Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with students and young people on improving relationships and sex education in schools.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the fall in the number of apprenticeship starts between May to July 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the 30 hours free childcare policy on nursery school budgets.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tidal Lagoons Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the Government response to the Hendry Review on tidal lagoons before Christmas 2017.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to encourage greater private sector investment in research and development; and if he will make a statement

6 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

EU Grants and Loans

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to replace European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund lending in the event that the UK leaves the EU.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) local authority maintained schools (b) academies and (c) free schools are currently in financial special measures; and of those how many have been in financial special measures for more than (i) 6

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage UK researchers to continue to make bids for Horizon 2020 funding.

6 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, how many times UK law enforcement authorities have accessed beneficial ownership information held on companies inc

6 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Montserrat: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, when he expects the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat to (a) introduce and (b) pass legislation to

6 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, when (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department last held discussions with representatives of

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115264 on Railways: Freight, when he expects the air quality impact study undertaken by the Rail Delivery Group's freight air quality group to be published

6 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Asylum: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has received on the ability of asylum seekers to afford sanitary products.

6 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Asylum: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December to Question 116362 on Asylum: Sanitary Protection, if he will make a specific fund available for for asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute to apply for a

6 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Marriage Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 4 December 2017 to Question 115274 and 2 December 2016 to Question 55490, what progress she has made on the implementation of her policy to include mothers' names on marriag

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools are in financial special measures; and how many of those schools have been in financial special measures for more than (i) six months, (ii) 12 months, (iii

4 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Civil Liberties

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in China on freedom of religion and freedom of expression in Jiangxi province; and if he will make a statement.

4 Dec 2017 · Prime Minister

British Irish Council

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115272, for what reason the date when a Prime Minister last attended a meeting of the British-Irish Council was not given in that Answer.

4 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the Government has not yet appointed a chair for the contaminated blood inquiry.

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of trends in the provision of specialist breast feeding support services in (a) England and (b) Oxfordshire in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Breastfeeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which public sector organisations are responsible for the (a) commissioning and (b) funding of specialist breast feeding support services.

29 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress is being made in ending preventable child deaths by 2030 as set out in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

29 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Pneumonia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to prevent deaths from pneumonia in developing countries in children under five years old; and if she will make a statement.

29 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Police and Crime Commissioners

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police and crime commissioners employ a deputy commissioner or deputy commissioners, and what the average salary of a deputy police and crime commissioner has been in each year since 2012.

29 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Department for International Trade on the potential effect of future trade deals on (i) food,

29 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department received ahead of the autumn Budget 2017 on compensation for Equitable Life investors.

29 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Asylum: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ability to afford sanitary products of people who are seeking asylum pending the outcome of their application; and if she will make a statement.

29 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to publish his Department's 25-year plan for the environment before Christmas 2017.

29 Nov 2017 · Department of Health

Patients: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) NHS England and (b) his Department plan to update guidance on the delivery of non-emergency patient transport.

29 Nov 2017 · Department of Health

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held with (i) NICE and (ii) NHS England about issuing guidelines on the use of vaginal mesh operations.

Source: official written-questions record.