Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Mental Capacity Act 2005

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Government plans to publish its review of section 44 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

9 May 2018 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government made of the contribution of international students studying in North East Universities to that region's (a) GDP and (b) levels of unemployment.

9 May 2018 · Home Office

Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deportation orders have been in place for more than five years (a) now and (b) at the beginning of each of the last five financial years.

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Open University

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the future of the Open University; and what recent assessment he has made of its effect on levels of adult education.

22 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Africa: Cambridge Analytica

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, (b) the Kenyan Government and (c) the Nigerian Government on Cambridge Analytica's ac

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Facebook: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Special Representative on Internet Crime and Harms was made aware of the Cambridge Analytica Facebook data breach.

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Facebook: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions officials in his Department had with Baroness Fields on Facebook's data collection practices when (a) she was appointed Minister for Internet Safety and Security in 2015

22 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of protection afforded to citizens' data rights in the UK.

16 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March to Question 132171, on adult education: finance, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of those proposed changes on (a) WEA and (b) other national providers.

16 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2018 to Question 132172, on Adult Education: Finance, for what reason it is necessary to be a residential provider to qualify for that transitional funding.

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the Government Office for Artificial Intelligence plans to improve diversity in the artificial intelligence workforce.

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Engineering: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to raise awareness of engineering as a career among secondary school pupils.

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the proportion of apprenticeships started by (a) people of black and minority ethnic backgrounds and (b) with a learning difficulty or disability is increased

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Labour Market: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has evaluated usage of its careerometer.

14 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the deadline of the end of 2017 for Public Health England to publish data on hand gel usage in NHS trusts has not been met.

12 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements the Government plans to put in place from 2018-19 to support adult education providers which operate both in Mayoral Combined Authority areas and also in areas which do not have a devolution d

12 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations his Department received from providers who have national contracts with the Education and Skills Funding Agency and who will be affected by the devolution of the Adult Education Budget.

12 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements he plans to put in place to support community-based education provision in areas which are outside mayoral combined authorities where the Adult Education Budget is to be devolved.

12 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to put in place support to providers who currently have national contracts with the Education and Skills Funding Agency during the transition period of the devolution of the Adult E

12 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any adult education providers will retain national contracts with the Education and Skills Funding once the Adult Education Budget is devolved.

12 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that devolution of the Adult Education Budget does not have a deleterious effect on adult education provision (a) generally and (b) with regard to the role of natio

7 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what enforcement measures are being considered as a result of the report, Secure by Design: Improving the cyber security of consumer Internet of Things.

7 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who will be responsible for assessing whether the security guidelines set out in the report Improving the cyber security of consumer Internet of Things have been delivered by Internet of

7 Mar 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which (a) organisations and (b) Departments were consulted in the development of the report Secure by Design: Improving the cybersecurity of consumer Internet of Things.

6 Mar 2018 · Attorney General

Sexual Offences: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Attorney General, whether he plans to respond to the recommendations relating to his Department in the Spicer review on sexual exploitation in Newcastle, published in February 2018.

6 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Sexual Offences: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to respond to the recommendations relating to her Department in the Spicer review on sexual exploitation in Newcastle, published in February 2018.

6 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Housing: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the key risk factors that are associated with fires in domestic properties; and how that information can be used for fire prevention.

6 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Fire Prevention: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who has responsibility for buildings fire inspections.

6 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) resources (b) training (c) information is available to Job Centre Plus managers to help them (i) find out about specialist support providers in their local areas and (ii) work with these organi

5 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

100,000 Genomes Project

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to commission an external evaluation of the 100,000 genomes project.

Source: official written-questions record.