Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Sep 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2018 to Question 141857, approach on sign language, what lessons have been learned from the Scottish Government’s to British Sign Language to inform the Government’s thin

25 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made toward securing the future of family reunion routes in negotiations with the EU; and whether the UK will continue to apply the Dublin III Regulation if the UK leaves the EU

25 Sep 2019 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Campaigns

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to bring forward the technical proposal for the digital imprint regime.

25 Sep 2019 · Cabinet Office

Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse is of the Get Ready For Brexit campaign.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release dated 2 September 2019 entitled £30,000 starting salaries proposed for teachers, whether the increase in starting salaries will be funded through (a) the Nationa

25 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to section 2.26 of the print version of the Spending Round 2019 document, whether additional funding will be made available to the (a) Northern Powerhouse and (b) Midlands Engine.

25 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Freeports: Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of peer-reviewed research on the net effect of free ports and enterprise zone schemes on employment levels.

25 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury’s September 2019 publicity campaign on duty free cigarettes and alcohol for travellers to EU countries was subject to approval by Ministers in his Department.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her letter dated 16 September 2019 to the Chair of the Committees on Arms Export Controls, how the breaches of the undertaking given to the Court by the Secretary of State in the Ord

25 Sep 2019 · Women and Equalities

Period Poverty

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of providing free sanitary products to women on low incomes beyond compulsory school age.

25 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on HM Treasury’s September 2019 publicity campaign on duty free cigarettes and alcohol for travellers to EU countries in the event t

4 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Railway Signals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions there was significant disruption to East Coast Main Line services as a result of signal failures in each of the last 12 months.

3 Sep 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of careers advisers employed in schools.

3 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on commissioning specialised paediatric palliative care as defined by E03/S/H 2013/14 NHS Standard Contract For Paediatric Medicine: Palliative Care’ in (a) 2016-17, (b)

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value of apprenticeship levy funds expiring from employers' accounts was in July 2019; and what plans the Government has for those funds.

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value of apprenticeship levy funds expiring from employers' accounts was in August 2019; and what plans the Government has for the allocation of those funds.

25 Jul 2019 · Treasury

European Investment Bank

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 246517 on the European Investment Bank, what recent progress his Department has made on establishing the UK’s future relationship with the European Investment Bank

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions there has been significant disruption to the East Coast Main Line as a result of points failures in each of the last 12 months.

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what options the Partnership Board have developed for delivering the East Coast Partnership.

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to increase capacity for (a) rail freight and (b) passenger services on the East Coast Main Line.

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to remove key constraints on the East Coast Main Line.

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the key constraints on each section of the East Coast Main Line.

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what enhancement projects on the East Coast Main Line have been identified to progress through the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline process.

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has held with Network Rail on future priorities for investment in the East Coast Main Line for Control Period 7 (CP7) 2024–2029.

24 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions there was significant disruption to East Coast Main Line services as a result of damage to overhead wires in each of the last 12 months.

24 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Money Laundering: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the equivalence of the UK's corporate liability regime achieve with article 7 (the liability of legal persons) of EU Directive 2018/1673 on combating money

24 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Money Laundering: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the UK has not opted into EU Directive 2018/1673 on combating money laundering by criminal law.

19 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Welfare Assistance Schemes: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend eligibility for local welfare assistance to families with dependent children that have no recourse to public funds conditions attached to their leave to remain i

19 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend the eligibility for budgeting loans to all families in receipt of universal credit.

19 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Welfare Assistance Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of local authorities that no longer provide local welfare assistance schemes.

Source: official written-questions record.