Written questions

543 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to paragraph 36 of the Competition and Markets Authority report on energy market investigation published on 10 March 2016, if her Department will prioritise customers with dumb pr

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the contribution of the Prime Minister on 17 October 2012, Official Report, column 316, what steps the Government has taken to bring forward legislative proposals to compel ene

14 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Natural Gas: Prices

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority report on energy market investigation published on 10 March 2016, what recent progress has been made on his Department's investigation into consumer benefits fr

14 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Natural Gas: Prices

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the results of his Department's investigation into benefits to consumers from falling gas prices.

9 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what timetable he has set for the consultation on reductions to nursing bursaries.

9 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will conduct an equality impact assessment on the removal of nursing bursaries.

26 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will undertake an urgent and comprehensive review into British arms export licences to Saudi Arabia.

26 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's timeline on its cycling and walking investment strategy, published in December 2015, what progress it has made on its obligation of being ready to announce its funding plans f

23 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2015 to Question 14463, what the timetable for the equality impact assessment referred to will be.

22 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Sunday Trading

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish as soon as possible a full analysis of responses to his Department's recent consultation on the deregulation of Sunday trading.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will work with insurers to ensure an accurate risk assessment is carried out on the threat to public health posed by toxins in flood water.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will review the National Adaption Plan in order to reflect the risk to public health from toxins in flood water.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to educate local flood resilience groups on the dangers of toxins in flood water.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that flood maps clearly show landfill sites to aid in the assessment of risk to public health in the event of flooding.

11 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of employment tribunal fees on the ability of individuals to bring forward discrimination claims.

11 Jan 2016 · Women and Equalities

Police: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on increasing the number of BME police officers.

11 Jan 2016 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on improving the quality of sex and relationship education in schools.

16 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Haiti: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of allegations of electoral fraud in the recent legislative and presidential elections in Haiti.

14 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Immigration Bill: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will publish its equality impact assessment of the Immigration Bill.

26 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tunisia: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the safety of British tourists in Tunisia.

26 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tunisia: Travel Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to review his Department's advice against all but essential travel to Tunisia.

16 Nov 2015 · Department for International Development

Syria: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to aid agencies and international partners to prepare Syrian refugee camps for winter.

5 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Taxis: Guide Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce new sentencing guidelines recommending strict penalties to assist magistrates in prosecuting caces under the Equality Act 2010 where a private hire or taxi driver has refused to provide trans

27 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual amount by which working families affected by changes to tax credits will be compensated by the increase in the level of the minimum wage.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he to promote the expansion of the turn-up-and-go scheme for disabled transport users throughout the rail network.

9 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to raise the issue of human rights during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2015.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sunday Trading

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect on small businesses of changing Sunday trading laws.

14 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of reducing the benefit cap on (a) homelessness and (b) temporary accommodation costs borne by local authorities.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for International Development

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support refugees from (a) Libya, (b) South Sudan, (c) Somalia, (d) Democratic Republic of Congo and (e) other countries.

11 Sep 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if her Department will take steps to ensure that households which use prepayment meters do not pay higher charges than households which do not use such meters.

Source: official written-questions record.