To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they commissioned impact assessments of the failure of Carillion; and if so, at what stage.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government when they most recently agreed a contract with Carillion; what contracts have been agreed in the last 12 months; and what are the details of those contracts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the ability of NHS doctors to provide the most clinically appropriate treatment to patients is being constrained by rules imposed by the General Medical Council, which are interpret...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied minors seeking asylum have been successfully transferred to the UK in each month since the introduction of Dublin III in January 2013, and from which countries those transfers were made.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to prevent further deterioration of Southern Rail services.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance the operator of Southern Rail services is given on the safe passenger loading capacity for Sussex Coastal services.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to give guidance to the operator of Southern Rail services on ensuring passenger safety when short formation services are in use.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) GPs, and (2) GP practices, there were in Brighton and Hove in each year since 2010.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which other companies bid to become the main service provider of patient transport in Sussex, and why the decision was made to award the contract to Coperforma over other competitors.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of Coperforma’s management of patient transport in Sussex.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are guidelines in place outlining steps to be taken if main service providers of patient transport fail to deliver satisfactory services.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what, if any, variables are used to determine whether main service providers of patient transport are delivering satisfactory services.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what systems are in place to monitor main service providers' management of patient transport.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from bodies and organisations in support of fixed-term local authority tenancies.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact they expect fixed-term tenancies to have on (1) local authorities' ability to fulfil their housing obligations for homeless families, and (2) levels of homelessness.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation they have completed on the introduction of fixed-term local authority tenancies.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on community cohesion of the introduction of fixed-term local authority tenancies.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current average length of a local authority secure tenancy.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many fixed-term local authority tenancies will be granted annually.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated reduction in the number of local authority right-to-buy applications annually as a result of the introduction of fixed-term tenancies.