Written questions

578 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Schools: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) state, (b) voluntary aided and (c) privately-funded schools in England have installed solar panels in each of the last five years.

24 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Hate Crime: West Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) racially and (b) religiously motivated offences were recorded by West Yorkshire Police in June, July and August (i) 2016 and (ii) 2015.

19 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the funding of agri-environment projects in receipt of EU funding signed after the Autumn Statement.

18 Oct 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Borders: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress is being made on maintaining an open border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.

17 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Government plans to publish its report outlining the international and domestic approach to implementation of the UN Sustainable Goals.

18 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice

HMP/YOI New Hall: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners from HMP New Hall attended accident and emergency departments as a consequence of the use of psychoactive substances in each of the last five years.

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Central Point of Expertise on Timber

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many queries the Central Point of Expertise on Timber has received from (a) public sector bodies and (b) businesses in each of the last 10 years.

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in each income group decile and in each year have purchased houses through Help to Buy since that scheme started.

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in (a) Wakefield and (b) the UK have purchased homes through Help to Buy.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Pre-payment: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of how many indebted prepayment meter customers there are in (a) Wakefield constituency and (b) the UK; and what the change in the number of such customers has been ov

24 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to support the formation of the transitional government of national unity in South Sudan.

22 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the proportion of Syrian refugees settled in the UK by 2020 who will be LGBTI.

22 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many LGBTI Syrian refugees she estimates will be resettled in the UK by 2020.

22 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: Lebanon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage LGBTI refugees in Lebanon to apply for resettlement in the UK.

18 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of people who have purchased homes under the Help to Buy scheme were from BAME communities since the introduction of that scheme.

11 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wakefield: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates of Wakefield prison have been granted legal aid to pursue civil action in each of the last five years.

11 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in legal aid was granted to prison inmates in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

19 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Development Aid: Human Rights and Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the announcement of 19 January 2016 of the launch of the £10 million Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy, how much of the additional funding in that area wil

14 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of UK railway stations have steps but no lift access.

8 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries British military personnel are embedded.

6 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 21 July 2015 to Question 8367, how many UK troops are embedded in (a) Syria, (b) Lebanon, (c) Libya, (d) Yemen, (e) Turkey and (g) USA.

16 Dec 2015 · Department for International Development

Darwin Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on the Darwin Initiative in each year since 2010.

16 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Darwin Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the Darwin Initiative in each year since 2010.

16 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what organisations provide Flood Defence Partnership Funding; and how much each such organisation has invested.

16 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Darwin Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on the Darwin Initiative in each year since 2010.

9 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Forced Marriage Protection Orders: West Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many forced marriage prevention orders have been issued in West Yorkshire since the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 came into force.

9 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £1.7 billion of capital spending on flood defences between 2010 and 2015 was disbursed in each of those years.

9 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme: Wakefield

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charities registered in Wakefield constituency have claimed back Gift Aid on small cash donations using the Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme since that scheme's inception.

17 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, through what channels his Department plans to disburse the £3.2 million payment from the Fire and Rescue Authorities to private landlords for smoke and carbon dioxide alarms after the int

9 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Danny Major

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Yorkshire Police on the review commissioned by the Office of the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, and conducted by Greater Manchester Police, into t

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