Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Oct 2014 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Development Tracker; and if she will make a statement.

20 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Social Enterprises

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which social enterprise incubators outside London his Department supports.

15 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote early intervention in improving child health.

15 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Fast Food: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on using planning applications for further public health objectives by control of the location of fast food outlets.

15 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of democratic oversight of local planning decisions when appealed; and if he will make a statement.

14 Oct 2014 · Department for International Development

ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons priorities on a digital approach have not been included in her Department's latest individual performance objectives for 2014-15.

14 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress he has made on improving the quality and transparency of management information across front line services within his Department's Digital Services Performance Platfo

14 Oct 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Schools: Fast Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to address health considerations in planning policies in relation to schools and hot-food outlets.

14 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Venture Capital

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to promote investment in venture capital trusts.

13 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government: Sign Language

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government Digital Service has made of the viability of the British Sign Language interface for online services.

13 Oct 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Government Digital Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made by his Department in 2014 on implementing and maintaining the Government Digital Services training programme.

13 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on whether adequate preparations are being made in Nigeria for holding free, fair, timely and national elections in February 2015.

13 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received about discrimination faced by British Muslims on entering and exiting Israel.

26 Sep 2014 · Home Office

Police: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK police forces have (a) provided and (b) received training from Israeli police or security services in each of the last five years; and what that training consisted of in each such case.

26 Sep 2014 · Department of Health

Fast Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to address the problem of fast food takeaways near schools having a damaging effect on the health of children.

26 Sep 2014 · Department of Health

Fast Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to address the problem of obesity arising from the over-concentration of hot-food outlets.

26 Sep 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in bringing to justice those responsible for the destruction of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on 17 July 2014.

26 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Defence

Israel Defence Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military training the UK armed forces have (a) received from and (b) provided to the Israeli Defence Force in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

9 Sep 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made on improving the quality and transparency of management information across frontline services within his Department's Digital Service's Performance Platform tool

9 Sep 2014 · Department for Education

Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on increasing the use of digital engagement in the development and implementation of policy.

9 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to strengthen local democratic oversight of planning decisions; and if he will make a statement.

8 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Fast Food: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues on using the planning system to prevent concentrations of fast food outlets in deprived areas in order to reduce obesity.

8 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress the Permanent Secretary of his Department has made on his objective for delivery of information and transactional services to his Department's users by taking the Digital by

5 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve its Information and Information Communication Technology capability.

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on the Broadband Delivery UK programme; and if he will make a statement.

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Fast Food: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives to planning authorities on applications for fast-food restaurants (a) near schools and (b) in residential areas.

4 Sep 2014 · Cabinet Office

Cybersecurity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role the National Security Adviser has in relation to cyber-security.

3 Sep 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the Rural Community Broadband Fund initiative; and if she will make a statement.

3 Sep 2014 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: ICT

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Government Digital Service issues to department on minimum requirements for IT systems reliability and availability.

3 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's priorities are in relation to the Digital Government Strategy in the individual performance objectives for 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.