Written questions
977 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department had with the Big Lottery fund prior to that organisation approaching the Big Society Network to apply for a grant.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons his Department made a second payment to the Society Network Foundation for the Get In project in October 2012.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister authorised the Cabinet Office's payment to the Society Network Foundation for the Get In project in October 2012.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which official in his Department authorised the Cabinet Office's payment to the Society Network Foundation for the Get In project in October 2012.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Lottery Fund
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he willl take steps to revise the criteria for awarding grants to ensure that organisations less than two years old cannot apply for grants from the Big Lottery Fund.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister authorised the decision to refer the bids from the Big Lottery Fund and the Cabinet Office to the Big Society Network and the Society Network Foundation back to the Social Investment Business.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which grade of officials in his Department made the decision to refer the bids for grants from the Big Lottery Fund and the Cabinet Office to the Big Society Network and the Society Network Foundation back to th
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which officials in his Department made the decision to refer the bids for grants from the Big Lottery Fund to the Big Society Network and the Society Network Foundation back to the Social Investment Business.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to recover the money spent on the Get In project.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with NESTA on funding the Big Society Network.
29 Aug 2014 · Cabinet Office
Big Society Network
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has approached (a) NESTA and (b) Big Lottery to request them to fund the Big Society Network or the Social Network Foundation.
22 Jul 2014 · Home Office
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the recent letter from the hon. Member for Wigan on the remit of the inquiry into child abuse recently announced by her Department.
14 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes in food prices on household budgets.
10 Jul 2014 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Utilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of ownership of domestic utilities by companies registered overseas are companies that are (a) state owned or partially owned, (b) public limited companies, (c) private, (d) priv
10 Jul 2014 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Energy Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many companies registered outside the UK generate (a) coal, (b) gas, (c) nuclear and (d) renewable energy in the UK; and what proportion of each sector such companies are.
10 Jul 2014 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Utilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of (a) water, (b) electricity and (c) gas companies is owned by (i) private equity and (ii) hedge funds.
10 Jul 2014 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Utilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of (a) water, (b) electricity and (c) gas utility companies operating in each region and constituent part of the UK are owned or part-owned by firms registered outsi
7 Jul 2014 · Department for Transport
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the local transport authorities which form Rail North and are jointly responsible for the (a) TransPennine Express and (b) Northern Rail franchises will have the freedom to specify (i) staffing levels,
7 Jul 2014 · Home Office
Migrants: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many litigation cases around age assessments of unaccompanied migrant children there were in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and what the cost of such cases was to (i) local authorities and (ii) her
7 Jul 2014 · Home Office
Migrants: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proposed guidance from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health for paediatricians on cases of age assessment of unaccompanied migrant children.
7 Jul 2014 · Home Office
Migrants: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Education on guidance to be issued to paediatricians on age assessments of unaccompanied migra
1 Jul 2014 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which services on the West Coast Main Line will receive extra standard class seating as part of the new franchise agreement with West Coast Trains Ltd.
1 Jul 2014 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many operators' licence applications for new services on the West Coast Main Line have been submitted to the Office for Rail Regulation since May 2010 to date; and which services the applicants wished to op
1 Jul 2014 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there will be in the daily number of new standard class passenger seats on West Coast Main Line passenger services during the term of the franchise directly awarded to West Coast Trains Ltd on 19 Ju
1 Jul 2014 · Department for Education
Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether all employees of his Department are required to return their departmental pass when they cease working for his Department.
1 Jul 2014 · Attorney General
Corruption: Tanzania
To ask the Attorney General, what reports he has received of bribery of foreign officials in Tanzania by African Barrack Gold plc; and whether the SFO plans to investigate those reports.
23 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is towards open access operations on the West Coast Main Line during the term of the directly awarded franchise with West Coast Trains Ltd for rail passenger services on that line.
23 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what regulatory oversight from which body there will be of the planned rail infrastructure alliance between Network Rail and West Coast Trains Ltd.
23 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many carriages in Virgin West Coast's nine-car pendolino fleet will be re-configured to create more standard class passenger seats under the terms of the new rail franchise agreement; and where such re-conf
23 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there is in the daily number of passenger seats in standard class on West Coast Main Line passenger services during the term of the franchise directly awarded to West Coast Trains Ltd.
Source: official written-questions record.