Written questions
1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Eligibility
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the five options set out in pages nine to 12 of his Department's Consultation on aids and appliances and the daily living component of Personal Independence Payments, Cm 9171, what est
15 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Ribble
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to make funding available for remedial work on the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, east of Miller Park; and when that remedial work is planned to t
15 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Ribble
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to make funding available for remedial work on the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, west of Miller Park; and when that remedial work is planned to t
13 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many letters his Department received from hon. Members and Peers in each month in 2015; and how many such letters received a substantive response within 10 working days.
13 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to improve the time to respond to correspondence from hon. Members and Peers since the tabling of the statement on 3 June 2015, Handling Members' Correspondence in
13 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Preston dated 7 October 2015 on rents for supported housing schemes run by housing associations and local authorities.
13 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had supporting documents confirming identity and finances lost by the Tax Credit Office in each month in 2015; and how much was paid in compensation to people affected by such a loss.
12 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Flood Control: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to update planning guidance on using money from Section 106 agreements to fund flood prevention projects.
12 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Preston
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timescales the Tax Credit Office in Preston has in place to respond to representations made by hon. Members by (a) telephone, (b) email and (c) letter; and how this Office performed against these timescales in t
8 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Lancaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set up a flood partnership group for Lancaster, chaired by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with membership from local aut
8 Jan 2016 · Church Commissioners
Floods: Blackburn
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps Anglican congregations within the Diocese of Blackburn have taken to help people affected by flooding that took place over Christmas 2015.
8 Jan 2016 · Church Commissioners
Floods: Blackburn
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which Anglican churches within the Diocese of Blackburn were damaged by flooding in December 2015; and what the extent of damage to each such church was.
7 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men born in November 1954 resident in Preston parliamentary constituency have been notified of changes in the age at which they will receive the State Pension; and on what date his Department c
7 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings and communication Ministers and senior civil servants have had with Ruimte voor de Rivier regarding long-term flood prevention since June 2010.
7 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Floods: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many £500 grants were provided to help households affected by flooding in each district and unitary authority in Lancashire between 5 December 2015 and 7 January 2016; and how much fu
6 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in Preston constituency who were born in November 1954 have been notified of changes in the age at which they will receive the state pension; and when his Department notified each such pe
5 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all GPs have received training on autism in order to ensure that referrals for diagnosis are made appropriately.
5 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England on potential Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set indicators on autism.
5 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that NHS England's response to the Mental Health Taskforce includes securing access to timely autism diagnoses.
10 Dec 2015 · Home Office
Home Office: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's target is for time taken to respond to letters and emails from hon. Members; what the average time taken by her Department to respond to such letters and emails is; and how many
10 Dec 2015 · Department of Health
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust received for treating people from outside the EU in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014.
10 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's target is for time taken to respond to letters and emails from hon. Members; what the average time taken by his Department to respond to such letters and emails is;
10 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's target is for time taken to respond to letters and emails from hon. Members; what the average time taken by his Department to respond to such letters and emails is;
9 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2015 to Question 18492, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance in magistrates' and crown courts with the procedures set out in that Answer for seeking confirma
9 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury
Gun Sports: Taxation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress HM Revenue and Customs has made in recovering VAT and business rates from the shooting industry in the last five years.
8 Dec 2015 · Cabinet Office
Elections: Fraud
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to respond to the Electoral Commission's report, Electoral Fraud in the UK, published in January 2014.
8 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Judaism: Festivals and Special Occasions
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which Ministers of his Department attended events to celebrate Chanukah in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
8 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government: Festivals and Special Occasions
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Ministers of his Department attended events to celebrate Chanukah in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
8 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury
VAT: Cemeteries
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to obtain a reduction or removal of VAT on children's headstones and planters in cemeteries; and if he will donate the proceeds of such VAT to charities aiding parents and other family members of ch
3 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been made redundant by HM Courts and Tribunals Service since 31 May 2014; and what the cost to the public purse of such redundancies has been.
Source: official written-questions record.