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.