Written questions
3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Overseas Students: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department made of ETS’s proposal to provide English language tests for overseas students before awarding a contract; and if he will make a statement.
16 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Overseas Students: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of the contract awarded to ETS to undertake English language tests for overseas students.
16 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Overseas Students: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bidders were considered by his Department in the procurement exercise which led to a contract being awarded to ETS to undertake English language tests for overseas students.
16 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Overseas Students: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements his Department has put in place to monitor performance on the contract awarded to ETS to undertake English language tests for overseas students.
16 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Overseas Students: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date his Department awarded ETS a contract to undertake English language tests for overseas students.
16 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
British Nationals Abroad: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which EU member states have indicated that UK citizens living in those countries would continue to be able to access local health services in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
15 Jan 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Immigration Controls: Ports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which ports with regular ferry services to the UK he plans to designate as EU Border Inspection Posts by 29 March 2019.
15 Jan 2019 · Treasury
Import Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of an increase in non-tariff barriers on consumer prices in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
15 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the rating assessment for unbundled local copper loops included a concession that was not available to fibre telecommunications infrastructure constructed before
15 Jan 2019 · Treasury
BT Group: Broadband
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from what date was BT’s Next Generation Access lines assessed separately for business rates from the rest of the BT network.
15 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Delivery Services: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of self-employed delivery drivers in London whose income is (a) equal to and (b) more than the National Living Wage.
10 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has been postponed; and if he will make a statement.
10 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Sudan: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what joint programmes on security are ongoing between the UK Government and the Government of Sudan.
10 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Sudan: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what effect the (a) response of the Government of Sudan to the recent protests in that country and (b) Troika government's statement published on 8 January 2019 will have on the UK-Sudan
10 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Sudan: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Sudanese counterpart on the Sudanese authorities' response to the protests in that country.
10 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Sudan: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many protesters have been reported to have been (a) detained, (b) tortured and (c) killed by Sudanese authorities since demonstrations began on 19 December 2018; and if he will make a
9 Jan 2019 · Treasury
Import Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional import tariff revenue accruing to HM Treasury in respect of imports from the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
9 Jan 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Immigration Controls: Calais
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Exiting the EU to the Committee on Exiting the European Union of 9 January 2019, on what date the Frenc
9 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to bring forward separate proposed regulations to cover the migration of claimants of legacy benefits to universal credit for (a) the 10,000 claimants to be migrated from July 2019 and
9 Jan 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of additional full fibre broadband connections in rural areas which will be provided using capital contributions clawed back from BT in connection
8 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Permitted Development Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his consultation on extending permitted development rights will take account of his recent commitment to improve design standards; and if he will make a statement.
8 Jan 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the amount BT has paid in direct capital contributions to local authorities in relation to each of its 44 BDUK-approved projects.
8 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to her oral contribution of 7 January 2019, Official Report, column 3, what discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on what date in 2020 the planned vote on managed migration to un
8 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the number of hardship payment awards to sanctioned claimants of universal credit was in each conditionality category for (a) live and (b) full service claimants in each month since August 2015.
7 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support in-work progression by universal credit claimants.
7 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to reduce in-work poverty.
7 Jan 2019 · Women and Equalities
Candidates: Females
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to encourage more women to stand for elected office.
7 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Living Wage: Age
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the minimum age to receive the national living wage was set at 25.
7 Jan 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of problem online gambling in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
4 Jan 2019 · Department for Education
Pupils: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the ending in September 2018 of the collection of school children's nationality data, whether families can withdraw consent for uses of nationality data submitted between 2016 and 2018 which i
Source: official written-questions record.