Written questions

2,222 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Mutuals' Deferred Shares Act 2015

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to consult on the draft Regulations to implement the Mutuals' Deferred Shares Act 2015; and if he will make a statement.

8 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Northolt: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last reviewed the arrangements at RAF Northolt on the safety of residents living under the flight path and nearby vicinity; and if he will make a statement.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Bengali Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA, AQA and Edexcel examinations boards to offer GCSE and A-level Bengali examinations beyond September 2018; and if she will make a statement.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the nationality of employers found to have failed to pay the national minimum wage in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

2 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on UK membership of the UN 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; and if she will make a statement.

1 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a UK port was not manned by Border Force officials in 2015; and if she will make a statement.

24 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Coinage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Swedish government over their decision to end the production of coins containing nickel; whether he plans to further investigate the health risks posed to those who suffer from ni

24 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funding she plans to commit to tackling illegal immigration; and if she will make a statement.

24 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many lorries were (a) routinely searched and (b) searched for illegal immigrants at English ports in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.

24 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Gujarati Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations board to offer GCSE and A-level Gujarati examinations beyond September 2018; and if she will make a statement.

24 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

English Language: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will establish a system to permit supplementary schools and mainstream schools to bid for funding to support the professional development of staff teaching English to GCSE and A-level standard; and if sh

19 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Languages: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of the new grading system for GCSEs on students of Latin and Greek; and if she will make a statement.

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered for (a) GCSE and (b) A levels in (i) Arabic, (ii) modern Greek, (iii) Japanese, (iv) Urdu, (v) Bengali, (vi) modern Hebrew, (vii) Punjabi, (viii) Polish, (ix) Dutch, (x) Persian,

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Northolt

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether RAF personnel have been involved in the running and marketing of the civilian operation at RAF Northolt; how much in staff (a) time and (b) costs is spent on managing and marketing civilian flights; and i

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Northolt: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether RAF personnel have attended any civilian aviation trade conferences or exhibitions to promote civilian flights at RAF Northolt over the last five years; which events were so attended; how many RAF personn

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Northolt: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the RAF has spent on the design and management of www.londonvipairport.com; how many hits the site generates each month; and if he will make a statement.

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Northolt: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the RAF has spent on the marketing of RAF Northolt for civilian flights in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Northolt: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the report produced by Ernst and Young for his Department in February 2012 on development options and safety standards at RAF Northolt recommended that an Engineered Material Arresting System be installed

3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Thyroid Gland: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take in response to increases in the cost to the NHS of Liothyronine; and if he will make a statement.

3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Clinical Commissioning Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question 24390, if he will list those clinical commissioning groups which had (a) planned and (b) actual overspends in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 and (c) have such ov

3 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Management Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total NHS spend on contracted work by (a) McKinsey, (b) PA Consulting, (c) Deloitte LLP and (d) GE Healthcare Finnamore was in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

29 Jan 2016 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many entrants there were for GCSE and A-level (a) Gujarati and (b) Hindi by (i) exam board and (ii) each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.

29 Jan 2016 · Department for Education

Gujarati language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2016 to Question 20756, whether a response from the Chief Regulator of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation has been received by her Department; and when

29 Jan 2016 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage the teaching and examination of GCSE and A-level (a) Gujarati and (b) Hindi; and if she will make a statement.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Clinical Commissioning Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning groups he estimates will publish a recovery plan in the next 12 to 18 months; and if he will make a statement.

27 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Clinical Commissioning Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning groups in England have published recovery plans in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

26 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have taken part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) in each of the last five years; how many people he estimates will take part in the NCS in the next three years; and if he will make a stateme

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have suffered a six-month or longer period of sickness in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

26 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Health Services: Harrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assistance his Department has offered to Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group to help it avoid its projected deficit of £116.4 million by 2018-19; and if he will make a statement.

26 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Health Insurance: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that will accrue to the Exchequer from the insurance premium tax on health cash plans; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.