Written questions
743 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Scottish households have backdated housing benefit claims in excess of four weeks.
16 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Child Poverty Act 2010: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on legislation to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.
16 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Food Banks: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of the measures in the Summer Budget 2015 on foodbank use in Scotland.
16 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants in Scotland are in the Work Related Activity Group.
16 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Scottish Government: Visits Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to Ministers of the Scottish Government undertaking overseas travel in each year since 2010.
16 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
Income Tax: Scotland
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department are working on the Scottish rate of income tax.
14 Jul 2015 · Scotland Office
Scotland Act 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2015 to Question 6014, if he will publish a summary of the findings of the Office of Government Commerce's Gateway 0 strategic assessment of the Scotland Act 2012 implementation
14 Jul 2015 · Scotland Office
Scotland Act 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2015 to Question 6014, for what reason it is the Government's policy not to place such documents in the Library.
14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
Taxpayers: Scotland
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the use of NHS Scotland's Central Register to identify Scottish taxpayers.
14 Jul 2015 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to other departments on the publication of OGC Gateway Reviews.
7 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Access to Work in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in each of the last three years were for an existing employee seeking to remain in work.
7 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Access to Work in (a) Edinburgh, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK were placed on behalf of an employer by jobcentre plus staff in each of the last three years.
7 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Access to Work in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK were for an employee with mental health problems in each of the last three years.
7 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Access to Work in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK were for someone who was self-employed in each of the last three years.
7 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Access to Work were (a) made and (b) granted in Scotland in each of the last three years.
7 Jul 2015 · Scotland Office
Scotland Act 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Third Annual Report on the Implementation and Operation of Part 3 (Financial Provisions) of the Scotland Act 2012, published in March 2015, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Office of
5 Jun 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Wind Power: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on changes to UK-wide support mechanisms for onshore wind and the effect on onshore wind investment in Scotland.
1 Jun 2015 · Home Office
Immigration Removal Centres: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported (a) incidents, (b) assaults and (c) serious assaults there were on staff in immigration removal centres in Scotland in each year since 2006.
1 Jun 2015 · Home Office
Immigration Removal Centres: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on training for (a) staff and (b) detainees in immigration removal centres in Scotland in each year since 2006.
1 Jun 2015 · Home Office
Migrants: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees in immigration removal centres in Scotland have taken their own life since 2006.
1 Jun 2015 · Home Office
Migrants: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detained in immigration removal centres in Scotland in each year since 2006; and what the capacity of such centres was in each of those years.
1 Jun 2015 · Home Office
Detention Centres: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have left the employment of immigration centres in Scotland in each year since 2006; and for what reasons those people have left that employment.
11 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Working Hours: EU Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the EU Commission on the UK's implementation of the Working Time Directive.
26 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Minimum Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2014 to Question 208599, on the minimum wage, how many notices of underpayment have been issued since 1 October 2013 in cases where the investigation
22 Jan 2015 · Church Commissioners
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how much the Commissioners have spent on the Employment Tribunal action by the Reverend Mark Sharpe against the Bishop of Worcester and the Worcester Diocesan Board of Financ
12 Dec 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to introduce a scheme for naming and shaming employers who fail to pay an employment tribunal award.
11 Dec 2014 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what amount his Department has paid to Jadu Ltd for (a) establishing and (b) maintaining IT systems to support the processing of employment tribunal fees and remissions to date.
11 Dec 2014 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service in payment of employment tribunal fees since 1 April 2014; and how much of that sum was foregone in fee remission.
11 Dec 2014 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 206019, when he expects to be in a position to provide data on the number of employment tribunal fee remission applications made in each month since 29 July 2
11 Dec 2014 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate savings in variable operational costs to HM Courts and Tribunals Service resulting from the reduction in the number of employment tribunal claims since 29 July 2013.
Source: official written-questions record.