Written questions

784 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of council-owned properties that will need to be sold to pay for discounts offered under the right to buy for housing association tenants in each o

24 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that other Departments comply with guidance published by his Department in the Green Book (a) on the production and use made of business cases and related matters, (b) that such busi

23 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the natur

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 20 March 2014, HCWS438, on what date each of the reports listed was received by his Department; on what date the last payment was made to each researc

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 has not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what th

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Transport

Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 has not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commis

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 has not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nat

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for which spending announcements made by him or his Ministers since 1 September 2014 the relevant business case has not been made public; and for what reason each such case has not been p

23 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Research

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 has not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research comm

11 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Lobbying

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Statement of 23 February 2015, Official Report, column 292WS, on Protecting Public Money, which are the (a) five local enterprise partnerships and (b) local author

3 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Health Services: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which schemes in Sheffield and South Yorkshire will be (a) cancelled, (b) delayed or (c) deferred as a result of the transfer of £650 million from the NHS capital budget for 2014-15 to the revenue budget.

3 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Health Services: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which schemes in Sheffield and South Yorkshire will be (a) cancelled, (b) delayed or (c) deferred as a result of the transfer of £197 million from the NHS Technology Fund budget for 2014-15 to the revenue budget.

20 Feb 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release Pickles cuts stealth taxes on new homes and boosts small builders, published on 28 November 2014, if he will publish the business cases fo

20 Feb 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advance public notice is given to the planned changes to the income eligibility thresholds for shared ownership.

2 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of the under-occupancy penalty on his Department's expenditure in this Parliament; and under what categories of expenditure that effect has happened.

29 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Mobility Scooters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been killed or seriously injured in accidents involving mobility scooters in each of the last five years; and how many of the people so killed or seriously injured were driving the scooter.

17 Nov 2014 · Department for Education

Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations in Yorkshire and Humberside are currently not subject to any temporary or permanent withdrawal of approval for the sponsorship of new or additional schools by the (a) Secretary of State and

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he issues on the use of the DS1500 to support people at the end of life to die in their preferred place of care.

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the consequences on energy efficiency of housing of scrapping the Code for Sustainable Homes.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to enable local authorities to promote sustainable house building.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will prepare and publish a new draft code for sustainable homes.

29 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to assist local authorities build more sustainable homes.

29 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to promote environmental and sustainable housebuilding following the abolition of the Code for Sustainable Homes.

10 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to work with other government departments and local service providers to support better people at the end of life by use of the DS1500 form.

26 Sep 2014 · Department for Education

Academies: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what organisations she has approved to be potential sponsors of future sponsored academies in Sheffield.

22 Jul 2014 · Department for Education

Academies: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the approved Academy sponsors for primary and secondary schools are in Sheffield.

22 Jul 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Community Infrastructure Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have a Community Infrastructure Levy (a) approved and (b) in operation.

22 Jul 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses have been completed in each local authority area in each of the last five years; how many such houses are affordable houses built under a section 106 agreement; and what p

27 Jun 2014 · Department of Health

Social Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Act 2014 and the care and support statutory guidance, whether self-funders and those with personalised care budgets are under an obligation to show that they are paying social care firms

Source: official written-questions record.