Written questions
1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Social Services: Pay
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Minimum Wage Compliance in the Social Care Sector published by HM Revenue and Customs in November 2013, what proportion of workers found to be receiving less than the national minimum wage
26 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Social Services
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Minimum Wage Compliance in the Social Care Sector published by HM Revenue and Customs in November 2013, what steps he has taken since that date to tackle low pay in the social care sector.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Social Services: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers in the care sector who failed to comply with the national minimum wage have been named to date.
26 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Social Services: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people earning less than the national minimum wage in the care sector in each year since 2010-11.
12 Sep 2014 · Department of Health
Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2014, to Question 206600, in which clinical commissioning group each of the 617 incidents between 20 March 2014 and 21 July 2014 took place; and what assessment he has made of
11 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue loss has been prevented as a result of all initatives to reduce trade in and import of illicit tobacco since 2010-11; and what operational target was set for this spending review period.
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents with (a) care commitments and (b) children were in receipt of child maintenance paid via the Child Support Agency on 29 June 2014.
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly child maintenance payment received via the Child Support Agency was for parents with care commitments in 2013-14.
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of children in poverty affected by the changes to the child maintenance system introduced from 30 June 2014; and if he will make a statement.
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) parents with care commitments and (b) non-resident parents have (i) registered with the Child Maintenance Service since 30 June 2014 and (ii) chosen to use the new Collect and Pay service s
10 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of parents (a) in receipt of child maintenance paid via the Child Support Agency (CSA) who will elect not to use the Child Maintenance Service's Collect an
9 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Tobacco: Fraud
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what operational targets were set for reducing the supply of genuine tobacco products for fraud in each year since 2010-11; and whether those targets were met in each of those years.
9 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what operational targets were set for the seizure of illicit (a) cigarettes and (b) hand-rolling tobacco in each year since 2010-11; and whether those targets were met in each of those years.
9 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Tobacco: Fraud
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue loss has has been prevented as a result of targeting and disrupting criminal gangs behind tobacco fraud; and what operational targets were set for this activity in each year since 2010-11.
9 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury
Tobacco: Smuggling
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue loss from tobacco smuggling has been prevented as a result of increasing assessments and civil penalties in each year since 2010-11; and what operational targets were set for this activity in each of
21 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department's Complaints Programme Board has taken to improve the handling of complaints by people with Parkinson's disease who do not receive their medication on time in hospital or a care home.
18 Jul 2014 · Home Office
Immigration: Kenya
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Joshua Kulei of Kenya has ever been banned from entering the UK.
18 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the National Patient Safety Agency rapid response report on reducing harm from omitted and delayed medicines in hospital, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that hospitals in England a
18 Jul 2014 · Department of Health
Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of medication errors involving hospital patients with Parkinson's disease have been reported since the joint patient safety alert on steps to improve data reporting quality was issued by NHS Eng
18 Jul 2014 · HM Treasury
Shipping: Pay
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) cost to the public purse of fraudulent claims for seafarers' earnings deduction in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v) 2013-14.
18 Jul 2014 · HM Treasury
Shipping: Pay
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office of Tax Simplification Review of Tax Reliefs: Final Report, paragraphs J.38-J.41, whether he plans to accept the report's recommendation that proposals should be brought forward to update
18 Jul 2014 · HM Treasury
Shipping: Pay
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of seafarers claiming seafarers' earnings deduction who were (a) basic, (b) higher and (c) additional rate income taxpayers in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv
18 Jul 2014 · HM Treasury
Shipping: Pay
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of seafarers claiming the seafarers' earnings deduction (SED) and (b) the cost to the public purse of SED in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13 and (v)
18 Jul 2014 · HM Treasury
Shipping: Pay
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional annual cost to the public purse resulting from the extension of seafarers' earnings deduction to all EU and European Economic Area seafarers in 2011.
18 Jul 2014 · Cabinet Office
Corruption
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government departments will be involved in the Government's review of enforcement of anti-corruption legislation.
18 Jul 2014 · Cabinet Office
Corruption
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government's review of enforcement of anti-corruption legislation will begin; how long that review is expected to last; and in what format the results of the review will be published.
18 Jul 2014 · Cabinet Office
Anti-corruption Champion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the continuity of its anti-corruption work across each relevant department following the change in post of the Government's anti-corruption champion.
18 Jul 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships starts taken up by people aged 25 and under in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11,
18 Jul 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships taken up by people aged (i) under 19, (ii) between 19 and 25 and (iii) 25 and
25 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) median and (b) mean value of top-up that the Government will contribute to each child under the tax-free childcare scheme.
Source: official written-questions record.