Written questions

543 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Apr 2017 · Department for International Development

Iraq: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to make British medical aid available to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

13 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury

Budget March 2017

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the analysis carried out by the Women's Budget Group and Runnymede Trust on the Spring Budget 2017, published in March 2017, that Asian women

7 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Deportation: Jamaica

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Jamaican nationals are scheduled to be deported to Jamaica on the chartered deportation flight on 8 March 2017.

24 Jan 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to reduce the difference in cost paid for energy between customers with prepayment meters and other energy customers.

23 Jan 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require energy companies to give the lowest tariff to their customers.

15 Dec 2016 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, what sanctions will be applied to employers for non-compliance with the new reporting requirements.

15 Dec 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Channel Four Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will issue a Written Statement outlining how each of the four accepted candidates recently appointed for the Channel 4 board met the appointment criteria as set out by Ofcom for those boar

14 Dec 2016 · HM Treasury

Women: Income

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy and implications of the analysis published by the Women's Budget Group and Runnymede Trust on 28 November 2016 on the effect of the Government's fiscal policy between 201

14 Dec 2016 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether an equality impact assessment has been carried out on planned reductions in funding of the Equality and Human Rights Commission up to 2020.

14 Dec 2016 · HM Treasury

Personal Income

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a formal response to the analysis published by the Women's Budget Group and Runnymede Trust on 28 November 2016 of the effect of the Government's fiscal policy on Black and Asian families.

14 Dec 2016 · HM Treasury

Women: Income

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy and implications of the analysis published by the Women's Budget Group and Runnymede Trust on 28 November 2016 on the effect of tax and benefit changes and changes in pub

14 Dec 2016 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Staff

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what estimate the Government Equalities Office has made of the number of jobs in the Equality and Human Rights Commission that will be lost as a result of changes to that body's funding up to 2020.

14 Dec 2016 · HM Treasury

Women: Income

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy and implications of the analysis published by the Women's Budget Group and Runnymede Trust on 28 November 2016 on the cumulative effect on Asian women from the lowest inc

14 Dec 2016 · HM Treasury

Personal Income

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy and implications of the analysis published by the Women's Budget Group and Runnymede Trust on 28 November 2016 on the effect of changes to taxes and benefits between 2010

13 Dec 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for imprisonment for public protection whose tariffs had expired were refused parole in each of the last five years.

13 Dec 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for imprisonment for public protection have completed the tariff period set by their original sentence.

29 Nov 2016 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what procurement policies are in place when issuing government contracts.

25 Nov 2016 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will undertake a detailed analysis of (a) the pay gap between women of African, Caribbean, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and women of other backgrounds and (b) what steps can be taken

25 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury

Equality

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the equality impact analysis published on 25 November 2016 by the Women's Budget Group and the Runnymeade Trust on the effect of the Autumn Statem

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress has been made on introducing a cap on the cost of energy supplied through prepayment meters.

11 Nov 2016 · Women and Equalities

Public Sector: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2016 to Question 49845, if she will provide a draft copy of the Public Sector Equality Duty guidance to the hon. Member for Brent Central in advance of its wider publicatio

11 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 51088, on Employment Tribunals Service: fees and charges, how much time her Department has allocated to full and careful consideration of the relevant evidenc

11 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 51088, on employment Tribunals Service: fees and charges, when Ministers of her Department were first provided with a draft copy of the review.

11 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Home Office: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 50980, on Home Office: equality, how her Department records the information to ensure compliance with its obligations under the Public Sector Equa

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

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many equality impact assessments his Department carried out in 2016; and how many such assessments the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills carried out in each year

31 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2016 to Question 49615, on Employment Tribunals Service: fees and charges, if she will provide further information on the progress made by the review; and how her Department d

31 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Home Office: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many equality impact assessments her Department carried out in each year between 2010 and 2016.

28 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Government Departments: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2016 to Question 48637, how the Government Equalities Office ensures compliance with its obligations under Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 relating to the public sector

24 Oct 2016 · Women and Equalities

Public Sector: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2016 to Question 48607, on equality impact assessments, if her Department will publish the Public Sector Equality Duty guidance circulated across Whitehall.

20 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 19 January 2016 to Question 21876, what progress her Department has made on its review of the effect of the introduction of tribunal fees; and if she will issue a fixed date for th

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