Written questions

1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the judiciary on the potential change in the number of litigants in person in personal injury claims as a result of the changes to personal injury law and procedures announced by

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on the personal injury portal of the changes to personal injury law and procedures announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement and Spending Review

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of his Department's staff are seconded to work in other countries.

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he made of the potential effect of changes to personal injury law and procedure announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, on the recoupment of NHS treatment cos

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on VAT receipts of changes to personal injury law and procedure announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 before making that announcement; and if he will

20 Jun 2016 · Home Office

Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's factsheet on the Investigatory Powers Bill, dated 30 October 2015, on what date and through what process the use of equipment interference was avowed for use by the

15 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Vandalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of replacement prison cell doors because of damage by prisoners in each of the last five years.

15 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish new guidance on assisting transgender people in prison.

14 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the case in the Court of Appeal (civil division) on appeal from High Court Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court between the Queen (on the application of Rights of Wome

14 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's survey on legal aid for domestic violence victims in private family law cases, what plans his Department has to launch a full consultation on that subject.

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

Cetaceans: Beaches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016 to Question 39933, how much funding has been allocated to anti-beaching initiatives; and which countries have been identified as containing beach

8 Jun 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cetaceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many whales, dolphins and other aquatic mammals have been beached on British shores in each of the last 10 years.

7 Jun 2016 · Home Office

Cybercrime: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her Saudi Arabian counterpart on the use of the advanced cyber-crime courses provided by the College of Policing to target pro-democracy activists in that country.

7 Jun 2016 · Home Office

Police: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) the College of Policing have travelled to Saudi Arabia to discuss the British police force training given to the Saudi Arabian police force in the last

7 Jun 2016 · Home Office

Administration of Justice: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which services have been sold for profit by (a) her Department and (b) the College of Policing to the Saudi criminal justice system in the last five years.

7 Jun 2016 · Home Office

College of Policing: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the College of Policing's relationship with Saudi Arabia.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38441, what additional resources have been allocated to the management of prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection in the last 24 months.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38441, what average rate people serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection have served over their tariff.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38441, what estimate he has made of the date by which all prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection whose tariffs have expired will be rel

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 37057, tabled on 18 May 2016.

6 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38441, what role he has asked the Chairman of the Parole Board, Professor Nick Hardwick, to undertake in relation to people serving sentences of imprisonment for

6 Jun 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the report, The Blood of People Who Don't Cooperate, published by Human Rights Watch in November 2015, if he will review his Department's policy of providing funding for

6 Jun 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendation in the report by Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, The Blood of People Who Don't Co-oper

3 Jun 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in Bahrain on the health risks to Zainab al-Khawaja and her child in detention; and if he will press for the release of Ms al-Khawaja an

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of people serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection after their prison tariff has expired.

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the size of the prison population in (a) 2020, (b) 2025, (c) 2030 and (d) 2050.

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of women in prison.

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his letter to the Chair of the Justice Committee, dated 19 May 2016, how much of the additional £10 million to deal with prison safety has been allocated to each prison.

25 May 2016 · Home Office

Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average conviction rate has been in England and Wales in each of the last three years; and what that rate has been where the offender is someone brought back to the UK under a European Arrest

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects his Department's Propriety and Ethics team's investigation into the activity of civil servants to report.

Source: official written-questions record.