Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Hedgehogs: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2018 to Question 134095 on Department for Transport: Hedgehogs, what steps he is taking as species champion for the native hedgehog to make hedgehogs

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

Hedgehogs: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to (a) designate hedgehogs as a protected species and (b) ensure that planning guidance takes into account the need to preserve hedgehog habitats.

29 Mar 2018 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Payroll Deduction Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2018 to Question 134106, on Department for International Development: Payroll Reduction Scheme, if she will assess the potential merits of enabling departmenta

28 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Christians against Poverty: Jobclubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to job clubs run by Christians Against Poverty; what the nature of that support is; and at which locations those job clubs are based.

27 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of flood risk in areas along the River Ribble and River Darwen as part of the Preston and South Ribble Flood Management Scheme; what funding has been made

27 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire Prevention: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Preston City Council on external cladding on buildings in Fishwick, Town Centre and St Matthews wards in Preston.

27 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of Crown Courts in England which have a copy of the Magistrates Courts' Sentencing Guidelines available in paper format.

23 Mar 2018 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Payroll Deduction Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether officials in his Department who are members of credit unions have the facility to make deposits through payroll deductions.

23 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Hedgehogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken by (a) his Department and (b) agencies of his Department to (i) protect and (ii) support hedgehogs since his appointment as a species champion for the native hedgehog.

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Poetry

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps were taken by his Department to mark World Poetry Day on 21 March 2018.

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle cyclists riding dangerously on (a) footpaths and (b) pavements.

20 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexually Transmitted Infections: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page nine of Tackling chlamydia: Local government’s new public health role, published by the Local Government Association in December 2014, what information his Department holds o

19 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role the NHS has nationally in assisting with the review of the Stoma Care National Clinical Guidelines.

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

Phytophthora Ramorum: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 131506 on Phytophthora Ramorum, how many Statutory Plant Health Notices were issued in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to fell infec

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

Tortoises: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions in the last three calendar years the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was notified of the sale of tortoises without correctly completed Article

14 Mar 2018 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Blackburn

To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2018 to Question 131116 on Churches: Blackburn, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of drafting contracts for church spir

8 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many independent serious incident reviews were (a) commissioned and (b) completed (c) not completed by NHS England in each month between May 2015 and June 2017; and what the reasons were for th

8 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of mental health training for Registered General Nurses working on (a) medical and (b) surgical wards with patients with with mental heal

7 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Phytophthora Ramorum

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to stop the spread of Phytophthoras in woodlands since May 2015; and if he will make a statement.

7 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what events ministers of his Department attended to mark Endometriosis Awareness Week between 3 and 11 March 2018.

7 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff are employed by the Prison Service to book family and solicitor visits for prisoners and people on remand in prisons; on how many occasions phone lines and internet facilities to make those booking

7 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollution Control: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to reduce pollution from sewage in the Ribble catchment as a result of the North West river basin district river basin management plan.

7 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollution Control: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken under the North West river basin district river basin management plan to implement further action to work with farmers to develop inclusive catchment farm gr

7 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fairtrade Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Fairtrade products are available from (a) vending machines and (b) canteens in his Department.

7 Mar 2018 · House of Commons Commission

House of Commons: Fairtrade Initiative

To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission has taken to stock (a) fair trade wines and (b) other fair trade products.

6 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beetles: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the extinction of the (a) stictoleptura erythroptera and (b) iphthiminus italicus species of beetles; and if he will make a statement.

6 Mar 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has plans to fund the manufacture and provision of period pants in developing countries; and if she will make a statement.

6 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Leisure: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to regulate trampoline parks; and if she will make a statement.

6 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has funded the development of tests for finding TB infection in badger faeces since 2015.

6 Mar 2018 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Blackburn

To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Diocese of Blackburn has made of the potential merits of using its church spires for relaying Wi-Fi, broadband or other signals; and which churches in tha

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