Written questions

305 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Inflation: Housing

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reflect house prices in the calculation of inflation.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent meetings he has had with representatives from (a) Iceland, Liechtenstein, (c) Norway and (d) Switzerland on the UK leaving the EU.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: European Free Trade Association

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent meetings he has had with representatives from (a) Iceland, (b) Liechtenstein, (c) Norway and (d) Switzerland on trade with EFTA countries.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent meetings he has had with Ministers of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on rural superfast broadband.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials employed by the Child Maintenance Service are responsible for (a) identifying and (b) supporting victims of (i) domestic and (ii) financial abuse.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have opted out of workplace pensions in each month since the inception of that scheme.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

London Airports: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department met representatives of (i) George Best Airport and (ii) the Northern Ireland Assembly to discuss the potential effect on jobs in Northern Ireland

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings have been held by (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) on the investigation by the RAIB into train driver fatigue.

12 Oct 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Brexit: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent meetings he has had with Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive on the UK's exit from the EU.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: EU External Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent meetings she has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Department for International Trade on the effect on developing countries of EU food tariffs.

12 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent meetings he has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Department for Communities and Local Government on multipurpose hubs for community health and wellbeing in (i) England, (ii) Wiltshire an

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigmeat: MRSA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates Ministers and officials in her Department met with (a) representatives from the British pork industry and (b) her EU counterparts to discuss the MRSA superbug strain.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value is of outstanding student loan debts owed by graduates who have moved overseas since 2006.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) companies and (b) organisations currently hold strategic export control licences.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Community Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the announcement by the then Prime Minister of 20 July 2015, when he expects the Cohesive Communities Programme to be launched.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Community Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects the review by Dame Louise Casey into opportunity and integration in isolated communities to be published.

8 Jun 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Historic Buildings: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that landmarks in the stewardship of English Heritage fly the Union flag in place of the organisation's house flag.

26 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Honours

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria are used for decisions on the (a) removal and (b) denial of UK honours.

26 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria are used to decide whether people are fit and proper persons to engage with Government as directors of companies or not-for-profit ventures.

26 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Iraq Committee of Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what provision will be made for helping veterans and their families who may be affected by the publication of the Chilcot Report.

26 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Iraq Committee of Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what format the Government's response to the Chilcot Report will be made public.

26 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Iraq Committee of Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) structure and (b) timetable has been established for the Government's consideration of the Chilcot Report.

2 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Monuments: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons English Heritage flies its own house flag over national monuments in its custody in preference to the Union Flag.

2 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Monuments: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will request that English Heritage flies the Union Flag over national monuments in its custody in place of its own house flag on each day of the week.

2 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Monuments: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he made of the flag flying policies adopted by other European states in respect of national monuments in developing his policy on that matter.

23 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Pensions: Lump Sum Payments

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have withdrawn more than the 25 per cent tax-free allowance from their pension fund as a lump sum since 2014.

23 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the provision of free Wi-Fi connections on board all (a) Network Rail and (b) Transport for London carriages.

23 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: South of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential of Westbury to become the north-south/east-west rail hub for the central south of England.

23 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what metrics she uses in monitoring human rights abuse (a) by governments and (b) in countries in receipt of UK aid.

23 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Custodial Treatment: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were imprisoned for non-violent drug offences in each year since 2005.

Source: official written-questions record.