portsmouth.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boating: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the number of pump-out sewerage facilities available to leisure crafts on the amount of untreated sewerage waste entering the ocean.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boating: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make the discharge of sewerage from leisure boats into the ocean illegal.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boating: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department made of the legality of the effect of sewerage discharge from leisure boats on the environmental health of (a) the ocean and (b) Portsmouth Harbour.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Boating: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the disposal of sewerage from leisure boats into the ocean.

18 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce harmful fishing practices including the release of off-cuts of rope from nets into the ocean.

11 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Houses of Mulitple Occupancy are managed effectively in (a) the UK and (b) Portsmouth.

11 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Hampshire and Plymouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many registered Houses of Mulitple Occupancy there are in (a) Portsmouth, (b) Southampton and (c) Plymouth.

Source: official written-questions record.