Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 May 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many voucher codes have been issued to date under the satellite broadband subsidy scheme; and for what proportion of those codes has installation been completed.
5 May 2016 · Cabinet Office
Databases: Ethics
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the remit of the Council of Data Science Ethics will extend beyond big data and personal data and include (a) wearable technologies, (b) health monitoring and (c) robotics.
5 May 2016 · Cabinet Office
Databases: Ethics
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the advisory role to government of the Council of Data Science Ethics will be; whether that advice will include advice on EU legislative proposals on the right to be forgotten; and what steps he is taking t
5 May 2016 · Cabinet Office
Databases: Ethics
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Council of Data Science Ethics will first meet; and whether the minutes of that meeting will be published.
5 May 2016 · Cabinet Office
Databases: Ethics
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the membership of the Council of Data Science Ethics includes non-public sector experts and other representatives from that field.
4 May 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Computer Networks: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to help small businesses benefit from cloud computing technology.
4 May 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what cultural events and organisations are directly funded by his Department, outside of funding for the Arts Councils; and where those events and organisations are located.
28 Apr 2016 · House of Commons Commission
Palace of Westminster: Artworks
To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34469, where the four portraits referred to in that Answer are located; and what proportion of all p
28 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cybercrime: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2016 to Question 19259, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-size businesses that that level of take up represents
28 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2016 to Question 35020, what funding the Government has allocated to local authorities to deliver digital and budgeting support for the roll-out of universal credit.
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport
Northern: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to the subsidy profile for the Northern Rail franchise on the quality of rail services.
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Consumers: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on consumers of businesses issuing seven-day legal procedure notices with invoices.
25 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Civil Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the (a) Law Society and (b) other representatives of the legal profession on the issuing of seven day notices of legal proceedings at the same time as invoices for payment to cons
21 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of universal credit claimants who do not have basic digital skills; and whether his Department has plans to reduce the number of such claimants withou
21 Apr 2016 · Department for Education
New Schools Network: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated for the establishment of a Northern branch of the New Schools Network; what the timetable for the establishment of that branch of Network is; and what plans he has for where
21 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made against its targets set out in the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy of April 2014 on reducing the number of people who are digitally excluded.
21 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Libraries: Computers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what statistics his Department collects on the use of computers in libraries.
21 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) homes and (b) business premises in the UK do not have access to (i) fixed and (ii) any broadband internet service over (A) 2mps and (B) 10mps.
21 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Libraries: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessments he has made of the role of libraries in reducing digital exclusion.
20 Apr 2016 · Home Office
Cybercrime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Cyber Streetwise campaign and (b) her Department's policies on reducing the level of cyber crime.
20 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Technology: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) the digital inclusion strategy and (b) other digital inclusion measures in each year since 2011.
20 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made on the implementation of the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy, published in April 2014.
18 Apr 2016 · Department for International Development
Armed Conflict: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes her Department funds for the support and treatment of African former child soldiers.
18 Apr 2016 · House of Commons Commission
Palace of Westminster: Paintings
To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, how many representations of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic people there are in the paintings in the Palace of Westminster.
18 Apr 2016 · Home Office
Entry Clearances
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the proportion is of (a) international students and (b) other migrants whose entry clearance visa or extension of stay has expired at the point at which they exit the UK.
11 Apr 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Nuisance Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress he has made on reducing the number of robocalls received by consumers.
11 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Public Consultation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) UK and (b) EU recommended minimum time is for government consultations.
23 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Curriculum: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what requirements or guidelines her Department issues on the reference or inclusion of digital and online resources in the curriculum (a) in general and (b) for students without access to broadband at home.
17 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development
Angola: Yellow Fever
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment of the current outbreak of yellow fever in Angola and its regional implications; and whether the Government will assist the World Health Organisation supported vac
17 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Angola: Yellow Fever
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Angolan counterparts on the current outbreak of yellow fever in Angola.
Source: official written-questions record.