Written questions
621 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Company Cars: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the benefit-in-kind tax rate on electric vehicles before 2020.
20 May 2019 · Department for Education
Schools: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in advance of the spending review on increasing school funding in the West Midlands.
20 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the correlation between increasing food bank dependence in the West Midlands and the roll-out of universal credit.
20 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of universal credit on trends in the level of household debt in the West Midlands.
20 May 2019 · Home Office
West Midlands Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase funding for West Midlands Police to tackle violent crime.
20 May 2019 · Department for Transport
Transport: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to increase spending on transport infrastructure in the West Midlands.
20 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in advance of the spending review on increasing funding for social care services.
20 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing funding to Birmingham City Council in advance of the spending review.
20 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Crematoriums: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Section 5 of the Cremation Act (1902) has been invoked to reject a planning application in each of the last 10 years.
20 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Crematoriums: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of whether crematoriums are being constructed (a) less than two hundred yards from a dwelling house, (b) within fifty yards of a public highway and (c) in the consecrated part o
20 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Cremation Act 1902
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of the Cremation Act (1902).
20 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Cremation Act 1902
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the provisions in the Cremation Act 1902; and if he will make a statement.
20 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice
G4S: HMP Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what changes he has implemented at HMP Birmingham following the cancellation of the G4S contract at that site.
27 Nov 2018 · Home Office
Police National Computer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, MIN/0014431/18, for what reason his Department is unable to obtai
26 Nov 2018 · Home Office
Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, MIN/0014431/18, what guidance is provided to Chief Officers to en
26 Nov 2018 · Home Office
Police National Computer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to review the length of time a person's event history is retained in Police National Computer records.
26 Nov 2018 · Home Office
Vetting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, MIN/0014431/18, what assessment he has made of the effect of inst
21 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of defendants seeking to use section 76(8) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 as a key form of defence within criminal trials.
20 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prosecutions made under Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act (2015) which involved a disabled survivor of abuse giving evidence.
20 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of defences made using section 76(8) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 within criminal trials have been successful.
20 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015.
29 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China: Organs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese government on allegations that organ harvesting continues to be practised in China.
24 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the gender equalisation of car insurance premiums on the cost of car insurance.
23 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations on the calculation of car insurance premiums.
23 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Antisocial Behaviour: Cars
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on tackling car cruising.
23 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Antisocial Behaviour: Cars
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to help local authorities tackle car cruising.
23 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Antisocial Behaviour: Cars
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local government powers to tackle car cruising.
23 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of car insurance premiums.
4 Sep 2018 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Somalia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that Somali passport holders with the right to live in the UK are not refused entry as a result of the change from passport endorsement to a bio-metric residence perm
21 Mar 2018 · Home Office
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of applicants who apply for indefinite leave to remain who are unsuccessful on their first application but who are successful on a subsequent att
Source: official written-questions record.