Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of music education in schools.

22 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Music: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support music education.

18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 15 January to Question 122068, what the cost of purchasing new letterheads for his Ministry is; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question 122068, for what reasons the nomenclature of his Department has been changed from Department to Ministry; and if he will mak

18 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will reform the Warm Home Discount Scheme to target support at disabled people who are struggling with high energy costs.

18 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to implement the changes to the Work Capability Assessment set out in the Government's report, Improving Lives: The Future of Health, Work and Disability, Cm. 9526, published in November

16 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential basis was for the Government's proposals for a different funding mechanism for short-term supported housing compared with long-term supported housing.

16 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

PAYE: Disclosure of Information

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January to Question 90331, that the Late, Missing and Incorrect joint initiative between his Department and Department for Work and Pensions on PAYE Real Time Information believes that ar

16 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

PAYE: Disclosure of Information

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2018 to Question 90331, what estimate he has made of how many RTI returns are (a) late, (b) missing, and (c) incorrect.

16 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

PAYE

What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's Late, Missing and Incorrect initiative on the accuracy of PAYE Real Time Information.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the economic effect of reducing the maximum stake on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) taking account of gains elsewhere in the economy from spending dive

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons he has proposed the introduction of different systems to fund short-term and long-term supported housing.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse of providing housing benefit for people in (a) short-term and (b) long-term supported housing was in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people were in (a) short-term and (b) long-term supported housing on the most recent date for which data is available.

15 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Bank Services: Competition

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to tackle the loyalty penalty faced by consumers who do not switch bank providers.

11 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Eritrea: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of religious freedom in Eritrea.

11 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time has been for mandatory reconsideration in each year since 2010.

11 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sudan: Migration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with civil society organisations in Sudan on ways to tackle irregular migration from and through the country; and if he will make a statement.

10 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the name of his Department has changed; and if he will make a statement.

10 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Silvertown Tunnel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Silvertown crossing to be completed.

10 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sudan: Migration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) undertaken on the drivers of migration from and through Sudan; and if he will make a statement?

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Assessments: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has put in place to reduce instances of cheating in GCSE and A Level exams.

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average weekly cost was of a childcare place in Greater London in each year since 2010.

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Jobcentre Plus offices which accepted claims for Universal Credit before 1 January 2018 but which are no longer doing so as a result of the closure of the live service, what the (a) sh

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Jobcentre Plus offices which accepted claims for Universal Credit before 1 January 2018 no longer accept claims for Universal Credit as a result of the closure of the live service.

9 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Universal Credit live service has been closed to new claims from 1 January 2018; and if she will make a statement.

8 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in Greater London have claimed Pension Credit in each year since 2010.

8 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Newham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over the age of 60 have claimed (a) employment support allowance and (b) job seekers allowance in the London Borough of Newham in each year since 2010.

8 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a self-employed claimant who earns less than the minimum income floor in some months but over the course of a year earns more than twelve times the minimum income floor will receive less

8 Jan 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

ICT: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to implement the Network and Information Systems Directive.

Source: official written-questions record.