Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education when she plans to confirm the level of extra funding for 2015-16 that will be allocated as a consequence of her consultation on fairer school funding earlier in 2014.
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 112W, on Schools: Asbestos, what system is in place to inspect schools under (a) local authority control and (b) outside local authority control, to assess their standard of asbestos management.
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 295W, on cycling: children, what criteria his Department uses to measure whether a mode of transport is safe and secure.
Annette Brooke: I congratulate the Government, because this is a really important step towards devolution and local decision making. I particularly welcome the contribution to Dorset, which will enable it to build on its already great strengths with its mixed economy. Should any partnerships anywhere in the country run into obstacles in making proposed investments in a timely fashion, will the Department be...
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 126W, on gas masks, what progress he has made on preventing the continued on-line sale of Second World War gas masks containing asbestos.
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to monitor the standards of asbestos management in schools (a) under and (b) outside of local authority control.
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to prevent the postage by retailers of Second World War gas masks containing asbestos.
Annette Brooke: Julia’s House, a wonderful children’s hospice in my constituency, is currently carrying out research with Bournemouth university into the impact of short breaks on family relationships. Will the Prime Minister give higher priority to the funding of short breaks as an invest-to-save measure?
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to make consumer policies for energy more accessible to park home residents.
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps he has taken to reduce risks to the environment posed by the release of helium balloons.
Annette Brooke: We are in the third year of phonics tests for six-year-olds, and I understand that the tests have shown an improvement in decoding skills. What action will the Minister take to ensure that we are stimulating the enjoyment of reading?
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Demos report, Behind the Screen, to increase uptake of cervical screening; (2) what assessment he has made of the conclusions of the Demos report, Behind the Screen on (a) the decline in screening rates for all age groups and (b) the costs to both the NHS and individual...
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will issue guidance on the safe use of bicycle trailers to provide a minimum level of safety for children being towed by bicycles on the roads.
Annette Brooke: It is a great honour and privilege for me personally, and for my constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole and for the Liberal Democrats, to second the Loyal Address today, and indeed to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Penny Mordaunt). That was really some warm-up act—no pressure on me! She has certainly made a great impact, if not a big “Splash!”, in her first...
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with ME or chronic fatigue syndrome and their healthcare professionals are (a) helped to access appropriate support and (b) given the correct out of work support; (2) what support is in place to help people with ME or chronic fatigue syndrome who are well enough to consider a...
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to ensure that specialist training on (a) ME or chronic fatigue syndrome and (b) other fluctuating conditions is given to healthcare professionals assessing claimants for the personal independence payment.
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress he has made towards achieving his Department's aim of processing 97 per cent of assessments for personal independence payments within 30 days.
Annette Brooke: How big a contribution is the Government’s universal free school meal policy expected to make to social mobility?