Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury
National Infrastructure Commission
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government decided on the priorities for the National Infrastructure Commission; and for what reason digital connectivity was not chosen as one of those providers.
6 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Radio Biafra
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has received representations from the Nigerian government on the licensing of Radio Biafra.
5 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards are in place to avoid mistakenly withdrawing motor tax following erroneous or malicious notification of cars being exported or going off road.
5 Nov 2015 · Home Office
Telecommunications: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current guidance is on how data required to be retained by communications companies for investigations undertaken or authorised by the Government is to be stored.
5 Nov 2015 · Home Office
Business: Languages
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the efficiency of the work visa system in enabling UK businesses to have speedy access to the language skills they need for new markets.
5 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ofcom: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the FTE equivalent headcount figures are for Ofcom for each year for which data is available since 2009.
5 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Television Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many television licenses were purchased in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
4 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS charges claim forms include a box for universal credit.
4 Nov 2015 · Department for Education
Sixth Form Colleges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect on the financial sustainability of sixth form colleges of (a) VAT and (b) pension costs; and if she will estimate the average proportion of a sixth form college's budg
4 Nov 2015 · Department for Education
Teachers: English Language and Mathematics
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on increasing the number of English and mathematics teachers in further education and sixth form colleges.
4 Nov 2015 · Department for Education
Teachers: English Language and Mathematics
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of English and mathematics teachers in further education and sixth form colleges; and what effect those steps have had.
4 Nov 2015 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of annual funding cycles on the ability of further education and sixth form colleges to undertake financial planning; what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleag
4 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Royal Mail
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2015 to Question 11315, whether local authorities (a) retain intellectual property rights over the postal addresses they have helped to create and (b)
3 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2015 to Question 13246 on digital technology, what support universal credit provides for people without digital skills to gain them.
3 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2015 to Question 13246, what payment is given to libraries to partner with the Department on digital inclusion.
3 Nov 2015 · Department of Health
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2015 to Question 11786 and the Answer of 12 October 2015 to Question 10360, on universal credit, whether a box for universal credit exists on NHS charges claim forms.
3 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11489, if he will make available the minutes of the Data Steering Group.
3 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2015 to Question 11489, when the Chief Data Officer will be appointed.
3 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cabinet Office: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the funding was for the Digital Inclusion team in his Department in each year for which figures are available.
28 Oct 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Telefonica: Underground Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2015 to Question 12790, whether the licence obligation on Telefonica to provide indoor 4G coverage to 98 per cent of UK premises by 2017 includes coverage in
27 Oct 2015 · Prime Minister
Prime Minister: Correspondence
To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to the letter he received from the charity Memorial 2007 in May 2015 on funding for the Enslaved Africans Memorial in Hyde Park.
26 Oct 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the £840 million funding for his Department's National Cyber Security Programme has been disbursed to projects exclusively for (a) small businesses and (b) consumers.
26 Oct 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Nuisance Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data his Department collects on nuisance calls.
26 Oct 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Nuisance Calls
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had with (i) telecoms companies, (ii) consumer groups and (iii) other interested parties regarding nuisance calls in the la
26 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to publish (a) a formal response to and (b) the submissions received by his Department concerning the Dual Mandate consultation issued on 24 March 2015.
23 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) funding his Department is undertaking and (b) projects his Department has planned as part of the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy.
23 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) funding his Department is undertaking and (b) projects his Department has planned as part of the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy.
23 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Digital Technology
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) funding his Department is undertaking and (b) projects his Department has planned as part of the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy.
23 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Post Codes: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic value of the UK having an address file that was published as open data.
23 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) funding his Department is undertaking and (b) projects his Department has planned as part of the Government's Digital Inclusion Strategy.
Source: official written-questions record.