Written questions

1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Shepherds Bush Market

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish any correspondence between his Department and the Planning Inspector Ava Wood on the Shepherd's Bush Market development scheme and the compulsory purchase order granted

4 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Ministerial Policy Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been claimed in reimbursable expenses by special advisers in his Department in each year since 2010.

4 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Directors: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on the Government's ability to tackle director misconduct.

4 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the open letter sent to him from business organisations dated 15 October 2014 on their concerns about the effect of changes to insolvency litigation containe

4 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on external legal advice in each of the last four years.

4 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which (a) charities and (b) voluntary organisations his Department has provided funding in the last four years; and how much funding was provided to each such body.

4 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Profession

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on (a) the provision of legal services and (b) small solicitors and legal firms.

3 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of funding changes in insolvency litigation in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on HM Revenue and Custo

21 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judicial review cases have been successfully brought against his Department in each year since 2010.

21 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Mesothelioma: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the High Court decision of 2 October 2014 on the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) on mesothelioma sufferers, when the review of the LASPO Act and

21 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many judicial review cases his Department has unsuccessfully intervened since 2010.

21 Oct 2014 · Home Office

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many judicial review cases have been successfully brought against her Department in each year since 2010.

21 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many judicial review cases have been successfully brought against his Department in each year since 2010.

21 Oct 2014 · Attorney General

Judicial Review

To ask the Attorney General, how many judicial reviews there were involving Government departments according to records held by the (a) Treasury Solicitor and (b) Administrative Court Office in each of the last four years; and how many such reviews were u

17 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on legal fees in unsuccessful attempts to avoid judicial reviews in cases concerning (a) residence tests, (b) mesothelioma compensation, (c) barrister fees, (d) criminal solicito

17 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Orion Land and Leisure

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish any correspondence his Department has had with Orion on the Shepherd Bush Market development scheme and the compulsory purchase order granted by Hammersmith and Fulham

16 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Mesothelioma: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the decision by the High Court that the Government's proposals for legal aid involving mesothelioma proceedings were not lawfully made, what plans the Government has to initiate a further review

15 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Bill of Rights Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the Commission on a Bill of Rights.

1 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether an impact assessment will be made before the Statutory Instrument to end the temporary exemption for insolvency litigation under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act is laid before Pa

29 Aug 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether an impact assessment has been carried out on the amount of reduced income that creditors will receive as a result of the proposed end of the temporary exemption for insolvency litigation under the Legal A

29 Aug 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what type of statutory instrument he plans to introduce to bring the temporary exemption for insolvency litigation under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to an end in April 2015.

29 Aug 2014 · Ministry of Justice

European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on reform of the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement.

21 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department had with the Health and Safety Executive before the introduction of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.

21 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the judiciary on the need for the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.

21 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the insurance industry on the need for the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.

21 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he expects the bringing into force of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill will lead to workers taking out personal insurance cover to protect them if they are injured at work.

21 Jul 2014 · Cabinet Office

Voluntary Work

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research he has commissioned on the number of people who volunteer and the reasons for people not volunteering since May 2010.

17 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who will be resident 15 or more miles away from their nearest magistrates' court as a result of the closure of Spalding magistrates' courts.

17 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the likely reduction in insurance premiums as a result of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.

17 Jul 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the bringing into force of the provisions of the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill will lead to fewer successful claims for damages under the current negligence

Source: official written-questions record.