Written questions
1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Islamic State: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Foreign Secretary of 16 December 2015, on Daesh: Syria/Iraq, if he will take steps to assess whether there have been civilian casualties as a result of UK airstrikes
16 Dec 2015 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on proposals for an independent body to regulate the car insurance industry.
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proportion of released prisoners subsequently convicted for offences committed in the first 18 days after release was in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prison cells reckoned as (a) certified normal and (b) operational capacity accommodation in each of the next five years.
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Juries: Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support he has made available to enable people with learning disabilities to serve on juries in the last five years.
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on his Department's projections for prison (a) population and (b) capacity over the next 12 months.
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Consultants
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) the National Offender Management Service and (b) his Department spent on external consultancy fees related to that service in each of the last five years.
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18873, what proportion of his Department's staff were agency workers covering (a) cover operational uniformed staff, (b) uniformed operational staff and (c)
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18875, in which prisons each of those mobile telephones and sim cards were detected in each of those years; and what the number of such detections was per pr
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to reply to Question 15306, tabled by the hon. Member for Hammersmith on 16 November 2015.
16 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19570, if he will launch a public consultation on prison closures.
16 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Bahrain: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Bahrain on the release of Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace in the last 12 months.
16 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential costs and benefits to business of changes to motor insurance proposed in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
16 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what mechanism any savings made by insurance companies as a result of a change to the small claims limit for soft tissue road traffic accident injuries will be passed on to policyholders.
16 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to use any of its statutory regulatory powers to ensure that there is the reduction in the cost of car insurance referred to in paragraph 1.143 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement
15 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Guantanamo Bay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has made to his American counterpart on Guantanamo Bay in the last five years.
15 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Locks and Keys
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2015 to Questions 19129, prisons: locks and keys, which prisons had to be relocked; and what the cost was of each such incident.
15 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Just Solutions International
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 19452, if he will publish the business model referred to in that Answer; and which departments or bodies funded Just Solutions.
15 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Israel: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will make representations to the Israeli government about the proposed demolition of the Israeli Arab village of Umm-al-hiran.
15 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the statement of 1 December 2014, HC Deb, 46W, what assessment he has made of the performance of the pilot scheme allowing individuals to be summoned rather than arrests
15 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the statement by Baroness Anelay of St John's of 28 October 2014, HCWA 149, what progress has been made arranging a return visit with the delegation who compiled the Chi
14 Dec 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what humanitarian support the Government is offering in refugee camps in (a) Lesbos, (b) Idomeni, (c) Calais, (d) Dunkirk and (e) other locations.
14 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on agency workers to cover clerical agency staff in each month since May 2015; and which companies provided those services.
14 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Employment Agencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18873, which companies provided the agency workers to cover operational uniformed staff in each month; and how much was paid to those companies.
14 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether revenue received from the criminal courts charge has exceeded the cost to the public purse of running such courts since that charge was introduced.
14 Dec 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Calais
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have (a) died and (b) been injured during an attempt to reach Britain from the Calais refugee camp.
14 Dec 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Calais
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has made to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with regards to the Calais refugee camp.
14 Dec 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many child refugees the Government granted asylum to in each of the last 24 months; and how many were from the Calais refugee camp.
14 Dec 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Calais
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Government Ministers or officials have visited the Calais refugee camp.
14 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Israel: Minority Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Israeli government on the risk of demolition to recognised and unrecognised Bedouin villages in Israel.
Source: official written-questions record.