Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jan 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in (a) drama, (b) music and (c) art.

12 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce further measures to assist employers in supporting employees to return to work after a mental health-related absence; and if he will make a statement.

12 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of (a) registered and (b) active GPs obtained their initial qualifications in other EU countries.

12 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the level of affordable housing supply for key workers in (a) Greater London, (b) the London Borough of Newham and (c) East Ham constituency.

12 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Languages: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of the provision of modern foreign language education in primary schools; and if she will make a statement.

12 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Teachers: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) attract and (b) retain newly-qualified teachers in (i) disadvantaged schools and (ii) deprived areas in Greater London.

11 Jan 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has spent on (a) consultancy, (b) legal and (c) accountancy fees since it was created.

11 Jan 2017 · Department for International Trade

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2017 to Question 58220, how many Foreign Direct Investment projects there have been into the UK since 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement.

11 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are participating in the Work Choice programme; and how many of those participants are claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance and are in the work-relate

11 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Working Class

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to working class students on degree courses which last longer than three years.

11 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of EU (a) undergraduate and (b) graduate students who have remained in (i) Greater London, (ii) the London Borough of Newham and (iii) East Ham constituency after the en

10 Jan 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Financial Services: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs in the UK dependent on UK financial services passporting to the EU single market.

10 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the reassessment outcomes were for each disability living allowance award type for each main disabling condition in the last 12 months.

10 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how health re-assessments for personal independent payments are prioritised; and whether assessors conducting such assessments do so in order of (a) impairment, (b) location, (c) disability living allow

10 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the National Audit Office's report on Benefit Sanctions, published on 30 November 2016, what plans his Department has to use data it holds to ensure that benefit sanctions are meeting

10 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Deportation: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her most recent assessment is of the success and value for money of Operation Adoze; and if she will make a statement.

10 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Further Education: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many courses designed to support people with a learning disability were provided in a further education college in each of the last five years.

9 Jan 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Legal Profession: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of maintaining the provisions of the Lawyer Services Directive after the UK leaves the EU.

9 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his oral contribution of 9 January 2017, on health outcomes: work, what the evidential basis is for his statement that his Department will spend an extra £330 million on employment support f

9 Jan 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Profession

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the financial contribution to the UK economy of law firms based elsewhere in the EU and operating in the UK; and if she will make a statement.

9 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens applying for permanent residency in the UK have had their applications (a) accepted and (b) refused in each year since 2010.

6 Jan 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the options are for the form in which the document containing the Government's plan for the UK leaving the EU will be published before Article 50 is triggered.

6 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answers of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 5W, what the expenditure for the Work Choice programme was in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

20 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh and Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the governments of Burma and Bangladesh on the Rohingya people in those countries; and if he will make a statement.

20 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kashmir

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the governments of India and Pakistan on the situation in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.

20 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Andargachew Tsege

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has formally requested the release of Mr Andargachew Tsege; and if he will make a statement.

20 Dec 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers have left the profession before retirement in each year since 2010; and how many of those teachers left to teach overseas.

20 Dec 2016 · Department for Education

Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2016 to Question 56818, what evaluation her Department has made of the effectiveness of the teaching of (a) health and nutrition and (b) personal finance advice in schools.

19 Dec 2016 · Department for International Trade

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many foreign direct investment projects there have been into the UK in each six-month period in the last three years.

19 Dec 2016 · Department for International Development

Syria: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what humanitarian assistance the Government is providing to (a) orphaned children, (b) the elderly, (c) the sick and (d) other vulnerable groups among Syrian civilians.

Source: official written-questions record.