Mr Clive Betts

25 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that all rolling stock on the Midland Mainline is compliant with disability legislation by 2020.

25 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Roads: Tunnels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the consideration of the feasibility of a road tunnel between Sheffield and Manchester; and what the timetable is for future such consideration.

25 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with Transport for the North on the roll-out of an Oyster card-type system for the North of England.

25 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Trams: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the Tram-Train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham to start its passenger service.

25 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.5 of Autumn Statement 2016, how many affordable homes to rent will be built in each year from 2017 to 2020; and how many of those homes will be built with a

21 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies (a) in general and (b) on the gender gap for early language attainment at age five of the findings of Save the Children's report entitled The

6 Jun 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Exercise and Sports: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment the Government has made of the contribution of the work of the Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield to breaking down distinctions between sport and wider physical activity.

3 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Chronic Illnesses and Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution to increasing activity levels and tackling long-term health conditions of the work of the Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield.

3 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Exercise and Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the work of the Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield and the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine to the use of sport and exercise medicine in (a

3 Jun 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department and UK Sport will host a UK Sport Gold Series Event at the Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield.

25 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Newspaper Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress on improving municipal statutory notices since his Department's press release, Councils and media invited to bring statutory notic

25 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the responses to the non-financial factors section of the recent consultation on revoking and replacing the Local Government Pension Scheme.

25 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what further steps he plans to take to ensure that local government pension scheme members are consulted on proposed guidance on the ability of local government to account for non-financi

23 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how he plans that the section 31 grant to compensate councils for the extension of small business rate relief will be funded.

23 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 2 of Budget 2016, whether the £3.5 billion savings to public spending to be achieved by 2012-20 will affect the four year funding settlement to local councils annou

23 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of retaining his Department's office at St Paul's Palace, Sheffield.

23 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the proposed cost savings outlined in the BIS 2020 programme have been calculated; and what estimate he has made of projected savings of relocating staff from the office in Sheffield t

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, under what criteria local authorities will be compensated for the change in the updating of business rates from RPI to CPI.

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2016 to Question 29982, on local plans, which local authorities fall into each of the four categories of authority.

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the review carried out by McKinsey and Company into his Department's budget.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have (a) an adopted local plan in place, (b) a local plan found sound by the planning inspectorate but not yet adopted, (c) a plan that has been submitted but not

11 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public libraries have (a) closed and (b) opened in England since May 2010; and how many libraries which were previously run by professionally-qualified staff are now run by volunteers.

11 Feb 2016 · Cabinet Office

Charities: Grants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which charities have used government grants to pay for campaigns in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date; what the nature of each such campaign was; what estimate he has made of the amount of government funding u

26 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes of each type of tenure he plans will be funded by measures announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

26 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new social rented homes he plans will be funded by the resources identified for housing in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

26 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of social rented homes that will be completed in (a) 2015-16 and (b) each of the succeeding four years.

26 Nov 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding the Government plans to make available (a) to housing associations, (b) to local authorities and (c) in total in each of the next four years to build social rented housin

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how his Department will administer the new arrangements for social housing tenants on higher income to higher rents; and whether his Department will require all tenants to provide details

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what timetable he has set for procurement of the replacement of the HST trains on the Midland Mainline.

17 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Care Workers: Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the additional annual costs to councils of paying the National Living Wage to care workers employed by private firms to provide adult social care services for local authori