Written questions
988 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Rent Repayment Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to monitor the use of extended Rent Repayment Orders.
7 Jul 2016 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assurance her Department plans to give EU nationals living in the UK and working in the voluntary sector on their right to remain in the UK after the EU referendum.
7 Jul 2016 · Department of Health
Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which UK drug and alcohol treatment is dependent on EU funding streams; whether such streams will remain open until such time as Article 50 is enacted; and
7 Jul 2016 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office EU Unit
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans for the EU Unit to include voluntary sector representation or request input from that sector.
8 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Iraq: Kurds
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what medical assistance the UK provides to the Peshmerga in the Kurdistan region.
18 May 2016 · Wales Office
Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project.
18 May 2016 · Department of Health
Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department ensures that the delivery of drug and alcohol treatment by local authorities conforms to the NHS constitution.
27 Apr 2016 · Department of Health
Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has held with patients affected by muscle-wasting conditions on the benefits of cough assist machines.
27 Apr 2016 · Department of Health
Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage clinical commissioning groups to develop a commissioning policy for requests for cough assist machines for patients with muscle-wasting conditions.
25 Apr 2016 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects her Department's updated drugs strategy to be published.
8 Apr 2016 · Department for International Development
Ethical Trading Initiative
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) received from the Government in the last three years; for what reasons that funding is provided; against what criteria the decision to fund
8 Apr 2016 · Home Office
Passports: Interviews
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place for HM Passport Offices which use local government buildings to conduct remote first time passport interviews to ensure the continuity of that service if those buildings a
8 Apr 2016 · Home Office
Passports: Interviews
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce safeguards to prevent local authorities whose offices are used for HM Passport Office remote interviews from increasing the charge for using their accommodation.
23 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Kurds: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the time taken to supply the Kurdistan Regional Government with new rounds for British machine guns.
8 Feb 2016 · Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Finance
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what change there has been to the level of the Equality and Human Rights Commission budget since 2007; and if she will make a statement.
8 Feb 2016 · Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Finance
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what budget has been allocated to the Equality and Human Rights Commission for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.
20 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the maximum amount of time his Department has determined as a reasonable time for court users to have to travel to their nearest court by public transport when making decisions on court closures.
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Courts and Tribunals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the responses to HM Courts and Tribunals Service's proposal on the provision of Courts and Tribunal Estate in England and Wales will be published.
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of enabling works required at receiving courts for them to take on additional work arising from planned court closures under his Department's proposals on the provision of co
19 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice: Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that employees in (a) his Department, (b) National Offender Management Service and (c) all relevant contractors are paid the living wage as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
18 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 136 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts, if he will publish a breakdown of the full cost figure for the application and collection fees from the 2012 Child Maintenance
10 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer grade staff have (a) joined and (b) left the prison service in each of the last six years.
10 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer grade staff were employed by NOMS on 31 March in each year since 2010; and how many such people were employed on the latest day for which statistics are available.
10 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been granted retirement on the grounds of ill health in each of the last 10 years.
10 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
National Offender Management Service: Corruption
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many NOMS staff have been dismissed for corruption in each of the last five years.
10 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the accessibility requirements will be for the 8,000 new accessible homes announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015; and where those homes will be located.
10 Dec 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Disabled Facilities Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the level of Government spending will be on the Disabled Facilities Grant for each year until 2020.
23 Nov 2015 · Women and Equalities
Females: State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on the effect of the increase in the state pension age on women.
16 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost to the public purse was of repayments made following the Manual Process 217 computer errors in child maintenance collection.
16 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Child Maintenance Service has collected in charges since their introduction.
Source: official written-questions record.