Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Babies: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which diseases the NHS screens by using the neonatal heel prick test for newborn babies.

14 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which health trusts in England provide breast cancer patients with a clinical nurse specialist.

14 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Babies: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on neonatal heel prick tests in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.

14 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sri Lanka

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects of the religious conversion bill in Sri Lanka on the situation of religious minorities in that country.

14 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve the lives of Christian people in Afghanistan who face difficulties as a result of publicly practising their faith.

14 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have faced a court martial since 2010; and how many of those were serving in active combat roles at the time.

14 Jul 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what facilities there are in buildings owned by his Department for employees of each religious faith to pray.

14 Jul 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government: Ramadan

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Iftari events he is attending during Ramadan.

14 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Burial

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new burial plots have been provided by each local authority in England in each of the last five years; how many burials have been carried out by each local authority in each of the last five years; and h

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants telephoned 0843 515 8650 in the first quarter of 2014; what the average cost of such calls has been to claimants; and what the average length of each

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for employment and support allowance submitted by people in Preston in 2013 have yet to be determined.

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payments submitted by people in Preston in 2013 have yet to be determined.

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue has been raised by his Department from employment and support allowance claimants telephoning 0843 515 8650 in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Preston are in arrears to the Child Support Agency.

25 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Independence Payment: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many refused claims for personal independence payment for people residing in the Preston constituency have been (a) appealed and (b) successfully appealed to date.

25 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Racially Aggravated Offences: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for each type of racially-aggravated offence under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 were prosecuted at each magistrates' and crown court in Lancashire in 2013.

25 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted for providing courts with false information on means forms in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.

25 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims for compensation have been submitted by residents of Preston constituency to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority that have not yet been resolved.

25 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Unpaid Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to credit check people with unpaid court fines.

25 Jun 2014 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many call-outs police in Preston attended in response to domestic violence in 2013.

25 Jun 2014 · Department of Health

NHS: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS health trusts have (a) recruited and (b) advertised for staff outside the UK since 1 January 2013.

25 Jun 2014 · Department of Health

Whyndyke Farm

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what amount has been spent on building the psychiatric facility at Whyndyke Farm to date; and when that facility will become fully operational.

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Education

Schools: Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has given education authorities, free schools and academies on maternity pay for staff transferring schools during pregnancy.

25 Jun 2014 · Home Office

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many establishments deregistered for the purposes of carrying out marriages in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Employment Savings Trust Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much is paid out in tax relief each month for savers within the National Employment Savings Trust; and what the average amount paid out in tax relief has been to a scheme member in each month.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that reminders should be sent by text or other telephonic means informing people of the date, time and location of their upcoming work capability assessments.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid in consolatory payments for claimants in (a) Preston and (b) the rest of the UK in each of the last three years.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobcentres (a) do and (b) do not have wifi access for jobseekers to use.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on external legal advice in each of the last three years.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Employment Savings Trust Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are enrolled in National Employment Savings Trust (NEST); how many such people enrolled in NEST are making additional payments by direct debit each month; and what the average additional

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