Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions have been made under the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 in each year since that Act was introduced.

18 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to reduce the number of assaults on staff and prisoners in Her Majesty’s Prison Service.

18 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to allow males to be offered the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine.

18 May 2018 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidences of sexual assault have been recorded on public transport in Lancashire in the last five years.

18 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what activities he has taken part in to highlight Mental Health Awareness Week.

30 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 27 April 2018 to Question 137467, on Temporary Accommodation, how much of the £100 million programme for low-cost move on accommodation to enable people

26 Apr 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2018 to Question 126095 on Developing Countries: Energy, if he will publish (a) companies, (b) locations and (c) funding allocated in respect of the programm

24 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps have been taken as part of the £100 million programme for low-cost move on accommodation to enable people leaving hostels and refuges to make a sustainable recovery fr

24 Apr 2018 · Women and Equalities

Public Buildings: Disability

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities whether she plans to require Departments and local councils to publish the provisions that they have in place for disabled access to their buildings; and if he will make a statement.

24 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to publish maps showing disabled access to rail and bus stations and to other transport hubs.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Shared Spaces: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to amend the driving test to take into account shared space schemes.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sheep: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of chlamydial abortion in sheep.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Shared Spaces: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, Building for Equality: Disability and the Built Environment, published on 25 April 2017. what plans his Department has update Local Gov

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ban or limit the use of non-biodegradable plastic in the packaging of bread and other bakery products; and if he will make a statement.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2018 to Question 133895, when his Department plans to respond to the Cycle Safety Review, published on 9 March 2018.

19 Apr 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horses: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans bring forward legislative proposals on statutory equine identification for a central equine database.

18 Apr 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Preston

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2018 to Question 135494 Revenue and Customs: North West, what the timetable is for HM Revenues and Customs to agree the Preston staffing position; and what assessment he has made of

18 Apr 2018 · Department for International Development

Periods

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to promote Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May 2018; and what events she is planning to (a) attend and (b) organise.

18 Apr 2018 · Women and Equalities

Periods

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government Equalities Office has to promote Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May 2018; and what events she planning to (a) attend and (b) organise.

18 Apr 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Reaction Engines

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's £60 million investment in the development of an aerospace engine by Reaction Engines Limited; and whether furt

18 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Caesarean Sections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential benefits of vaginal seeding for children born by caesarean section.

18 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire Prevention: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Question 134374 on Fire Prevention: Preston, what discussions his Department has had with Preston City Council on the external cladding

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Support for Mortgage Interest

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will lose their homes as a result of the ending of the Support for Mortgage Interest for claimants in receipt of Employment and S

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wolves: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reintroducing wolves into the UK; whether his Department has any plans to support the reintroduction of such animals;

17 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Driving under Influence: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) were convicted of, (b) received custodial sentences for and (c) received community orders for driving or attempting to drive with excess alcohol at each magistrates court in Lancashire and Cum

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Insulation: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department had with Preston City Council on the external cladding installed on the exterior of properties in the Fishwick, St Matthews and Town Centre wards u

13 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits enabling people with autism to qualify as Blue Badge holders.

13 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sugar: Soft Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date did each NHS trust in the North West sign up to NHS England's voluntary scheme to reduce the sale of sugar sweetened drinks in NHS canteens, shops and vending machines introduced in 20

13 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Disabled Students' Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of the £200 self-contribution for disabled students who are in receipt of disabled student allowances on (a) the take-up of the equipmen

13 Apr 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: North West

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed by HMRC at the Tax Credit Office in Preston as at 28 March 2018; and how many of those staff his Department (a) estimates will be employed at that Tax Credit Office by 1 January 2019 and

Source: official written-questions record.