Written questions

621 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on military intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the supply of humanitarian assistance to its citize

14 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken in partnership with his international counterparts to encourage the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to adhere to the terms of the International Cove

12 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of online booking services for GP appointments on the ability of over 75 year olds to access GP care.

27 Feb 2018 · Home Office

Deportation: Zimbabwe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the removal of Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe on the safe return of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe who are active members of the Movement for D

21 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Company Cars: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential effect on the tax yield to the Exchequer of the reduction to 2 per cent of the benefit in kind taxation of electric cars.

21 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Company Cars: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax yield has been to the Exchequer of the benefit in kind taxation of electric cars in (a) 2015/16 and (b) 2016/17.

13 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce dangerous journeys for unaccompanied child refugees with family in the UK.

6 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of existing legislation to allow landlords to access let properties to rectify problems that threaten the safety of other residents and th

24 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department offers to people over 25-years old to re-enter the job market.

16 Oct 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many requests his Department has received from (a) local authorities, (b) housing associations and (c) other social housing providers for financial support to fit sprinkler systems in

5 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons people receiving Access to Work grants do not receive a monthly statement setting out the amount of their remaining allowance.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons Access to Work claim handlers make separate payments to customers who have multiple such allowances rather than making a single payment.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how self-employed people can meet the Access to Work certification requirement by an employer or support worker.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why Access to Work claim forms require certification by an employer or support worker.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether hoists are refundable under the Access to Work scheme.

20 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the safeguarding strategy for unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children.

13 Apr 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on what basis the requirement for a cultural fit for prospective contractors will be judged.

13 Apr 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how the requirement for a cultural fit for prospective contractors will be linked to the subject matter of the contract.

30 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is any regional variation in the frequency of police cells being used as places of safety for people detained under section 135 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

27 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Deportation: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the UK has EU readmission agreements.

27 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Deportation: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which EU readmission agreements contain clauses regarding the return of third country nationals.

14 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with which countries the UK has a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate enforced deportation to a third country.

14 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what disciplinary actions may be taken against medical professionals who raise concerns on standards.

7 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what reforms to whistleblowing procedures in the NHS have been made since the Freedom to speak up report was published in February 2015.

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded instances there were of police cells being used as places of safety for people detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in 2015-16.

20 Jan 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Bangladeshi government on the case of Mr Ahmad Bin Quasem.

12 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what geographical unit of measurement her Department uses to determine whether its 1:200 ratio of asylum seekers to resident population has been breached.

10 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in receipt of section 95 support there were in the third quarter of 2016 in (a) each nation, (b) each region in England, (c) each local authority area and (d) Birmingham, Ladyw

9 Jan 2017 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to implement the most recent IMB Annual Report on HM Prison Birmingham.

9 Jan 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to implement the IMB Annual Reports on prisons in England and Wales.

Source: official written-questions record.