Written questions

330 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2014 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the proportion of taxis in London and the UK that are zero emission capable; and if he will make a statement.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each parliamentary constituency in London and Greater London are classed as living in poverty; and if he will make a statement.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to implement carbon and air pollutant emission standards to promote the use of cleaner vehicles; and if he will make a statement.

11 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of prisoners declaring themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered.

11 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures his Department has put in place to protect prisoners declaring themselves to be lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered from homophobic abuse and bullying while in detention.

11 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Nigerian government on reports of homophobic vigilantism in Kebbi State.

11 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 6 November 2014, Official Report, column 1034, on re-opening the British

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of public health risks from air pollution in London; and if she will make a statement.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of air quality in London; and if she will make a statement.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Derelict Land: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of potential brownfield development sites in London; and if he will make a statement.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

New Businesses: Hackney

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new businesses were started in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in each of the last five years.

6 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Domestic Violence Protection Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is provided for police forces to enable them to serve domestic violence prevention orders; and if she will make a statement.

6 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Domestic Violence Protection Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence prevention orders have been served since March 2014 in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington, (b) Hackney local authority area, (c) London and (d) England.

6 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Alcoholic Drinks: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and adolescents were admitted to hospital for injuries or illnesses caused by drinking alcohol in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

6 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Self-harm: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and adolescents were admitted to hospital as a result of intentional self-harm in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

6 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of childhood obesity is in (a) each constituency in London, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.

6 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Uganda

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his Ugandan counterpart on renewed attempts by lawmakers to fast track anti-LGBT legislation through the Ugandan parliament; and if he will make a

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London and members of the Greater London Assembly on the devolution of his Department's powers to the Greater London area; and if he w

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each constituency in (a) London and (b) England are on community work placements; and if he will make a statement.

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for new housing developments in London have been agreed under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in each year since 2008.

30 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase spending on mental health; and if he will make a statement.

30 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much and what proportion of the public health budget in (a) Hackney local authority area, (b) London and (c) England is spent on mental health.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase media coverage and commercial investment in women's sport; and if he will make a statement.

28 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence claims in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) Hackney local authority area, (c) London and (d) England have taken longer than 16 weeks to be awarded or

28 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases have been registered for personal independence payment in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) the London Borough of Hackney, (c) London and (d) England to date.

28 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made on the level of academic attainment for incarcerated young offenders; and if he will make a statement.

28 Oct 2014 · Department for International Development

Nigeria: Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance is being provided to the government of Nigeria with regard to the continued abduction and maltreatment of women and girls by Boko Haram.

28 Oct 2014 · Department for International Development

Armed Conflict: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help end violence against women and girls in conflict zones.

28 Oct 2014 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage female political participation in developing countries.

28 Oct 2014 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of female genital mutilation in the UK; and if she will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.