Written questions

977 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221428, whether he plans to set an upper salary limit for the city-region Mayor of Greater Manchester.

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221428, whether the people of Greater Manchester will have a say in determining the salary for the city-region Mayor created by the d

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what arrangements he plans to put in place to allow the public to hold the appointed eleventh leader of the Greater Manchester city-region to account before the anticipated elections in 2

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221426, what mechanisms will be put in place to enable the public to hold the city-region Mayor to account other than at election tim

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on job numbers of the introduction of driver-only operating on the Northern Rail and Transpennine Express franchises.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on whether Rail North support proposals for the introduction of driver-only operating on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.

27 Jan 2015 · Deputy Prime Minister

Devolution: Greater Manchester

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his specific responsibilities are in regards to the Greater Manchester devolution agreement and the appointment and election of a city-region mayor.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 221428, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the Greater Manchester devolution agreement and the election of a

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has paid to consultants in preparation for reletting the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises; and what the name of each consultant so paid was.

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses to the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchise consultation (a) supported and (b) opposed driver-only operation.

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses have been received to the consultation on the future of the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the invitations to tender will be issued for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.

22 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what organisations responded to the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchise consultation; and whether those responses are publicly available.

21 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on revenue protection and collection of station staffing proposals for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.

21 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on revenue protection and collection of the introduction of driver-only operation on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.

21 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of changes in levels of anti-social behaviour and crime on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises in the last five years.

21 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of changes to revenue protection and collection on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises in the last five years.

21 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the causes of train delays on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises that are caused as a result of (a) driver shortages and (b) guards not being present.

21 Jan 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2015 to Question 221061, what the annual cost to the public purse is of his Department's office space at 179A Tottenham Court Road.

21 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the super-affirmative procedure will be followed when the Government brings foward proposals to amend the Greater Manchester Combined Authorities Order 2011 to create an interim e

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include in his Department's contract with the successful bidder for Northern Rail and Transpennine Express franchises a requirement that there is a second person on board the train in additi

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Northern Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many stations at which Northern Rail services stop are currently (a) staffed and (b) unstaffed.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of introducing Driver-Only Operation on delays and train dispatch times on the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what requirement there will be for public consultation as part of the evaluation of the Greater Manchester devolution agreement.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how long the term of office will be for a directly elected city-region Mayor for Greater Manchester.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward amendments to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011 to create an eleventh leader of Greater Manchester.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to ensure public scrutiny of a directly elected city-region Mayor for Greater Manchester other than at election time.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the Greater Manchester devolution agreement and the election of a directly elected city-region Mayor.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Apprentices: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to agree the share of the Apprenticeship Grant for employers for Greater Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester devolution deal.

20 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Mayors: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost of introducing a directly elected city-region Mayor for Greater Manchester.

Source: official written-questions record.