Written questions
2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that licensing for new drugs in the UK is not slowed down by the UK leaving the EU and the European Medicines Agency.
22 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Asylum: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are plans to provide financial assistance to asylum seekers who have to travel to Liverpool to appeal asylum decisions.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Carillion: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what analysis he has made of the exposure of schools following the liquidation of Carillion.
22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carillion: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what analysis he has made of the exposure of NHS trusts to the liquidation of Carillion.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for claimants calling the universal credit helpline.
22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence base was used to inform the reduction of 600 staff in his Department in 2016-17.
22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescription Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reform the way in which medicines are (a) appraised and (b) funded to ensure that patients have timely access to life-extending medicines at a price that is affordable for the
22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in implementing the NHS England Cancer Strategy in Yorkshire and the Humber.
22 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mortality Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes in the level of public expenditure on health and social care on rates of mortality.
22 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Productivity: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to boost regional productivity in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
22 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people who are affected by the gap between receiving existing benefit payments and receiving their first instalment of universal credit.
18 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Contracts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to ensure that companies that hold state contracts meet their obligations to smaller firms.
18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Ombudsman
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which authority oversees the work of the Legal Ombudsman.
18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Ombudsman: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints the Legal Ombudsman has received about its service in the year 2016-2017.
18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Ombudsman: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training staff of the Legal Ombudsman are required to complete.
18 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Potatoes: Jersey
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of shortages of non-UK EU workers on the Jersey Royal potato crop yield.
18 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of plastic pollution in rivers and canals.
18 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Children: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has conducted on the effect of social media on anxiety among under-16s.
17 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Antibiotics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of antibiotic use in farming on the rise of antibiotic resistant superbugs.
17 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Antibiotics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to make changes to the way data on antibiotic use in farming is collected so that data is broken down into more detail and not only measured by tonnag
17 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients arriving to A&E Departments by (a) Uber and (b) other private hire vehicles in 2017.
17 Jan 2018 · Department for Education
Universities: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of reports by university students of sexual assaults taking place on campus; and how many such reports there have been in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c
17 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Vetting: Members
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons hon. Members and their staff are not subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
17 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many non-UK EU citizens who were working as ambulance staff in the NHS left the UK between June 2016 and January 2018.
17 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Antibiotics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health risks to humans of medicating poultry with fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
17 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Staff
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional staff have been employed by HM Revenue and Customs to tackle tax avoidance since the release of the Paradise Papers.
17 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional funding has been allocated to HM Revenue and Customs to tackle tax avoidance since the release of the Paradise Papers.
17 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage other countries to develop policies to tackle plastic waste.
17 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the twelfth report of 2016-17 of the Home Affairs Committee, Asylum accommodation published on 17 January 2017, HC 637, whether there are plans to enable councils to provide independ
16 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of parents who have been affected by the error on the Childcare Service website which incorrectly tells them that they are not eligible for 30 hours of free childca
Source: official written-questions record.