Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Social Security Benefits

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of reductions in tax credits on levels of housing benefit paid out in 2016-17.

21 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely change to levels of child poverty resulting from reductions in tax credits in 2015-16.

21 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Living Wage: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage employers in London to pay the London Living Wage.

20 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the ability of homeless people to access mental health services; and if he will make a statement.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to public bodies on the provision of social and affordable housing within any developments on land such bodies have sold for residential development.

20 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the introduction of proposed reductions in tax credits is not being phased in.

20 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many families are likely to be more than (a) £1,000, (b) £2,000, (c) £3,000 and (d) £4,000 worse off in 2016-17 compared with 2015-16 due to proposed reductions in tax credit.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage on rates of pay above the statutory minimum; and if he will make a statement.

19 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Crossrail 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make an assessment of the case for an Eastern Branch of Crossrail 2 serving Hackney Central, Hackney Wick, Stratford, East Ham and Barking.

19 Oct 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Business: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the progress of UK firms in reducing their contribution to climate change.

19 Oct 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether it is her policy to increase the proportion of energy in the UK generated from renewable sources.

19 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what forecast he has made of whether the total stock of local authority homes will increase or decrease in the next five years.

19 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Economic Growth

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the slowing of the growth of the Chinese economy on growth in the UK.

19 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to increase enforcement rates for the national minimum wage.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Crossrail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the case for and feasibility of an additional station on Crossrail at London City Airport.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cane Sugar: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in negotiations with the EU on addressing the level of duties imposed on cane sugar imported into Europe; and if she will make a statement.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Schools: Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of re-introducing compulsory work experience for under 16 year olds.

16 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Students

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase voter registration among students.

16 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of gifted overseas students studying in the UK.

15 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Crossrail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the difference between step-free access to trains and step-free access to platforms means in the context of plans for different Crossrail stations.

14 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce the time taken to process asylum applications.

14 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to express concern about persecution of religious groups in China with President Xi Jinping during his visit to the UK.

14 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Schools: Islamophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent advice she has given to schools on tackling Islamophobia.

14 Oct 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Rugby World Cup

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what legacy he expects from the UK's hosting of the Rugby World Cup.

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Teachers: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to increase the number of former Armed Forces personnel who retrain as teachers through the Troops to Teachers programme.

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Careers and Enterprise Company

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the progress made by the Careers and Enterprise Company on (a) increasing employer output into schools and colleges and (b) managing its network of enterprise advisers to assist

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to promote competition in the telecommunications market.

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households occupy social housing in each London borough; and how many such households in each such borough have an annual income above £40,000.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects (a) all new benefit claims to be treated as claims for universal credit and (b) all existing benefit claims to be transferred to universal credit.

12 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied for mandatory reconsideration following a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) in the last 12 months; and for how many such people the WCA points score was changed.

Source: official written-questions record.