Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gibraltar: Falkland Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is the policy of the Government to support the twinning of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands, and the capital cities of those British Overseas Territories.

23 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the the total sleep-in back pay liability will accrue to providers in (a) Hampshire and (b) Portsmouth South.

22 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government's proposed review of tertiary education funding is planned to include funding for 16 to 19-year olds.

19 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the effect of welfare sanctions on people's mental health and wellbeing.

16 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the liquidation of Carillion, whether any services provided by the other 29 strategic suppliers to Government are similarly exposed.

16 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carillion: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support SMEs and their employees in Carillion's supply chain following that company's liquidation.

16 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Welborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new train station at Welborne and the effect that station would have on connectivity between Portsmouth and Southampton.

16 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministers: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of previous Ministers for Portsmouth; and whether the Government plans to appoint such a Minister.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has prepared any impact assessments covering the defence manufacturing industry after the UK leaves the EU.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the UK retains the regulatory standards set out in REACH after the UK leaves the EU.

15 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to encourage use of the Epilepsy Passport.

15 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to replace the services of overseas qualified doctors that (a) are planning to leave and (b) may leave in the next five years.

15 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure patients at accident and emergency departments do not spend an extended period of time waiting in ambulances before they are seen.

15 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to avoid a repetition of this year’s winter crisis in the NHS.

15 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for patient transport.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has discussed rail fares with his counterparts in (a) Italy, (b) Germany and (c) France.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure value for money for rail commuters.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement capital improvements to (a) Portsmouth Harbour Station and (b) other railway stations in Portsmouth.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 17 surface naval ships to protect the new aircraft carriers.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that more women are prepared for and encouraged to takeup positions in senior command.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Marines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to announce a reduction in the number of Royal Marines during the current Parliament.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will include Portsmouth in funding allocations for Housing First pilot schemes to reduce homelessness.

5 Jan 2018 · Department of Health

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Tobacco Control Plan for England will be funded.

5 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all women born in the 1950s affected by the change in state pension age have now been informed by letter of such changes.

5 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last spoke to the State Counsellor of Burma in respect of her role in the Rohingya crisis.

5 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of school absences caused by girls’ inability to access free sanitary products.

5 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Shipping: Solent

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has made to support the Solent’s ports and seafarers in the event that the EU and UK fail to negotiate a customs deal before the UK leaves the EU.

5 Jan 2018 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to convene a plenary of the five main political parties in Northern Ireland to seek a resolution to the political situation in Northern Ireland.

5 Jan 2018 · Department of Health

Shingles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the take-up of the shingles vaccine by people aged over 70.

5 Jan 2018 · Department of Health

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage new mothers to breastfeed.

Source: official written-questions record.