Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's training budget was in each of the last three financial years.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in his Department was in each of the last three financial years.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.

10 Feb 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BAFTA

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding BAFTA receives from his Department and its agencies; and what diversity guidance and requirements accompany that funding.

10 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

BAFTA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding BAFTA receives from his Department and its agencies; and what diversity guidance and requirements accompany that funding.

9 Feb 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2014 to Question 222384, whether regional data is available on any of the campaign spend.

9 Feb 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2014 to Question 222384, on broadband, what the digital and video on demand outlets were and how much was spent with Facebook.

9 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Internet: VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February to Question 222929, if he will make an assessment of the effect on the market for Cloud services of refunding VAT for contracted-out-services but not for Cloud services.

9 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Ordnance Survey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to change Ordnance Survey into a Government-owned company.

5 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Ordnance Survey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what timetable he has set for Ordnance Survey to become a government-owned company.

5 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Ordnance Survey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with whom he consulted and what representations he received before taking the decision that Ordnance Survey should become a government-owned company.

5 Feb 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Ordnance Survey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of the intellectual copyright held by Ordnance Survey.

4 Feb 2015 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any officials in his Department are engaged in preparatory work on legislative proposals for data sharing.

2 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Internet: VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the market for Cloud services of refunding VAT for contracted-out services but not for Cloud services.

30 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 906848, what guidance his Department issues on when Government departments should seek to legislate to establish a legal basis for the sharing of personal data

29 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of refunding VAT for contracted out services on the (a) ability and (b) incentives for local authorities to (i) share software servic

29 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much VAT was refunded under COS14 rules in each of the last three financial years.

29 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of COS14 VAT rules on public sector procurement of off the shelf software services.

29 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effect of refunding VAT for contracted out of services but not for cloud services on the ability of small businesses to compete for public sector contracts.

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to prioritise support for families with children when they fall behind on their energy bills in (a) the North East and (b) Newcastle upon Tyne.

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221249, on broadband, what data has been made available to his Department on where the budget was spent.

28 Jan 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2015 to Question 220723, whether that advertising campaign was funded from the BBC topslice.

28 Jan 2015 · Church Commissioners

Bishops

To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Commissioners have had with Church of England bishops on the laying on of hands during the consecration of (a) female and (b) male bishops; and if he wil

28 Jan 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Training

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to the civil service on the (a) number of days of training that should be available to each civil servant and (b) training budget that should be available per full-time e

28 Jan 2015 · Cabinet Office

Training

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014 to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex to Question 218376, when he plans to publish the curriculum and reading list.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Engineering: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the announcement of 12 June 2014 on the £30 million fund to secure the supply of engineers and boost the number of women in the sector, what budget was provided for the d

26 Jan 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will amend the Social and Environment Statutory Guidance to the Gas and Electric Market Authority to include families with children as a vulnerable group.

19 Jan 2015 · House of Commons Commission

House of Commons: Bookshops

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that women authors are better represented in the books on sale in the House of Commons Bookshop.

19 Jan 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2015 to Question 219653, on broadband, how much of the budget was spent in each local authority area; and where billboards have been used by the campaign in ea

Source: official written-questions record.