Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received in the last 12 months on low turnouts in certain previous elections for Mayors.

22 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Public Sector Debt

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether public sector net debt is forecast to fall in the next financial year.

22 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who did not meet the 31 January 2016 deadline for submitting tax returns.

22 Feb 2016 · Cabinet Office

Average Earnings

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in employment earn (a) the national minimum wage rate which will apply from 1 April 2016 and (b) between that rate and one per cent above that rate.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will begin receiving the new state pension in April 2016.

10 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Boko Haram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his Nigerian counterpart international assistance that can be provided to that country to tackle Boko Haram during 2016.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: Electronic Publishing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on working with the EU Commission on extending the Public Lending Right to e-lending in local libraries.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Space Technology: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the total public expenditure on the UK space industry over the course of this Parliament.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who are in receipt of benefits he estimates will be in full-time work after the roll-out of universal credit.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of cars he estimates will be electric in the UK in 2020.

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the re-offending rate was for (a) men and (b) women who left prison in each year since 2010.

9 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to measure the effectiveness of his Department's work to tackle obesity.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the amount of wind energy that will be generated in each of the next five years.

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Battle of the Somme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the armed forces have to commemorate the Battle of the Somme.

9 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Pensions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to assist middle-income families with their pension planning.

8 Feb 2016 · Prime Minister

Peers

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will review how effectively smaller political parties are represented in the House of Lords so as to inform the next recommendations he plans to make for appointments to that House.

8 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what change there was in the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees of HM Revenue and Customs in Northern Ireland between 2010 and 2015.

8 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Personal Savings

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of combining the ISA and personal pension systems.

8 Feb 2016 · Cabinet Office

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many insurance claims have been lodged as a result of accidents occurring during participation in the National Citizen Service since the establishment of that scheme.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to support unemployed young people under 25 whose income will be affected by the planned changes to universal credit from April 2017.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy Supply: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of steps taken by energy suppliers to ensure customers with severe medical conditions are aware of the assistance available through the Pr

3 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the UK military action in Syria in the last 12 months.

3 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the harmony guidelines on periods of time away for service personnel.

3 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HM Revenue and Customs has to take into account the effect of downtime of the HSBC online banking system during January 2015 when issuing penalties for late self-assessment tax returns.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Polio

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid will be spent on the Global Polio Eradication Initiative by 2020.

2 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss freedom of religion with his Iranian counterpart.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will raise with the UN the need for all member states to endorse the international campaign against female genital mutilation.

1 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Troubled Families Programme: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the success rates of the troubled families programme in reducing re-offending among young adults.

1 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer: Clinical Reference Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions the Breast Cancer Clinical Reference Group has had with organisations in the devolved administrations on the sharing of best practice.

1 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of alterations and refits to the six naval Type 45 destroyers to ensure they are fit for purpose.

Source: official written-questions record.