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Written questions

Mr Alistair Carmichael

565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the recommendations of the legal working group set up to consider the application of the national minimum wage to seafarers.

9 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

USA: Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken a review of intelligence cooperation with the United States as a result of the appointment of Gina Haspel as the Director of the US Central Intellige

16 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many officials in his and the predecessor Department worked on the Government’s national minimum wage application and enforcement policies in each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18

25 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

European Reference Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to promote continued UK co-operation and collaboration with (a) EUROCAN and (b) other European Reference Networks.

22 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

European Reference Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has developed to continue the UK’s participation in the European Reference Networks after the UK leaves the EU.

19 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Security Guards: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long his Department has taken on average to process Security Industry Authority applications for people in Orkney and Shetland constituency in each of the last three years.

19 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Security Guards: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets his Department sets for the length of time it takes to process a Security Industry Authority application; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of appeals against the DVLA for decisions relating to (a) penalty points and (b) driving licence (i) suspensions and (ii) revocations were upheld in the last calendar year.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of appeals to the Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel against decisions of the Rural Payments Agency were upheld in the last calendar year.

18 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Income Tax: Appeals

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of appeals against HMRC decisions on (a) pay as you earn and (b) income tax were upheld in the last calendar year.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of appeals against work capability assessments were upheld in the last calendar year.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households have been connected to the gas grid under the fuel poor network extension scheme since 1 April 2014.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in fuel poverty have had their homes upgraded since January 2015 to band (a) C, (b) D and (c) E for energy efficiency.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in fuel poverty have a home that is rated (a) band C, (b) band D, (c) band E and (d) lower than band E for energy efficiency.

18 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of households in fuel poverty have (a) no connection to the gas grid, (b) at least one prepayment meter installed and (c) electric central heating.

1 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether geography is a criterion for eligibility for a Motability vehicle under personal independence payments.

1 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Orthopaedics

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for personal independence payment from people with lower limb amputations were subject to a mandatory reconsideration.

1 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Orthopaedics

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with lower limb amputations received a lower level of financial support under personal independence payment than under disability living allowance.

1 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people that were eligible for a Motability vehicle under disability living allowance have been classified as not eligible under personal independence payment.

1 Jun 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Beverage Containers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government will make it its policy to ban the use of single-use plastic coffee cups in Government buildings.

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether financial assistance was given by the Government to Sir Mark Allen and the right hon. Jack Straw in relation to the conduct of their defences in the Belhaj case.

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the legal fees incurred by the Government were in the Belhaj rendition case from (a) the initiation of the claim until the commencement of legal proceedings and (b) the commencement

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who initiated the resolution referred to in his oral statement of 10 May 2018, on Belhaj and Boudchar: Litigation Update, Official Report, column 936.

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date the resolution process referred to in his oral statement of 10 May 2018, Official Report, column 936, began.

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the written defences presented by the Government in the cases of both the al Saadi family and Abdul Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar.

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs agreed to meet the legal expenses incurred by the al Saadi Family and Abde??l Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar.

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what legal costs the public purse incurred as a result of the the Belhaj and al Saadi cases.

1 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Rendition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was paid from the public purse to the al Saadi family in compensation for rendition and torture.

1 Jun 2018 · Northern Ireland Office

Emergency Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether the Government holds information on the number of times the (a) Police Service of Northern Ireland, (b) Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and (b) Northern Ireland Ambulance Service have cr

17 May 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) start up and (b) running costs of the proposed independent environmental watchdog to be established after the UK leaves the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.