Written questions
3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances a person under 25 on an apprenticeship will be eligible for Universal Credit.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in work aged (a) 18, (b) 19, (c) 20, (d) 21, (e) 22, (f) 23 and (g) 24 who will be eligible for universal credit.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 have had (a) a mental and behavioural disorder and (b) a disease of the musculoskeletal syst
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the proposed evaluation of the Work Programme will address its performance in respect of ethnic minority groups.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average age is of people in receipt of employment and support allowance entering (a) the Work Programme and (b) employment through the Work Programme.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) female, (b) disabled, (c) black and minority ethnic and (d) other people have started on a traineeship in the last 12 months.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Apprentices: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that ethnic minority applicants for an apprenticeship are fairly treated; and if he will make a statement.
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants was in the (a) Support group and (b) Work Related Activity group in each quarter since October 2008.
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on job outcome payments for each Work Programme Payment Group since June 2011.
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on job outcome payments for Work Programme participants aged (a) 18 to 24, (b) 25 to 34, (c) 35 to 44, (d) 45 to 49, (e) 50 to 54, (f) 55 to 59 and (g) 60 and over sinc
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what has been the median age of people (a) entering the Work Programme, (b) securing six months of employment through that programme and (c) completing two years on that programme and returning to their
10 Sep 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of compliance by Israel with the human rights provisions of the EU-Israel Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
9 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Youth Contract Wage Incentive scheme in the 20 Hotspot areas and in other areas.
9 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of local authority involvement in the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement.
9 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a claimant refused Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) by a decision maker on the grounds that their health had improved by the time of the decision, having obtained sufficient points to rece
9 Sep 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations following the ceasefire for an easing of the blockades of Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
9 Sep 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Occupied Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made following the recent reports of further illegal settlement building by the government of Israel in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
8 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, by the Cabinet Secretary to Question 32 in oral evidence taken in the Committee of Public Accounts, when the Major Projects Authority informed him that the univers
8 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people claiming employment and support allowance who were previously self employed.
8 Sep 2014 · Department for Education
Employment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects her Department to meet its target of all 16 year olds being in employment, education or training.
8 Sep 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
4G
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to promote competition in the provision of 4G services.
8 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Minimum Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment since 1 October 2013; and of those how many have been identified under the Department's National Minimum Wage naming schem
5 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentre Plus: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the median length of service of Jobcentre Plus staff was in each of the last five years.
5 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work clubs are being run from Jobcentre Plus offices.
5 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Growth and Enterprise Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2014, Official Report, column 327W on employment schemes: young people, who represents his Department on the Growth and Enterprise Committee.
5 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2014, Official Report, column 639W on employment schemes: young people, what estimate he has made of how much of the £183.8 million allocated for the Youth Contract wage
4 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the security of staff at Jobcentre Plus offices.
4 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education about ending the Youth Contract Wage Incentive scheme.
4 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent per head on training staff of his Department in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
4 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty Truth Commission
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Poverty Truth Commission.
Source: official written-questions record.