Written questions

1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to help more homeless people rent privately.

17 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of Bahrain on the imprisonment of Zainab Al Khawaja; and whether he plans to make representations to press for Zainab Al Kha

17 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have reported being tortured since the start of his Department's technical assistance programme in Bahrain.

16 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Bail

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that defendants do not break bail conditions due to contact with people that those conditions do not allow when travelling to court.

16 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effect on cost and (b) security implications for (i) court staff and (ii) witnesses of using alternative civic buildings for video links or court hearings.

16 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that members of HM Courts and Tribunals Service staff with protected characteristics will not be required to end their employment due to the closure of the court at w

16 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that victims and witnesses are not subject to increased fear of intimidation from alleged perpetrators when travelling to court.

16 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) female HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) staff that work part-time and (b) other HCMTS staff with caring responsibilities will not be negatively affect

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

HMP/YOI Feltham: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2016 to Question 28130, on Feltham Young Offenders Institution: education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the average weekly hours of education and PE to the

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the changes to personal injury law and procedure announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement on the proportion of cases taken up by (a) claims management companie

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts with his Department MTCNovo are currently (a) bidding for and (b) have successfully bid for; and what role TDPi consultancy play in awarding those contracts.

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of his Department's officials who have left his Department in the last three years now work in (a) TDPi and (b) other consultancy firms.

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Intellectual Property: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on the use of its intellectual property in the private sector.

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Just Solutions International

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he issued to his officials who worked on Just Solutions International on their role in the private sector after the winding up of that company.

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Just Solutions International

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the terms of reference are for the inquiry investigating allegations concerning former civil servants announced on 14 March 2016; who is leading that inquiry; and what the timetable is for that inquiry to re

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Just Solutions International

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the article of 13 March 2016 in the Mail on Sunday, when each civil servant referred to in that article left his Department; and what their positions were in Just Solutions International.

15 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Immigration Officers: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 96 of the Investigatory Powers Bill, whether Immigration Officers carried out equipment interference before 1 March 2016.

15 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the reported planned execution of Ali al-Nimr, Dawood al-Marhoon and Abdullah al-Zaher in that country.

15 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Personal Injury: Compensation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the potential effect of the changes to personal injury law and procedure on levels of employment in the legal sector before making his announcement of such changes in the Autumn Statement;

14 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Just Solutions International

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether recent representations have been made to his Department about the extent to which former employees of Just Solutions International (JSI) followed proper procedures in accepting employment in the private s

14 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings: Witnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many witnesses have been cross-examined in a family court by the alleged perpetrator of abuse against them who is acting as litigant in person in each of the last three years.

14 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

United Arab Emirates: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on alleged mistreatment and torture of British citizens in detention in the United Arab Emirates since 2011.

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Egypt: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on treasuring commercial flights to Sharm el Sheikh.

14 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

David Haigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the government of the United Arab Emirates on the continued imprisonment of David Haigh.

4 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Statement of 22 February 2016, Official Report, column 23, on the European Council, when the reforms secured by the Prime Minister will become legally bin

4 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average amount of time a prisoner spends on education or work-related activities at each (a) young offender institution and (b) secure training centre.

4 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the steps that would be needed to give effect to the legal agreement signed by the EU member states based on the revised terms of EU membership

4 Mar 2016 · Home Office

EU Countries: Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on the UK of the introduction of citizenship-by-investment schemes by other EU member states; and what representations she has made on increasing transparenc

4 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Corporation Tax: Personal Injury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the potential effect on corporation tax receipts of changes to personal injury law and procedure prior to making his announcement of such changes in the 2015 Autumn Statement; and if he wil

4 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of Lord Bridges of Headley, of 25 February 2016, Official Report, column 396, on public bodies: Israel, what the Government's policy is on whether

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