Written questions
457 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jan 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Shellfish: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to crustaceans and decapods.
20 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls to HM Revenue and Customs helplines from numbers in (a) England and (b) the Bedford 01234 area were answered in (i) less than two minutes, (ii) between two and five minutes, (iii) between six and 10 mi
6 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Nigeria
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen military co-operation with Nigeria.
16 Dec 2014 · Women and Equalities
Castes: Discrimination
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the document entitled, Caste Legislation introduction programme and timetable, published in July 2013, for what reasons the draft order has not yet been published for consultation.
16 Dec 2014 · HM Treasury
Debt Collection
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2014 to Question 210848, if he will publish the criteria used by HM Revenue and Customs to determine whether payment of a debt should be pursued even when a case has been accepted
2 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Nigeria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to support the Nigerian government in tackling acts of terrorism by Boko Haram.
2 Dec 2014 · Women and Equalities
Castes: Discrimination
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, on what date she plans to issue the public consultation as outlined in the Government's timetable for implementing caste discrimination legislation of 29 July 2013.
2 Dec 2014 · Cabinet Office
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases referred by hon. Members to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman took (a) up to one month, (b) between one to two months, (c) between two to three months, (d) between three to four month
2 Dec 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Funeral Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the process for applying for funeral payments.
2 Dec 2014 · Cabinet Office
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases referred by hon Members to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman took (a) up to one month, (b) one to two months, (c) two to three months, (d) three to four months, (e) four to five month
10 Nov 2014 · Ministry of Defence
Army Reserve
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers were enlisted in the Reserves from (a) April to September 2013, (b) April to September 2014, (c) July to September 2013 and (d) July to September 2014.
28 Oct 2014 · Department for International Development
Tunisia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the availability and suitability of health services in Tunisia.
28 Oct 2014 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officers in the regular forces there have been at each rank between one star, NATO code OF-6, and five star, NATO code OF-10, in each of the last five years.
16 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury
Debt Collection
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require HM Revenue and Customs to pause debt recovery action when a case has been accepted for investigation by the Adjudicator's Office and is awaiting a decision.
26 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Bedford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of the court at Shire Hall in Bedford has been, by major cost category, in each of the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
26 Sep 2014 · Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence from hon. Members to each UK Visas and Immigration regional account management team was responded to within the 20 working day target in each of the last three years.
5 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Bankruptcy: Tax Avoidance
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a threshold for the maximum proportion of a person’s assets HM Revenue and Customs should seek as advance payment on tax avoidance schemes to prevent people becoming bankrupt.
5 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy that HM Revenue and Customs collect detailed statistics on tax avoidance separately from data on general compliance.
1 Sep 2014 · Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence from hon. Members to each UK Visas and Immigration regional account management team was responded to within the 20 working day target in each of the last three years.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce premature deaths among people with learning disabilities.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings he has had with external agencies on reducing premature mortality of people with learning disabilities since April 2013; and what progress he has made on reducing such premature mortality.
1 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Learning Disability: Reasonable Adjustments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the examples of good practice detailed in the report Making Reasonable Adjustments to Primary Care Services -Supporting the Implementation of Annual Health Checks for people
1 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will distribute any remaining funds in the Equitable Life Payment Scheme to Equitable Life victims at scheme closure.
1 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees HM Revenue and Customs had in each of the last five years.
1 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many tax avoidance cases HM Revenue and Customs has litigated in each of the last five years; and in how many of these it was successful.
16 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the freezing of state pensions for those living overseas.
16 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice
Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has had on including insolvency litigation in the scope of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
16 Jun 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Hedges and Ditches
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will review the effectiveness of Part 8 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the scope of these provisions to includ
16 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been made about HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last five years; and how many such complaints related to mistakes in calculated tax liability.
16 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Insolvency
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HM Revenue and Customs has met with (a) the Ministry of Justice and (b) the Insolvency Service to discuss the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 reforms to insolvency litigation
Source: official written-questions record.