Wednesday, 14 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much extra money his Department has made available for the establishment of the Market Surveillance Unit in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail has with local authorities ahead of major rail maintenance work in the areas covered by those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedures his Department has agreed with Network Rail on the avoidance of major weekend rail maintenance works on lines serving locations where...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) public and (b) Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) consultations will be held on potential visually appropriate designs for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual maintenance cost was of the Severn Bridges in the last year for which statistics are available; and how many toll paying vehicles in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation decisions were made against non-EEA nationals from July 2012 to July 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many section 94B decisions were made against non-EEA nationals from July 2014 to July 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many appeals lodged in cases where section 94B decisions were made for non-EEA nationals were allowed by the Tribunal from July 2014 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal firearms have been seized in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 4.9 of the Government's Northern Powerhouse Strategy, published in November 2016, from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many unpaid internships there are in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what safeguards his Department has to ensure that rules on mergers and acquisitions do not damage foreign direct investment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2016 to Question 44312, what the total sum of arrears was that was recovered by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support business growth in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that the Groceries Adjudicator can take evidence of alleged breaches of the supermarket...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what main policy areas will be covered by his Department's forthcoming Emissions Reduction Plan; and when his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 20 of the Northern Powerhouse Strategy, what the planned (a) locations and (b) delivery dates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on developing a public register of UK property ownership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department monitors the effect on existing commercial innovation facilities after an award of public funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the evidential basis is for the Pubs Code Adjudicator's statement on the ITV documentary, The Great British Pub...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many unpaid internships there are in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department ensures that aid finance is predictable and reliable for recipient countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many unpaid internships there are in her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations her Department is working with to end modern day slavery.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on anti-human trafficking programmes in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the number of refugees who have left Syria since conflict in that country began; how many such refugees...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support Yazidis, Christians and other vulnerable minorities in Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the availability within Yemen of diesel oil for the (a) generation of electricity and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Yemenis who are at risk of malnutrition; and what proportion of those people...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what changes her Department plans to make to the list of priority countries as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to open any new country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to exit or transition from any country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the agreement between her Department and the Home Office on the sharing of data from the national pupil database.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer written Questions 52771, 52770 and 52769, tabled on 14 November 2016 by the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 54622, tabled on 23 November 2016 by the hon. Member for Dudley North.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission report, Religion or belief - is the law working, published in December 2016, if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of (a) Russell Group graduates and (b) graduates with a first class degree working in primary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unpaid internships there are in her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to measure the effect of the new Primary PE and Sport Premium on children's activity levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce guidelines on nutritional standards for packed lunches in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department offers to schools making applications to the Regional Academies Growth Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many child contact centres operated in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of PE and Sports Premium funding on participation in competitive sport; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many state schools offered History of Art A-level in academic year 2015-16; how many such schools were comprehensive schools; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to protect state maintained schools in Bristol West from the effect on their budgets of rising (a) staff and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to identify further actions the Government will take to ensure all children and young people have access to Sex and Relationships Education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of (a) Russell Group graduates and (b) graduates with a first class degree working in (i) secondary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on evaluation studies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Prison Reform Trust briefing, Prison: the facts, Summer 2016, what assessment the Government has made of the rate of self-harm...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid internships there are in her Department.
To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings she has held with ministerial colleagues on the options for the future of Channel 4 since her appointment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Government has spent on (a) Tech City and (b) Tech North to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 December 2016 to Questions 55206 and 55161, for what reasons the advisers were named in only one of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made by National Trust and National Parks England in providing proposals to her Department that outline better...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with non-governmental organisations on children's access to pornographic material.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of farm-related deaths from (a) slurry, (b) machinery, (c) disease and (d) collapsing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2016 to Question 55467, if he will make it his policy that carers who are in school and college and do...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Garston and Halewood constituency have had mobility components stopped which enable access to the Motability Scheme in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the National Audit Office's report, Benefit sanctions, published on 30 November 2016, what plans he has to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on evaluation studies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have used the services of jobcentre offices in each of the last five years in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Dundee, (c) Edinburgh, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2016 to Question 56075, on pre-school education, how much funding his Department provided to the Early...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the Single Service Regulations Office report on wage inflation to be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airprox incidents there have been by (a) category and (b) location in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department learned of the disappearance of HMS (a) Exeter, (b) Encounter and (c) Electra.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of recruits enlisting into the Army (a) under and (b) over the age of 18 were enlisted into (i) the infantry and (ii) any...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capabilities of the new Russian, T-14, Armata main battle tank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains the Government's policy to restrict army applicants aged under 16 years and six months from enlisting for frontline combat and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will examine the effect of the revaluation of business rates for self-owned rooftop solar power on the solar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on enabling local authorities to retain 100 per cent of business rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hours of learning were provided on average to people undertaking lessons in English as a second language as a result...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2016 to Question 50216, when he plans to provide a full reply to that Question.