Written questions

1,001 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2015 · Department for Education

Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to schools on the sleeping conditions for coach drivers on long-distance school trips.

24 Feb 2015 · Department for Education

Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the BUSK campaign for safe coach transport in relation to coach tour companies being contracted for long-distance school trips.

13 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Newport

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 12 January 2015 to Questions 220031 and 220032 on shared services staff in Newport, which departments have signed up to the arrangement.

7 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Staff: Newport

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministry of Justice Shared Services staff in Newport who have recently been transferred to Shared Services Connected Ltd are eligible for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service.

7 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Staff: Newport

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when eligibility for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service ends for staff employed at the Ministry of Justice Shared Services centre in Newport.

6 Jan 2015 · Home Office

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seasonal staff on zero hour contracts that were extended in October 2014 until March 2015 this week were given four weeks' notice on 12 November 2014 that their contract would be terminated.

6 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Council Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on their responsibility to inform other local authorities when rehousing their residents to those authorities; and what steps

10 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average response time was to calls to HM Revenue and Customs PAYE and Self Assessment helplines in the last six months for which figures are available; what the longest response time was; how many calls were

24 Nov 2014 · Wales Office

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the operation of cross-border rail services.

24 Nov 2014 · Home Office

UK Border Force

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of changes in the number of seasonal staff in the Border Force on (a) queuing times and (b) customs activities.

24 Nov 2014 · Home Office

UK Border Force

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seasonal staff in the Border Force are employed on zero hour contracts.

19 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which proceeding types are recorded on the Legal Aid Agency's IT systems for recording applications for civil legal aid.

19 Nov 2014 · Department for Transport

Severn River Crossing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Severn bridges to return to public ownership.

17 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Mediation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many referrals to mediation were made in private family law in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each year from 2009 to 2014.

17 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Family Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for private family law cases to be resolved in court in each year from 2009 to 2014 in (a) the UK and (b) Wales.

17 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications were (a) made and (b) granted for exceptional case funding for legal aid in each year from 2009 to 2014 in (i) the UK and (ii) Wales.

17 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid the Director of Legal Aid Casework has (a) granted and (b) refused for adoption cases in (i) Wales and (ii) Newport East constituency.

17 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Family Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for private family law cases to be resolved in court where at least one party is a litigant in person in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each year from 2009 to 2014.

6 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents involved in family court cases relating to children had no legal representation in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East.

6 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Adoption: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents have been refused legal aid in cases of forced adoption in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East.

3 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) moved to and (b) not yet moved to the personal independence payment from the disability living allowance.

3 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average length of time is taken between Personal Independence Payment claim from claimants in (a) Wales and (b) the UK receiving a decision from his Department from the date that the claim is first

3 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is that a personal independence payment claim takes (a) to receive an appointment for assessment, (b) for the report to be completed by the provider after the date of the

3 Nov 2014 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2014, to the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury to Question 197359, if he will make it his policy that HM Revenue and Customs collects statistics at a regional level for the

28 Oct 2014 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Green Deal Scheme: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales have received Green Deal funding.

28 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Farepak

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many advertisements the Insolvency Service has placed about Farepak unclaimed funds in (a) newspapers, (b) magazines, (c) television, (d) social media, (e) transport and (f) radio.

28 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Farepak

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Insolvency Service has spent on advertising relating to Farepak unclaimed funds to date.

28 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Farepak

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in which publications the Insolvency Service has placed advertisements about Farepak unclaimed funds.

21 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Pay: Wales

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people earning below the living wage in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East constituency.

21 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Minimum Wage: Wales

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East constituency earning the minimum wage.

Source: official written-questions record.