Written questions
753 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Sep 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in 2015-16.
11 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on supporting access to mobile digital technology for farmers.
11 Jul 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Festivals and Special Occasions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision schools make for Muslim children who want to take time off school for Eid.
6 Jul 2016 · Department for Education
Free Schools: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment for the presence of asbestos is made prior to the purchasing and occupation of a previous industrial building for conversion into a free school.
6 Jul 2016 · Department for Education
Free Schools: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the financial costs relating to asbestos surveying and removal in buildings being converted to free schools have been since the free school programme began.
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a reduction of corporation tax to (a) 15 (b) 14 and (c) 10 per cent by (i) UK region and (ii sector.
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the Exchequer has been of reductions to corporation tax since 2010.
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential annual cost to the Exchequer of a reduction in corporation tax to (a) 15 (b) 14 and (c) 10 per cent.
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a reduction in corporation tax to (a) 15 (b) 14 and (c) 10 per cent on (i) GDP, (ii) unemployment and (iii) investment in (A) 2016, (B) 2017, (C) 201
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out his plans for reaching the new target for corporation tax of less that 15 per cent.
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will update the Business Tax Road Map in light of his recent proposals on the change to corporation tax.
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Mesothelioma: Research
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.15 of the Budget 2016, on funding for mesothelioma research, if he will publish all the documents his Department hold related to the decision to award that funding to four institutions c
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Mesothelioma: Research
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.15 of the Budget 2016, on funding for mesothelioma research, who in his Department is responsible for the decision to award that funding to four institutions centred around Imperial Coll
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Mesothelioma: Research
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.15 of the Budget 2016, on funding for mesothelioma research, what consultation his Department conducted with stakeholders before the decision was taken to award that funding to four inst
6 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Mesothelioma: Research
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.15 of the Budget 2016, on funding for mesothelioma research, what criteria his Department used to make its decision on awarding that funding to four institutions centred around Imperial
29 Jun 2016 · Department of Health
Surgery: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancelled operations were caused by bed shortages in each of the last five years.
29 Jun 2016 · Department of Health
Surgery: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to minimise the number of cancelled operations caused by bed shortages.
15 Jun 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2016 to Question 38024, how many visits to the Pensions Wise website were by consumers seeking pensions advice for personal use.
13 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the cost of providing free school meals to children of people in receipt of universal credit upon the full roll-out of that benefit; and what the cost was of the provision of such free scho
9 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when new eligibility criteria for free school meals under universal credit will be (a) published and (b) implemented.
9 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the additional cost relative to the previous system of additional entitlements to free school meals created by new eligibility criteria under universal credit.
9 Jun 2016 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy that any children who would have been entitled to free school meals under the previous system retain that entitlement under the new eligibility criteria under universal credit.
23 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government plans to take to help people who will access their pensions before the proposed new pension guidance service becomes available in April 2018.
23 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve take-up of the Pension Wise guidance service.
23 May 2016 · Department for Transport
East Coast Main Line: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Long Term Economic Plan for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, published in February 2015, what progress has been made on assessing the case for providing the required infrastructure for ne
23 May 2016 · Department for Transport
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on selecting a route for high speed rail across the Pennines.
23 May 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Leisure: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government funding has been awarded to (a) Welcome to Yorkshire, (b) the campaign to bring the Turner Prize to Hull in 2017 and (c) the creation of a new cycle gateway to the Yorkshire Dales
23 May 2016 · HM Treasury
Individual Savings Accounts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 11 May 2016 to Question 36241, what assumptions were made about the number of people (a) taking up a Lifetime ISA and (b) subscribing the maximum annual amount to an ordinary ISA in ca
19 May 2016 · Department for Transport
Transport: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has invested in transport in Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire since 5 February 2015.
19 May 2016 · HM Treasury
Capital Gains Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of reductions in capital gains tax rates announced in the Budget 2016 on (a) the prevalence of converting income into capital gains and (b) income tax receipts.
Source: official written-questions record.