Written questions
1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Burial
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of burials in England could be classified as natural burials for the most recent period in which figures are available.
10 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to protect the rights and identities of benefit claimants from people making fraudulent claims using other people's identities.
2 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking with the UN Security Council to ensure that de-escalation zones in Idlib, Syria are recognised by all states.
27 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adults were convicted of offences involving the grooming of children in Lancashire by age profile in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
27 Jun 2019 · Home Office
Refugees: France
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2019 to Question 266773 on France: Refugees, whether his Department has made representations to the French Government on protecting the human rights of refugees based
27 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Bereavement Leave: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce a statutory right to paid leave for bereaved parents who experience ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage.
24 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contraceptives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to deregulate the sale of the over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills for women.
24 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many abortions were carried out at (a) NHS hospitals and (b) registered clinics in (i) Lancashire, (ii) Cumbria, (iii) Greater Manchester and (iv) Merseyside in 2018.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Education
Learning Disability Week: Publicity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what events he plans to attend to highlight Learning Disability Week 2019.
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Livestock: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what welfare protections will be put in place for caged animals as part of the Agriculture Bill.
20 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reinstate bursaries for UK nursing, midwifery and medical students to ensure an adequate supply of qualified staff in the NHS; what funding schemes he plans to make available to
20 Jun 2019 · Home Office
Outdoor Recreation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to participate in events to celebrate National Picnic Week held between 21 and 30 June 2019.
20 Jun 2019 · Home Office
Knives: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of underage people in the North West of England purchasing knifes from (a) supermarkets, (b) home stores and (c) online.
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rivers: Microplastics
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) track and (b) reduce the volume of microplastics in rivers; and whether his Department plans to introduce an independent regulatory body to e
20 Jun 2019 · Home Office
Offensive Weapons: 3D Printing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the production of firearms and offensive weapons using 3D printers.
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Television Licences: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential health effects on pensioners who are unable to pay the TV license fee; and what steps
20 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer: Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified a link between air pollution and lung cancer in non-smoking persons.
19 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Illness: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute that 46 per cent of people in problem debt have also been diagnosed with a m
19 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase spending on low-level mental health support for children to enable the provision of preventative and early intervention services for (a) depression, (b) anxiety, (c) ea
19 Jun 2019 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the Higher Education Policy Institute entitled Pressure Vessels: The epidemic of poor mental health among higher education staff, what assessment he has made of the reasons behin
19 Jun 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
France: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representation to the French Government on protecting the human rights of refugees based at (a) Calais and (b) Dunkirk.
19 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Suicide: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths of patients in the care of each mental health NHS trust in the North West were attributed to suicide in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 (c) 2019; and what steps his Department is taking to reduc
19 Jun 2019 · Home Office
Refugee Week
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what activities he (a) has taken and (b) will take part in to highlight Refugee Week 2019.
19 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people in (a) Preston constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England are waiting to be rehoused with a registered social landlord.
19 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the June 2019 Children's Society report on mental health, what plans he has to narrow the gap between the number of children and adolescents who are referred for mental health tre
19 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are on a waiting list to receive mental health treatment in (a) Lancashire and (b) England.
19 Jun 2019 · Cabinet Office
Antisocial Behaviour: North West
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many reports of anti-social behaviour have been recorded in (a) Cumbria Constabulary, (b) Lancashire Constabulary and (c) Merseyside Constabulary in the last five years.
11 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Social Services: Children
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to ensure local authorities ringfence any future investment into children's services over the next five years.
3 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
World Bee Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what events he attended to commemorate World Bee Day on 20 May 2019.
3 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to subsidise the cost of gluten-free products on the NHS for sufferers of coeliac disease.
Source: official written-questions record.