Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Plastic Surgery: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many corrective medical procedures were carried out by (a) Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, (b) University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, (c) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals to (i) rectify and (ii) tre

20 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information she holds on the suicide rate of people whose claims for (a) universal credit, (b) employment support allowance and (c) personal independence payment are declined.

7 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meteorology: 5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction 5G services on the accuracy of weather forecast predictions.

26 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Porpoises: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to protect harbour porpoises from being trapped in gillnets.

26 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Police: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police horses have died as a result of injuries sustained whilst on active duty in (a) England and (b) Lancashire in each of the in the last five years.

26 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Lancashire Constabulary: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Lancashire Constabulary spent on providing policing resources to sporting events throughout Lancashire in (a) 2018 and (b) 2014.

26 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of lung cancer diagnosis among non-smokers.

26 Apr 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Business: Asbestos and Carcinogens

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking with businesses to prevent employee's exposure to (a) asbestos and (b) carcinogens in the workplace.

18 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many speeding fines have been received by vehicles belonging the North West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in the last (a) five years and (b) 12 months.

8 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many house sales were made by people that used the Right to Buy scheme in Lancashire since the scheme was introduced.

8 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support the Government provides to tenants in the private rented sector to ensure they are not priced out of their accommodation.

8 Apr 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory re-considerations have been submitted for personal independence payment claims in Lancashire in the last 12 months.

5 Apr 2019 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference the publication of the pay comparison data collected by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the gender pay gap; and if she will make a stateme

5 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Lancashire Constabulary: Proceeds of Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money Lancashire Constabulary was allowed to retain under section 298 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19; what that money was used for; and to which organisation

5 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support people with mental health issues as a result of the UK leaving the EU.

5 Apr 2019 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to allocated additional funding to pupils with special education needs at school in the north of England.

3 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sildenafil: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the level of the use of Sildenafil for social use; and what safeguards are in place to prevent the sale of Sildenafil over the counter to consume

3 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has put in place to mark world autism awareness week between 1 and 7 April 2019; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people with autism have equal oppor

3 Apr 2019 · Department for Education

Food Poverty: Academic Year

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to support local authorities and third sector organisations in helping to prevent holiday hunger during school holidays.

2 Apr 2019 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Cocoa

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has provided to (a) charities and (b) humanitarian organisations in the eradication of (i) poverty and (ii) slavery in cocoa farms throughout the world.

27 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, much money it costs his Department on average to hold a claimant's tribunal relating to personal independence payment.

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to her Department is to process a mandatory reconsideration for personal independence payment.

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending the transfer of live animals for fattening.

21 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) maintain and (b) increase animal welfare standards in battery hen farms.

19 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential correlation between the roll-out of universal credit and the trends in the level of survival prostitution; and if she will make a statement.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent flooding incidents in Lancashire on (a) local residents, (b) roads and (c) sheep; and what measures he will put in place to reduce t

18 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reports of child sexual exploitation have been received and (b) successful prosecutions have taken place for child sexual abuse-related offences including imagery offences in (i) Preston

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to to reduce the number of claimants' successful claims that go through the tribunal appeal process.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to the public purse is of a successful appeal for personal independence payment.

7 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Road Signs and Markings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rules regulating the installation and operation of digital signage in residential areas and the effect of light pollution fr

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