Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jul 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what his most recent assessment is of the prospects for frictionless trade with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.

19 Jul 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish or place in the Library records of his negotiation meetings with his EU counterparts.

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism: Newham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how much of the Prevent programme has been spent and (b) on which initiatives in the London Borough of Newham in each of the last five years; and what plans she has to sponsor Prevent programmes i

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Corrosive Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many attacks with corrosive substances there were in (a) the UK, (b) London and (c) the London Borough of Newham in each of the last three years; and how many were classified as hate crimes in eac

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Corrosive Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on amending the Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursor Regulations 2015 to make (a) sulphuric acid and (b) other corrosive substances regulated substances un

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Acids

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to make possession of acid in public an offence, equivalent to possession of a knife; and if she will make a statement.

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Acids

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to compile and publish data on the incidence of acid attacks by local authority area; and if she will make a statement.

19 Jul 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: East Ham

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of eligible electors in East Ham constituency who are not registered to vote in the 2017 UK General Election.

17 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of apprenticeship starts in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Newham are with (i) levy-paying and (ii) non-levy-paying businesses.

17 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship providers operate in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Newham.

17 Jul 2017 · Cabinet Office

New Businesses: Newham

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have been set up in the London Borough of Newham in each year since 2010.

17 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to improve the accuracy of income data used in calculating awards of universal credit; and what estimate he has made of the improvement obtained by those steps.

17 Jul 2017 · Attorney General

Hate Crime: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what recent progress has been made in increasing the prosecution rate for hate crimes.

14 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce online booking for jobcentre appointments.

14 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the income data supplied through real time information by HM Revenue and Customs to calculate awards of universal credit.

14 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his Department's policy to make no further cuts to disability benefits in the current Parliament.

14 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to improve the accuracy of the real time information it receives from HM Revenue and Customs to calculate awards of universal credit.

14 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit applicants wait more than (a) six and (b) 10 weeks after making their claim before they receive any income.

14 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Trussell Trust on recent trends in demand for foodbanks in areas where universal credit (a) has and (b) has not been rolled out; and if he will make a statement.

13 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is after an application is submitted for universal credit before the first payment is received.

13 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Citizens Advice about universal credit claimants who (a) face excessive delays in their first payment and periods without any income, (b) find it complex to make

13 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to ensure that everyone making a claim for universal credit is told that they can apply for an advance payment.

13 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make the universal credit helpline available free of charge, at least until roll-out is complete.

12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many end-point assessment centres there are to provide gateway to end-point assessments for the Trailblazer programme.

12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Vehicle Operator Services Agency MTT apprenticeships were completed to Level (a) 2 and (b) 3 in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016.

12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Independent End Assessors have been trained and employed to conduct gateway to end-point assessments for the Trailblazer programme.

12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Trailblazer programme apprenticeships have been commenced.

11 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Mobile Radios

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding under the Emergency Services Mobile Communications programme the Government plans to provide to EE.

11 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Mobile Radios

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding under the Emergency Services Mobile Communications programme the Government plans to spend on Emergency Area Service masts that can be shared by all operators to improve rural mobile

11 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Mobile Radios

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of masts built using state aid that can be shared by all mobile network operators before the emergency services mobile communications programme begins.

Source: official written-questions record.