Written questions
854 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 222138, which organisations are involved in the process of clearing home-owners' applications to the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism; h
2 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate his Department has made of numbers of applications to English universities in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 2017-18, (d) 2018-19 and (e) 2019-20; and what effect the d
2 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimates of university application numbers his Department used when making the decision to remove student number controls.
27 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to support the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism.
27 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
27 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism in fulfilling its objectives to (a) enable the government of Palestine to lead the reconstruction eff
26 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to tackle student grant overpayments by the Student Loans Company.
26 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of student grant over-payments by the Student Loans Company since 2010.
21 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport
Chief Scientific Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many months since 2010 the role of Chief Scientific Adviser for his Department has been vacant.
21 Jan 2015 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many roles were added to the Tier 2 shortage occupation list in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
21 Jan 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chief Scientific Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for how many months since 2010 the role of Chief Scientific Adviser for his Department has been vacant.
21 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Chief Scientific Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for how many months since 2010 the role of Chief Scientific Adviser for his Department has been vacant.
14 Jan 2015 · Department of Health
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request that Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, reply to the letter of 21 November 2014 from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill, on A&E services at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham.
19 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury
Patents
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential fiscal effect of the changes to the design of patent box as agreed at the recent G20 summit.
19 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury
Patents
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of the recent changes to the design of patent box as agreed at the recent G20 summit on inward research and development investment.
7 Nov 2014 · Cabinet Office
Crime: Birmingham
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the overall crime rate was for Birmingham East police area in each year from 2009-10.
7 Nov 2014 · Cabinet Office
Crime: Birmingham
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the crime rates for Birmingham East police area for (a) drug-related crime, (b) robbery, (c) burglary, (d) anti-social behaviour and (e) gang-related crime were in each year from 2009-10.
7 Nov 2014 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211249, what powers academy trusts have to pre-screen parent director candidates prior to election by parents; and what guidance her Department issues to ac
7 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the cost to the public purse is of abolishing the cap on student numbers in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17 and (d) 2017-18.
7 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the effect has been on public sector net debt of abolition of the cap on higher education student numbers announced in the Autumn Statement 2013.
5 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made in its plans for the sale of the student loan book.
5 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his most recent estimate is of the increase in student numbers as a result of the decision to abolish the cap on student numbers; and what his updated estimates of student numbers is
5 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department plans to publish updated student numbers as a result of the abolition of the cap on student numbers.
5 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how his Department plans to fund the abolition of the cap on student numbers in the absence of proceeds from the sale of the student loan book in the 2010-15 Parliament.
5 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contingency arrangements his Department has reached with HM Treasury on meeting the cost of the expansion of student numbers in the absence of proceeds from the sale of the student lo
4 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the effect on spending by his Department of abolition of the cap on higher education student numbers announced in the Autumn Statement 2013.
22 Oct 2014 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues on the circumstances in which directors of the board at academy trusts should be (a) elected and (b) selected; and what the process is in each case.
22 Oct 2014 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues on the circumstances in which trust members at academy trusts should be (a) elected and (b) selected; and what the process is in each case.
22 Oct 2014 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues on the circumstances in which parent governors at academy trusts should be (a) elected and (b) selected; and what the process is in each case.
21 Oct 2014 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in which academy trusts have directors of the board been (a) elected and (b) selected.
Source: official written-questions record.