Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anorexia and Asperger's Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what studies his Department has conducted on a possible link between Asperger's syndrome and anorexia.

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

Paper: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to (a) ban the sale of unrecyclable wrapping paper or (b) introduce a tax on such products.

9 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness of ovarian cancer.

9 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Defence

World War I: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what events he plans to attend to commemorate the centenary of the signing of the Armistice.

5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many adult (a) male and (b) female inpatient facilities are available for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and other specified feeding or eating disorde

25 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Affordable Housing: Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government has spent on affordable housing in the last (a) year and (b) five years.

25 Oct 2018 · 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 keep under section 298 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017; what that money was used for; and to which organisati

18 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Credit: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit payday loan companies from advertising their services on television.

18 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Credit: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that payday lenders make individual assessments of the effect on people who have (a) gambling and (b) mental health problems of taki

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

Insulation: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2018 to Question 136214 on Insulation: Preston, how many properties in the Fishwick area are awaiting emergency efficiency retrofit work to be c

9 Oct 2018 · Cabinet Office

Food: Allergies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) adults and (b) children have died as a result of a food allergy in each of the last five years.

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

Fracking: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of shale gas extraction on the UK’s ability to meet its climate change targets.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personnel from (a) Cumbria Constabulary, (b) Lancashire Constabulary and (c) Merseyside Constabulary her Department has (i) sign posted and (ii) recorded as made use of a local food bank in eac

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of reasons for the recent rise in recorded hate crimes; and whether the Government has plans to identify crimes committed against people from alternative sub-cu

8 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Head Lice: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether their is a causal link between the increased use of portable electronic devices and the (a) incidence and (b) prevalence of head lice in (i) prima

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Radicalism: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that charities suspected of extremist activities are not able to register with the Charities Commission.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for International Development

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Electronic Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government has plans to introduce legislative proposals to enable the use of artificial intelligence and recognition technology to monitor people in the UK.

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

Hedgehogs: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hedgehogs have been poisoned by slug pellets in (a) Lancashire and (b) Cumbria in each of the last five years.

8 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many male suicides have been recorded in the past (a) month, (b) two months, (c) six months, (d) year and (e) two years in (i) Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (ii) Royal

8 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving Armed Forces personnel have committed suicide in the last (a) month, (b) two months, (c) six months, (d) year and (e) two years; and in which service branches those suicides occurred.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to introduce free school milk for all children in (a) Early Years Foundation Stage and (b) Key Stage 1; and what steps the Government is taking to increase the use of plastic-free p

8 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the amount of time spent in front of screens on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Cars: Electronic Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require electronic devices used by car passengers to be securely fixed to prevent injury, harm or death.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Healthy Pupils Capital Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the revenue from the levy on the soft drinks industry was allocated to the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund in 2017-18; and how his Department plans to ensure that funding is not used for any shortfall i

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Maintained Schools: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans are in place to reduce the deficit in local authority maintained schools, including nurseries, special schools and Pupil Referral Units in Lancashire in 2019-20.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the new school funding formula on primary schools in Lancashire; and how many schools will receive (a) increased funding and (b) reduced funding compared with the 20

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department allocated to schools in the Preston constituency in each financial year since 2010-11; and what estimate he has made of the funding that will be allocated to schools in Preston c

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of delays in the payment of universal credit benefits on (a) food bank use and (b) child poverty levels in Preston.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2018 to Question HL9912 on universal credit, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the steps that the Government is taking to ensure the accuracy of th

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