Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Germany: Thalidomide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2018 to Question 185531 on Germany: Thalidomide, what progress he has made on making it easier for UK Thalidomide victims to apply for compensation fr

16 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prioritise mental health and wellbeing in the work place.

11 Dec 2018 · Cabinet Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many offences involving a knife have been committed in (a) London and (b) Lewisham in each year since 2010.

3 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to include sickle cell anaemia on the list of conditions for which medical exemption certificates for NHS prescriptions can be obtained.

19 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Act 1983

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 better to protect the rights of those who are in receipt of mental health treatment.

16 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Lewisham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act on the rate of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 in the NHS Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Gr

5 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2019 Loan Charge on individuals that had made financial plans on the basis of previous arrangements; and what support he is able to provide to those individuals.

5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of cancer clinical nurse specialists in (a) England , (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Lewisham.

5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent cases of secondary breast cancer.

5 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving asylum seekers the right to work after six months.

23 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with mental illness will be moved to universal credit under the managed migration regulations.

23 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria mental health supported housing must meet to qualify as exempt accommodation in relation to occupants in receipt of (a) housing benefit and (b) universal credit.

23 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Supported Housing: Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether tenants living in supported housing will have their housing benefit replaced with universal credit as a result of the roll-out of universal credit.

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: Down's Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) proportion of children with Down’s Syndrome who attended mainstream schools and (b) retention rates of children with Down’s Syndrome in mainstream schools in each of the las

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether charities and health organisations will be consulted during the review of food safety and labelling laws.

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department expects to publish the findings of the review of food safety and labelling laws.

9 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Migrants: Personal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long his Department keeps paper immigration records before they are destroyed.

8 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provision he plans to make for end-of-life care in the long-term plan for the NHS.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

South Eastern Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the award of the South Eastern rail franchise.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Consumer Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to include the state pension in the pensions dashboard system.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to seek to ensure that UK citizens living in the EU can continue to do so in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that EU citizens living in the UK can continue to do so in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the fee was determined for settled and pre-settled status applications for EU citizens and their families.

8 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September to Question 169234, what assessment his Department has made of whether arms exported to Saudi Arabia under current export licences have been used to

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) fund and (b) ensure the viability of youth organisations.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Arts: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the uptake of arts subjects in primary schools.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Competition Market Authorities’ study of Heat Networks, published in July 2018.

8 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) people with cystic fibrosis and (b) those people's access to precision medicine.

Source: official written-questions record.