Written questions

1,525 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jul 2014 · Home Office

Abu Qatada

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 128W, on Didier Pierre Paulet, for what reasons her Department commented on the case of Abu Qatada.

3 Jul 2014 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the request by Rupert Ogwuezor dated 13 June 2011 for reconsideration of his case (HO reference: 01085860/2) will be determined; and what the reasons are for the time taken to process this case.

3 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss the coverage of the situation in eastern Ukraine by the BBC Russian Service with that Service; and if he will make a statement.

3 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 137W, on forests: Christchurch, how many areas of woodland and heathland in Hurn Forest will be affected by the cable ro

3 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it the policy of the Government to prevent nursing homes and residential rest homes charging lower fees for residents funded by local authorities than for residents who are self-funding; and if he

2 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wind Power: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on protecting migratory birds from the effects of offshore wind turbines; and if he will make a statement.

2 Jul 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to intervene in the Neal v Freightliner proceedings in the Employment Appeal Tribunal in July.

2 Jul 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Holiday Leave: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the Government's policy is on whether holiday pay may be calculated without reference to bonus and overtime payment; and if he will make a statement.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Glasgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the claim by E. Stewart of Christchurch, ref POS(5)10870/552, for a personal independence payment which was received by the Glasgow benefit office on 2 October 2013 to be determined; and

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the identification of disability tax exempt vehicles when no tax disc is present, to enable local authorities to continue to provide exemption from pa

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission an assessment of the effect on disabled passengers of the use of detection equipment at airports which generates random false positive alerts giving rise to the need for a full body search

19 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much the Government has paid to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus in each of the last four years; and what assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of that committee.

19 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish details of the Government's proposed legislation to provide for a controlled release of non-financial VAT registration data for specific purposes.

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensions are paid to British citizens resident overseas.

18 Jun 2014 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent estimate the Electoral Commission has made of the number of British citizens registered as overseas voters and the number of such ci

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether garages, boiler rooms and other non-habitable areas affected by flooding are eligible for the Repair and Renew Grant.

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on placing the public forest estate on a sustainable footing; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects work to all properties identified by the Environment Agency in Christchurch constituency as being suitable for Property Level Protection against flooding to be complete

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the EU Roadworthiness Directive on the owners of historic vehicles in the UK.

17 Jun 2014 · House of Commons Commission

Committees

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many meetings of the Audit Committees has been held in each of the previous sessions of the current Parliament; and how many meetings each m

17 Jun 2014 · Home Office

Didier Pierre Paulet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the deportation order served on Didier Pierre Paulet on 19 November 2007 pursuant to a recommendation by a Crown Court Judge for deportation has been implemented; and if she will make a statem

17 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice

European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Government's written submission to the European Court of Justice which was the subject of the hearing before the Court in April 2014 about the EU application to acced

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental impact assessment the Forestry Commission has carried out in respect of the proposed corridor up to 65 metres wide through Hurn Forest for cables connecting Navitus

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

World Heritage Sites: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Dorset and East Devon coast continues to enjoy World Heritage status and remains in compliance with Article 4 of the World Heritage Conventi

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UNESCO

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's response to the letter of 2 May 2014 from Mr Kishore Rao, the Director of the UNESCO Culture Sector, World Heritage Centre.

Source: official written-questions record.