Written questions

1,525 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Public Finance: Scotland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral evidence by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Scottish Affairs Committee on 3 February 2016, Question 173, what steps he is taking to ensure that proposals for the revised fiscal f

9 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Social Security Benefits: EEA Nationals

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Answer of 9 February 2016 to Question 25906, if he will place in the Library a copy of the analysis carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs on b

9 Feb 2016 · Home Office

France: Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status is of the 2003 Le Touquet Treaty in international law.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the proposed location is for the new primary academy to be opened in West Christchurch from September 2016 by Twynham Learning Foundation; and what financial contribution her Department plans to make to th

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will place in the Library a copy of the application made by Twynham Learning Federation to establish a new primary academy in West Christchurch which is proposed to open from September 2016 and a copy of

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Schools: Ferndown

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will direct Ofsted to undertake re-inspections of (a) Parley First School and (b) Ferndown Upper School within two years of their last inspections.

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has undertaken on the best available means of countering coastal flooding and beach erosion at Avon Beach, Christchurch.

8 Feb 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's financial contribution was to the Christchurch beach recycling scheme; and what assessment has been made of the cost-effectiveness of the works carried out under

8 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Local Government Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Barnett consequentials arise from the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2016-17.

4 Feb 2016 · Prime Minister

Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals

To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral contribution of 3 February 2016, Official Report, column 939, what the source is of the statistics he quoted.

4 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Park Homes: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22397, on park homes and smart meters, what the maximum size is of park home sites which fall within the definition of small non-domestic bu

4 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22396, on park homes and the Warm Homes Discount, when that pilot scheme started; when that pilot scheme is expected to end; and what she pl

4 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22396, on park homes and the Warm Homes Discount, what the budget is for expenditure on the pilot scheme and what proportion is being funded

4 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to put measures in place to provide that the proposed higher rate stamp duty land tax will not apply when a purchaser who owns more than one property is replacing a main residence.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bats: Churches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made by her Department on developing a toolkit for effective and safe management of bats in churches as recommended in the University of Bristol report on Manage

2 Feb 2016 · Cabinet Office

General Election 2015: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK citizens resident overseas registered to vote in the 2015 general election; and how many such citizens voted in that election.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Economic Growth: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the terms are of the Dorset Growth Deal; and how much funding from the public purse has been provided to the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership.

27 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Married People: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have claimed the marriage allowance introduced in April 2015 to date; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that eligible people apply for that allowance.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Holiday Leave: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2016 to Question 22596, what assessment he has made of the net negative impact on business of the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in Bear Scotland

22 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2016 to Question 22948, whether her Department has recorded all EU countries other than Greece as complying with the Dublin Convention.

22 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people applied to join the Army Reserve in 2015; and how many such applications were successful.

20 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2016 to Questions 22594 and 22595, whether it is her Department's policy that an applicant for international protection who enters the UK from France clandestinely

20 Jan 2016 · Department for Education

Parkfield School Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2015 to Questions 5048, 5049 and 5050, whether bat removal licences have been granted; and whether it is expected that the new premises for Parkfield School at Hurn will be rea

20 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2015 to Question 657, what tangible progress towards the EU-US Free Trade Agreement had been made by the end of 2015; and whether any agreement in principl

18 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which EU countries her Department has recorded as not complying with the Dublin Convention in their treatment of asylum seekers and other claimants for international protection.

18 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who applied to join the Army Reserve in 2015 had their applications withdrawn on medical grounds.

18 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Import Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the UK's contribution to the EU budget through customs duties related to each (a) product type and (b) country in 2014-15.

18 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Business: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new statutory regulations on business have been introduced since May 2015; and how many regulations on businesses have been repealed in that time.

14 Jan 2016 · Scotland Office

Higher Education: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 6 January 2016, Official Report, column 275, what the source is of the figures which he quoted on application rates for higher education.

14 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2016 to 21399, what steps she has taken related to migrants in France who wish to seek international protection in the UK and not in France.

Source: official written-questions record.