Written questions

2,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) nationally and (b) in Hull undergoing dialysis (i) applied for and (ii) were awarded personal independence payment in each of the last three years.

19 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Syrian conflict relocated in the UK to date are (a) adults with a vulnerable characteristic, (b) adults in a family unit, (c) adults not in a family unit or with a vulnerabl

19 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Syrian conflict resettled in the UK to date have been relocated from (a) refugee camps in Turkey, (b) refugee camps in Jordan, (c) refugee camps in Lebanon, (d) refugee camp

19 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Development Aid: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether trade union groups based abroad will be eligible to bid for funding from the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy.

18 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether a communique will be produced following the Syria donors conference in February 2016.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Syria: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps UK is taking to support the education of Syrian refugees in (a) Lebanon, (b) Jordan, (c) Iraq and (d) Turkey.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Syria: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries were invited to the Syria Donors Conference; and which of those countries she expects to attend.

14 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there will be discussion of long-term support for the countries bordering Syria at the Syria Donors Conference 2016.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Insolvency Service: Kingston upon Hull

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total annual saving to the public purse has been of the closure of the Hull office of the Insolvency Service.

11 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many press and public relations staff are employed by his Department; how many of those employees are paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and pub

11 Jan 2016 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many press and public relations staff are employed by his Department; how many of these employees are paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relation

11 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many press and public relations staff are employed by his Department; how many of those employees are paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public rela

11 Jan 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many press and public relations staff are employed by her Department; how many of those employees are paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and publ

11 Jan 2016 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many press and public relations staff are employed by his Department; how many of those employees paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations

11 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many press and public relations staff are employed by her Department; how many of those employees are paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure wa

11 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many press and public relations staff are employed by his Department; how many of those employees are paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was i

7 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) his Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunal Service, (c) HM Prison Service, (d) the Legal Aid Agency and (e) the National Offender Management Service;

6 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) his Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunal Service, (c) HM Prison Service, (d) the Legal Aid Agency and (e) the National Offender Management Service;

6 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his contribution of 9 September 2015, Official Report, column 88WH, when he expects the National Archives to publish those documents on contaminated blood from 1986 to 1995.

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Information Officers

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the Office for Budget Responsibility, (c) the Financial Conduct Authority and (d) HM Revenue and Customs; how many of those employees

4 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the Afghan government the importance of the recognition of women's rights during the negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

4 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make and publish an assessment of the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk.

17 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many press and public relations are employed by (a) the Disabled People's Employment Corporation, (b) Health and Safety Executive, (c) National Employment Savings Trust Corporation, (d) Pensions Adv

17 Dec 2015 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) the office of Rail and Road, (b) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, (c) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, (d) the Maritime and Coastgua

17 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) the National Archives, (b) the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, (c) HM Courts and Tribunal Service, (d) HM Prison Service, (e) the Legal Aid

17 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Temporary Exclusion Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2015 to Question 19916 on Temporary Exclusion Orders, when she expects that report to be published.

17 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Home Office: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) her Department, (b) the Disclosure and Barring Service, (c) the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, (d) the Independent Police Complaints Com

17 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were barred from working with (a) children and (b) vulnerable adults in each of the last five years; and how many of those decisions were (i) automatic bars due to a criminal convictio

17 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) UK Trade and Investment, (b) FCO Services, (c) Wilton Park, (d) the British Council, (e) the Great Britain-China Centre, (f)

17 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) travel, (b) first or business class flights for officials, (c) first or business class flights for Ministers, (c) first class train travel for officia

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