Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Technology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK workforce can be upskilled or retrained in the event that their profession is adversely affected by the fourth industrial revolution.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) businesses and (b) organisations he has met to discuss the effect of the fourth industrial revolution on skills needs; and if he will make a statement.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Digital Technology: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to support the development of digital skills among young people.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Transport: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to prepare the UK for leaving the EU without a deal in terms of (a) EU exit statutory instruments and (b) the continuity of goods and services through the Channel Tunnel.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to protect the future growth of cross-border rail freight after the UK leaves the EU.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK train operating companies can access European markets after the UK leaves the EU.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the liability for errors in drafting technical standards for interoperability that is currently held by the European Commission under a no-deal scenario.

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Section 1.7.4 Rail in The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union White Paper, published on 12 July 2018, how his Department defines the unique characteristics of

5 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Transport: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union White Paper, published on 12 July 2018, what progress has been made since that white paper was published; and what ste

5 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 165015 on breast cancer: surgery, which clinical audit topics have (a) been selected and (b) not yet been selected by NHS England; and what the ti

5 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Business: Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish its response to the call for evidence on extending corporate liability for economic crimes that closed on 31 March 2017.

4 Dec 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to enable clinical commissioning groups to limit the number of people with diabetes whom they prescribe to.

28 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Electronic Publishing: VAT Zero Rating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to extend the zero rate of VAT to digital publications.

27 Nov 2018 · Home Office

International Corruption Unit: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 2018-19 budget is for the National Crime Agency's international corruption unit.

27 Nov 2018 · Home Office

UK Financial Intelligence Unit: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total annual budget for the UK Financial Intelligence Unit is for the financial year 2018-19.

27 Nov 2018 · Home Office

UK Financial Intelligence Unit: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by his Department work in the UK Financial Intelligence Unit.

27 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people with multiple sclerosis in Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency who received a reduced rate of mobility support as a result of the transition from disability liv

23 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect women's eligibility for the right to buy discount in situations when they are not entitled to that discount due to their previous t

23 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Money Laundering: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the investigations into high-end money laundering opened by the National Crime Agency have resulted in charging decisions since 2014.

23 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Money Laundering: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations into high-end money laundering have been opened by the National Crime Agency in each year since 2014.

23 Nov 2018 · Attorney General

Money Laundering: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many estate agents have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for high-end money laundering by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2014.

23 Nov 2018 · Attorney General

Money Laundering: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many accountants have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for high-end money laundering by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2014.

22 Nov 2018 · Attorney General

Money Laundering: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many lawyers have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted by the (i) the Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service for high-end money laundering in each year since 2014.

22 Nov 2018 · Attorney General

Money Laundering: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have been achieved by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service for high-end money laundering in each year since 2014.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2018 to Question 180727 on universal credit: mental illness, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable claimants are fully supported through the

22 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect people who defend human rights across the world.

22 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has read the report, The hidden costs of poor quality housing in the North, published in October 2018 by the Northern Consortium; and if he will make a statement.

15 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Young Carers: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department makes available to children under the age of 16 that are carers.

15 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Academies: Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of school exclusions have been made by academies in each of the last three years.

15 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the link between the number of pupils that are home schooled and the number of school exclusions.

Source: official written-questions record.