Written questions

251 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average housing benefit paid in (a) Islington, (b) Greater London and (c) England was for tenants of (i) council property, (ii) housing associations and (iii) the private sector in each of the

20 Mar 2015 · Home Office

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of landlord immigration checks on non-EEA residents trying to rent, who have entered the UK on temporary documents and are waiting for a biometric

20 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chagossians: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether the recent KPMG report is the first independent study there has been on the feasibility of resettlement in the British Indian Ocean Territ

20 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the communication to Bahrain by the UN Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Special Rapporte

20 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Bahrain concerning the cases of Nabeel Rajab and Hussain Jawad and other human rights activists charged with expression-related offenc

20 Mar 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure that animal products originating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory are not imported into the UK with sanitary or phytosani

20 Mar 2015 · Home Office

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of landlord immigration checks in the private rented sector on landlords' willingness to rent.

9 Mar 2015 · Department for Transport

Gospel Oak-Barking Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the electrification of the Barking to Gospel Oak line; what the expected date of completion of that work is; and if he will make a statement.

9 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Change of Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what monitoring he has undertaken of the results of Permitted Development Rules that allow for conversion of commercial properties to housing; and what proportion of the new dwellings are

2 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mexico

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the issue of human rights in Mexico at the current session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

2 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mexico

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had on human rights in Mexico with President Peña Nieto during his visit to London in March 2015.

2 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mexico

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the monitoring of human rights in Mexico; and if he will make a statement.

26 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support cultural exchanges between artists and educators in the UK and their counterparts in Gaza.

12 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: Ethiopia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the government of Ethiopia the possible return of Mr Tsige to its jurisdiction since 2004.

12 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of Democratic Republic of Congo on the arrest and incommunicado detention of 12 activists after protests in January 2015 aga

10 Feb 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has agreed arrangements with the Israeli government to ensure that all animal products exported from Israel to the UK originate wholly within Israel and not from

9 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on (a) the adoption of a new global army plan and defence strategy, (b) other reform

6 Feb 2015 · Home Office

British Nationals Abroad: Ethiopia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on which occasions the Ethiopian government requested the return of Mr Andargachew Tsige to its jurisdiction since 2004; and what response was given to those requests.

6 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ethiopia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the UK Ambassador to Ethiopia has been afforded a consular visit to Mr Andargachew Tsige; and when it is intended that the next such visit will take place.

5 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the planned closures of the internally-displaced persons camps in North Kivu p

5 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the start of the military operations against the Democratic Republic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda and the planned closures of internall

5 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of Bahrain on recent decisions to deprive people in that country of their nationality without due process; and if he will ma

29 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Unmanned Air Systems: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any licences have been granted to UAV Engines Ltd since 1 January 2010 for the export of UAV engines or components to (a) the Israeli Defence Force or (b) other elements of Israel’

23 Jan 2015 · Attorney General

Victims Liaison Unit

To ask the Attorney General, what the functions of Crown Prosecution Service victim liaison units are; and how their performance is monitored.

23 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give transcripts of trials to the families of murder victims.

23 Jan 2015 · Attorney General

Victims

To ask the Attorney General, what training Crown prosecutors receive on victims issues.

23 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it mandatory for prosecutors to meet victims before the start of trials at Crown court.

23 Jan 2015 · Attorney General

Crime: Victims

To ask the Attorney General, how many victims have exercised the right to review a Crown Prosecution Service decision not to prosecute; and in how many of those cases the decision was changed.

23 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Mental Health Review Tribunal

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give victims the right to be represented at mental health tribunals.

23 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Victim Personal Statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it mandatory for a victim's impact statement to be presented in criminal proceedings at Crown court.

Source: official written-questions record.