Written questions

784 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the criteria for the distribution of the (a) Housing Infrastructure Fund Forward Fund, (b) Estates Regeneration Fund, (c) Home Buildi

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to amend the rules on vehicle licensing as a result of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Fundo de Garantia Automovel v Juliana and another, Case C-80/17.

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Citizens' Assemblies

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Innovation in Democracy Programme; and what the timeframe is for the announcement of the successful local authorities.

21 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the oral contribution of 5 February 2019 of the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Official Report column 289, how that 4 per cen

12 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Cross Country Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the oral contribution of 10 January 2019, Official Report, column 526, whether he has had further discussions with the cross county train operator on increasing capacity on trains between Leeds and

29 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Crossrail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much compensation was paid to landowners and developers for delays in completing Crossrail in accordance with the contract timetable in (a) each compensation category and (b) total up to 31 December 2018; a

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to allocate additional work to the Sheffield service centre once it is no longer administering employment and support allowance and work and social funds.

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory (a) income support and (b) employment and support allowance interviews took place at the Cavendish Court Job Centre in Sheffield in the each of the last three months.

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional outreach work his Department is undertaking to help claimants as a result of the closure of Eastern Avenue Job Centre in Sheffield.

22 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people received continuing health care in each Care Commission Group; and the cost of that care in each of the last five years.

22 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the level of reserves held by each local authority in (a) absolute terms and and (b) as a proportion of revenue spending at the end of each of the last three f

9 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2019 to Question 203305 on Revenue and Customs: Fraud, how many people were convicted of fraud or related offences as a result of investigations by the HMRC Customer Protection Te

4 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will set out (a) total school funding, (b) school funding per primary pupil and (c) school funding per secondary pupil in real terms for each year from 1996-97 to 2018-19 in England.

19 Dec 2018 · Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 December 2018 on Public Spending, HCWS1205, what the value was of each Department's bid for funding.

19 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department bid for from the Treasury for EU-exit resources in 2019-20; pursuant to the written statement of 18 December 2018 of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury,

18 Dec 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) reports of suspicious (i) e-mails, (ii) text messages and (iii) phone calls asking for personal information or threatening a lawsuit were received by HMRC, (b) individuals believed to have been responsi

18 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Official Residences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to recoup (a) rent, (b) service charges and (c) taxes from the unauthorised occupant of One Carlton Gardens for the period from 9 to 30 July.

7 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Hope Valley Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeframe is for completion of improvements to the Hope Valley line.

7 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned timeframe is for completion of the northern link for services from Sheffield to the main High Speed Two line.

7 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned timeframe is for the commencement of High Speed Two services to Sheffield.

7 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the average delay on trains between Sheffield and London St Pancras since the new timetable was introduced in May 2018 and (b) the average delay in the same period i

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total (a) cost of (i) redundancy payments, (ii) transfers for staff at the Eastern Avenue Jobcentre Plus site, (iii) travel for those staff and (iv) the alteration work

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for an initial information-gathering interview at the Cavendish Court Job Centre Sheffield; and whether that waiting time has an effect on the time taken to pay universa

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to create a universal credit service centre in Sheffield.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the commencement of universal credit in the Sheffield Woodhouse Jobcentre Plus area on 12 December 2018, if she will guarantee that new claims for that benefit will be paid before Chri

24 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Government Departments: Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each (a) government department and (b) non-departmental public body how much additional funding to support EU-exit related activity in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20 has been (A) bid for and (B) allocated; and whe

18 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he had with (a) local authorities, (b) Police and Crime Commissioners and (c) non-governmental bodies before deciding to recruit for G7 Resilience Advisers: EU E

5 Sep 2018 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was from request to response to carry out vetting under the disclosure and barring regulations in each police force in England and Wales in the last period for which figure

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Citizens' Assemblies

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the role of local authorities will be in the establishment of innovation in democracy pilots.

5 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Citizens' Assemblies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's press release of 8 August 2018 entitled Government outlines vision to empower and invest in society on th

Source: official written-questions record.