Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 May 2018 · Home Office

Immigration: Windrush Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of members of the Windrush generation who are (a) sleeping rough and (b) staying in temporary accommodation while waiting for a decision on their le

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

Leasehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has in place to tackle unfair service charges in the leasehold property sector.

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

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been sold on a leasehold basis in north-east England in each year since 2010.

23 May 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Government made its decision that the four T-level routes of Transport and Logistics, Sales, Marketing and Procurement, Social Care and Protective Services will be delivered without any classroom-based

21 May 2018 · Treasury

Proceeds of Crime

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions HMRC have initiated as a result of breaches of the (a) Proceeds of Crime Act 2017 and (b) Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and 2017 by Trust and Company Service providers.

21 May 2018 · Treasury

Proceeds of Crime

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations HMRC is undertaking into corporate bodies, in relation to offences under (a) section 327-329 and (b) section 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2017.

21 May 2018 · Attorney General

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been initiated by the (a) Crown Prosecution Service and (b) Serious Fraud Office against corporate bodies for offences committed under (i) section 327-329 and (ii) section 330 of the Proceeds of Crim

21 May 2018 · Home Office

Proceeds of Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations are being undertaking by the National Crime Agency into offences committed under (a) section 327-329 and (b) section 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2017.

21 May 2018 · Home Office

Proceeds of Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals has the National Crime Agency received from the Solicitors Regulation Authority in relation to potential criminal activity under (a) section 327-9 and (b) section 330 of the Proceed

17 May 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support economic growth in the construction industry.

16 May 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Competition and Markets Authority has provided an analysis of the single provider proposals for T-levels; and if he will make a statement.

16 May 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons his Department plans to introduce a single provider model for each T-level; and what contingency measures his Department is putting in place in the event of the failure of a T-level awarding or

16 May 2018 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many companies that are headquartered in England were unable to spend all their apprenticeship levy digital vouchers as a result of their apprenticeship programmes being based elsewhere in the UK.

16 May 2018 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending (a) the number of SMEs to which unspent apprenticeship levy digital vouchers can be transferred to by larger firms and (b) the proportion of unsp

16 May 2018 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on funding from Apprenticeship Levy digital vouchers that businesses did not spend within the two-year time limit.

15 May 2018 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of any decrease in its staffing on its ability to carry out its remit.

15 May 2018 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on staff changes for his Department.

15 May 2018 · Treasury

Care Workers: Pay

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what implications there are for his policy of the report Care workers, challenges of the tax and benefits system, published on 2 May 2018 by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group; and whether his Department has made an as

14 May 2018 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff in his Department were posted to each country for the purposes of promoting trade with the UK since his Department was established; and what estimate he has made of the number of staff

14 May 2018 · Treasury

Royal Bank of Scotland: Closures

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on consumers in England of (a) recent and (b) forthcoming RBS bank branch closures.

11 May 2018 · Department for International Development

Bangladesh: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is taking steps to support judicial officials in Bangladesh to promote awareness of their justice system to female migrant workers in that country.

11 May 2018 · Department for International Development

Bangladesh: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has had any recent discussions with the Government of Bangladesh with the objective of either (a) promoting the human rights of female migrant workers and (b) promoting the need for

11 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had any recent discussions with the Government of Bangladesh with the objective of either (a) promoting the human rights of female migrant workers and (b) promoting the nee

11 May 2018 · Treasury

Local Government Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Questions 245 to 259 of his evidence to the Treasury Committee on 25 April 2018 on local authorities, how he defines the term at risk.

10 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 01 May 2018 to Question 138441, on Local Government Finance, what drivers of local authorities’ costs have been identified by his Department and local g

10 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 01 May 2018 to Question 138441, on Local Government Finance, what the timetable is for the review into the relative needs and resources of local authori

10 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 138440, on Local Government Finance, what processes his Department has in place to provide assurance on the sustainability of ind

10 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 138439 on local government finance, and with reference to Questions 245 to 259 of the evidence given by the Chancellor of the Exc

1 May 2018 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the implications are for his policies on the apprenticeship levy of the recommendations in the April 2018 EEF report, A levy price to pay? The apprenticeship levy one year on; and if he will make a stateme

1 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Equal Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 137542, on disability: equal pay, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employers to sign up to the Disability Confident scheme.

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