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.