Written questions
3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Chechnya: Homosexuality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on reports of detentions and executions of gay men in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement.
18 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury
PAYE
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what use HM Revenue and Customs makes of BACS hashing to check the accuracy of employers' submissions through real-time information of employees' pay.
30 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a person unable to plan and follow journeys as a result of psychological distress, but not otherwise impaired, will qualify for the enhanced rate of personal independence payment after the comin
30 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to inform parents receiving universal credit who have two or more children that if another child is conceived that child will not qualify for the child element of universal credi
30 Mar 2017 · Department of Health
Newham Clinical Commissioning Group: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to use the one per cent surplus required to be generated by Newham Clinical Commissioning Group for the benefit of Newham residents.
30 Mar 2017 · Department of Health
Barts Health NHS Trust: Private Finance Initiative
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to relieve the premium costs to Barts NHS Trust of the Barts PFI projects.
30 Mar 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Non-domestic Rates: Newham
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2017 to Question 68303, on non-domestic rates: Newham, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the amount of rates paid by businesses in the Lo
28 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work of 27 March 2017, Official Report, column 9, what financial channels are open for claimants of employment
28 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work of 27 March 2017, Official Report, column 9, what elements of the support offer are already in place for c
28 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work of 27 March 2017, Official Report, column 9, what plans he has to use the Flexible Support Fund to support
28 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Social Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work of 27 March 2017, Official Report, columns 23-24, what progress his Department is making on the use of soc
28 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work of 27 March 2017, Official Report, column 9, what hardship funds are available to support claimants of emp
27 Mar 2017 · Women and Equalities
Equal Pay
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2017 to Question 68000, on equal pay, how her Department plans to identify employers who have not complied with the gender pay gap reporting requirement; and if she will make
27 Mar 2017 · Department of Health
Travel: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to NHS trusts and other bodies to ensure equal provision of access to pre-travel immunisations.
21 Mar 2017 · Department for International Trade
Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Newham exported goods or services to (i) other EU countries and (ii) non-EU countries in each year since 2010.
21 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision in primary schools of teaching for children on how to stay safe online.
21 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Class Sizes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average pupil to teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) the UK, (ii) Greater London and (iii) the London Borough of Newham in each year since 2010.
21 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Education Funding Agency: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to Question 45976 on Education Funding Agency: buildings, what progress her Department has made on determining the future use of the former East Ham police station.
21 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury
Landlords: Newham
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the Landlord Licensing Scheme introduced by the London Borough of Newham on supporting HM Revenue and Customs identify underpayment of tax by landlords.
20 Mar 2017 · Home Office
Crimes of Violence: Acids
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many acid attacks there were in (a) the UK, (b) Greater London and (c) the London Borough of Newham in each of the last five years.
20 Mar 2017 · Home Office
Female Genital Mutilation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy to recognise the threat of female genital mutilation as grounds for an asylum claim in the UK.
20 Mar 2017 · Home Office
Crimes of Violence: Acids
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce the number of acid attacks.
20 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
PE and Sport Premium: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been allocated in PE and Sport Premium funds to schools in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Newham in each year since they were introduced.
20 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of (a) children and (b) adults who swim regularly in (i) Greater London and (ii) the London Borough of Newham.
16 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on the workload of Jobcentre Plus staff of proposals to (a) close jobcentres, (b) increase the frequency of visits by some jobseekers and (c) introduce conditio
16 Mar 2017 · Department of Health
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2017 to Question 60583, on NHS: drugs, if he will publish those initial assessments.
16 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria were used to set a weighting of 0.1 per cent for the mobility factor in the most recent proposal for the Schools National Funding Formula; and what criteria will be used to determine that weightin
16 Mar 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Non-domestic Rates: Newham
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was paid in rates by businesses in the London Borough of Newham in the most recent year for which data is available; and what he expects the total amount paid to be following rev
16 Mar 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Non-domestic Rates: East Ham
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses that will pay (a) higher and (b) lower rates in East Ham constituency following the business rates revaluation.
16 Mar 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Non-domestic Rates: Newham
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much discretionary relief for business rates hard cases will be available to businesses in the London Borough of Newham.
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