Written questions
2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Universities: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to encourage universities in the Russell Group to recognise vocational qualifications as part of their admissions process; and if he will make a statement.
29 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport
Transport: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to ensure equality between regions on spending per person on transport infrastructure.
29 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport
Transport: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to reduce the difference in the amount spent per person between (a) London and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber on transport infrastructure.
29 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health support for young people who identify as transgender.
29 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding his Department provides to schools with child refugees and pupils with English as a second language in (a) England and (b) Yorkshire and Humber.
29 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to work together with local authorities and charities in the North of England to engage young people in the (a) design, (b) planning and (c) constructi
29 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the implication for her policies are of the High Court ruling of 21 December 2017, RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
26 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Schools: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services in schools.
26 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Refugees: Eritrea
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are plans to create safe and legal routes to the UK for Eritrean refugees.
26 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of eating disorder services for children and young people in Yorkshire and the Humber.
26 Jan 2018 · Women and Equalities
Transgender People: Employment
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to promote zero tolerance of transphobic abuse in the workplace.
26 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to give all confirmed victims of slavery in the UK at least one year’s leave to remain with recourse to benefits and services.
26 Jan 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Film: EU Action
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to promote international collaboration between British and European film industries after the UK leaves the EU.
26 Jan 2018 · Department for International Development
International Citizen Service
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons her Department will no longer run the International Citizen Service programme from April 2018.
26 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of electric car charging points at motorway service stations in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
26 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase the take-up of cervical cancer screening.
26 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people that did not receive information on the 30 hours free childcare from the Childcare Service website before the reconfirmation deadline date.
26 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Music: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the increased teaching hours on maths and English in primary and secondary schools has led to a reduction in teaching hours for music education.
26 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints ATOS and Capita received on the quality of written medical reports after personal independence payments assessments in 2016-2017.
23 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve mental health provision for transgender people.
23 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of flat-pack housing by local authorities to tackle housing shortages.
23 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Arts: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to provide children with access to the arts after the EBacc becomes compulsory in schools.
22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Antibiotics: Drug Resistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of over prescribing antibiotics by GP surgeries on the incidence of anti microbial resistance.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Beekeeping
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to promote bee keeping by (a) farmers and (b) landowners in rural areas.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Antibiotics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to support a reduction in the use of antibiotics in the farming industry to reduce the risk of anti-microbial resistance.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Income Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons a claimant's weekly income tax rebate is regarded as earnings under universal credit.
22 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Crimes of Violence: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent young people committing violent crimes.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to Saudi Arabia in each of the last five years.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Indonesia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to Indonesia in each of the last five years.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: India
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many UK arms export licenses have been granted to India in each of the last five years.
Source: official written-questions record.