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on planned jobcentre closures in Glasgow.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to use the revenue raised from the soft drinks industry levy to fund oral health improvement programmes for children.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to modernise the process of electoral registration.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve public and business awareness of cyber security.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate civil service support for new government departments.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the One Public Estate programme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to report on the inquiry into the leak of the Prime Minister's Resignation Honours list.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 55030, on health services and social services, if he will publish the findings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the average number of hours worked by civil servants in his Department since it was created; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many unpaid internships there are in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations his Department has received from the transition team of President-elect Donald Trump on future trade relations between...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the average number of hours worked by civil servants in his Department since it was created; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many employees in his Department have opted out of the EU working time directive; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of future levels of fish stocks in the North Sea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to produce an occupational health strategy for the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to produce a strategy for healthy living for the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the ambit of the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill 2016 was changed to include medical supplies other than pharmaceuticals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and which hospitals inspected by the Care Quality Commission in 2015-16 did not meet the requirements set out in Regulation 14 of the Health and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the public purse per day is of agency staff employed through (a) NHS Professionals Ltd. and (b) the private sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to (a) better diagnose and (b) reduce the incidence of sepsis in hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with clinical bodies on the potential connection between levels of alcohol consumption and prostate cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the implications for his Department's policies are of the relative increase in the number of people dying as a result of dementia as opposed to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the forecast net profit of NHS Professionals Ltd in each of the next three financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS paediatric bed availability.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the rate of NHS-specific inflation in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the factors that limit children's access to NHS dental services; whether those factors differ in different...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current position of NICE is on the funding of energy psychology as a psychological treatment available through the NHS; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of energy psychology; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed independent research on the efficacy of energy psychology; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 51861, what the current GP to patient ratio is in England; how many more patients he estimates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of inactivity on children's academic performance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to introduce the gold-standard framework, developed by Dr Keri Thomas, for detecting group B streptococcus infection.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase psychology support for adults with muscle-wasting conditions in south Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase specialist neuromuscular consultant support for children; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the timetable for availability of molecular PIM1 on the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of regulation of the cosmetics industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS has made an assessment of the potential effect of spinal tap on increasing the mobility of wheelchair-bound patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to commission the next Infant Feeding Survey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding Health Education England has received in each year since 2012; and how much has been allocated for 2020-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts employed the maximum possible number of nursing agency staff within the spending limits set for 2015-16; and how many have done so to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to fund and run national awareness campaigns on cervical cancer prevention.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on recruitment for the new paediatric neuromuscular consultant post to be based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the findings of the Care Quality Commission in its quality reports on the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, published in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the autism referral to treatment pathway announced in the Five Year Forward View on Mental Health is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes in social care budgets on the length of time that older people spend in hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the morale of the NHS workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the changes in the cost of funded nursing care on the budgets of community care groups.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the flooding and railway closures in 2012 and 2016, when they expect the improvements to the River Exe, upstream of Exeter, to be completed.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what meetings and discussions they have had with Police Scotland regarding the transition of British Transport Police officers in Scotland to Police...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement on 28 November that they intend to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement, whether the UK, once a signatory to the agreement,...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to fulfil their legal obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration to monitor and speak out for basic freedoms and the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of basic freedoms, the rule of law and democracy in Hong Kong.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2321, whether any UK organisations or nationals engage in scientific and technical co-operation...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement on 7 October that they intend to remove the 15-year rule on British citizens living overseas voting in parliamentary elections,...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many magistrates have resigned this year; and why this figure has not previously been disclosed.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by the Justice Secretary on 3 November that 2,500 additional prison officers are to be recruited to address issues including...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 22 November (HL3029), where in the Cabinet Manual criteria or guidance are given about how the Lord...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the duty in the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments, what assessment they have made of the benefits to hearing and visually...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual cost of maintaining the redundant HM Prison Reading; and what are their plans for its future use or sale to an appropriate buyer.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde of 23 November (HL3177), whether they plan to conduct a second review of the Public Services (Social...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in reducing the universal credit decision backlog referred to in paragraph 2.27 of the NAO report Benefit Sanctions, and what...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average time taken to make a decision on (1) all universal credit claims, and (2) UK claims relating to individuals who have been granted leave...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect the lack of clarity on the replacement of the Type 23 frigates has had on recruitment to the Royal Navy.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many defence procurement projects have overrun their original budgets over the last three years; at what cost; and who has been responsible for meeting...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much welcoming each unaccompanied child refugee will cost the UK.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial contribution of overseas students to the UK economy.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have received on whether the European Court of Justice has any jurisdiction over the manner and timing of the triggering of the use of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Prime Minister on 30 November (HC Deb, col 1518) that there would be two years of negotiations on the UK exiting the EU,...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following notice to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, they intend to continue to implement new EU Directives.
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