Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the BBC on the over-75s TV licence and the report from Frontier Economics to the Corporation that found only 11 per cent of the poores

11 Jun 2019 · Treasury

EU Grants and Loans: Easington

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to guarantee funding allocations to Easington constituency after the UK leaves the EU which (a) match or (b) exceed the current level of EU funding.

11 Jun 2019 · Treasury

EU Grants and Loans: Easington

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in EU funding Easington constituency has received in each of the last 10 years.

7 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to Question 259184, how many railway stations have been (a) opened and (b) closed in the north of England since 2010.

7 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Dupuytren's Contracture

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable a claimant be able to make an application for industrial injuries disabled benefit for Dupuytren’s contracture.

6 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on the draft legislation to include Dupuytren's Contracture to the list of prescribed diseases for the purpose of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce food poverty.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) new railway stations have been opened and (b) railway stations have been completely refurbished by region since 2010.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Links

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 254799, on Working Links, for what reasons Working Links Ministry of Justice Permitted Subcontractors are receiving payments and protections but Working

22 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Links

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what due diligence her Department carried out in relation to Brian Bell, Chief Executive Officer of Fedcap Employment prior to that company taking over her Department's Working Links contract.

22 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Links

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 254799, what steps his Department has taken to meet its Commercial Strategy objective on strengthening commercial management of key suppliers, managing

22 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Links

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 254799, what steps his Department has taken to meet its Commercial Strategy objective to create a more competitive, agile, diverse and innovative supply

22 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Links

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 254799, what steps his Department has taken to minimise the effect on the Working Links supply chain partners owed monies by that company at the point o

15 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Links

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in the Ministry of Justice on the Working Links: Ministerial direction correspondence published on 8 May 2019; and if she wi

15 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the distribution of local recognition awards in the last financial year was by (a) protected characteristic and (b) grades in his core Department.

10 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the distribution of performance markings were by each (a) equality group and (b) grades in his central department in each quarter of the last financial year.

10 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the distribution of Local Recognition Awards for each equality group in his Department was in the last financial year.

10 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the performance markings for (a) equality groups and (b) grades in his Department for each quarter of the last financial year.

9 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on advertising universal credit in the Metro newspaper to date; and if she will make a statement.

8 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the total value of the (a) Mineworkers Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation scheme.

8 May 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2019 to Question 241023 on Defence: Procurement, if his Department will identify UK domestic manufacturers of specialised military cabling that meet the standards required.

7 May 2019 · Department for International Development

The Gambia: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what country-specific direct support is his Department providing to The Gambia to (a) support economic development and (b) strengthen democratic institutions in that country.

1 May 2019 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is for a spousal visa appeal to be considered by UK Visas & Immigration.

30 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Durham Coast Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the refurbishment of the Sprinter trains for the Durham Coast Line.

29 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase passenger journeys on public transport in the regions to reduce CO2 emissions.

29 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Social Security and Child Support Tribunal appeals have taken longer than 52 weeks for a determination, in each of the last five years.

29 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Press Freedom: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, as part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s 2019 Media Freedom Campaign, what steps he is taking to address Amnesty International concerns about press freedom in Northern Ireland.

29 Apr 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she publish guidance on what triggers a natural migration to universal credit.

24 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to recognise Humanist marriages for the purpose of paying an NHS survivors pension to spouses of deceased pension holders.

24 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the quantity of land suitable for housing being left undeveloped due to land banking by private developers.

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