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Written questions

Hilary Benn

1,470 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Sep 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by her Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to d

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Education

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by her Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

5 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Defence

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date

5 Sep 2014 · HM Treasury

Written Questions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

5 Sep 2014 · Cabinet Office

Written Questions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

5 Sep 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

5 Sep 2014 · Attorney General

Written Questions

To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by the Law Officers' Departments within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.

4 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the representations he has received on his proposal to end check-off for trade union subscriptions for staff working in his Department.

4 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Parish and Town Councils: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the proposal submitted by Tenterden Town Council and Sevenoaks Town Council in February 2014 in relation to the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.

4 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Property Searches: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make further financial payments to local authorities in respect of claims made against them by property search companies for refunds of local land charges search fees as a result of the implem

4 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Enterprise Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of new jobs that will be created by enterprise zones by 2015.

4 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Enterprise Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office, Funding and structures for local economic growth, HC 542, published on 6 December 2013, what steps he has taken to implement rec

4 Sep 2014 · Ministry of Justice

Property Searches: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to local authorities to date of claims made by property search companies for refunds of local land charges search fees as a result of the implementation of the 2003 European

3 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average standard assessment procedure energy rating score of new build homes was in each quarter for which figures are available since April 2010.

3 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in receipt of (a) war disablement pension, (b) war widows pension, (c) war widowers pension, (d) guaranteed income payments, (e) survivor's guaranteed income payments he e

2 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Business Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how frequently the information on the current status of actions in his Department's business plan shown on www.transparency.number10.gov.uk/business-plan/2 is updated; and when that infor

2 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Garden Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department's work with local areas to understand barriers to building new locally-led garden cities as set out in the Garden Cities Prospectus is overdue in starting.

2 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Garden Communities

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many expressions of interest were (a) received and (b) considered by his Department in response to the locally-led Garden Cities Prospectus before 1 September 2014.

1 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2014, Official Report, column 531W, on housing: construction, what estimate he has made of the number of dwellings with planning permission that were cla

1 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Alarms

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 50W, on smoke alarms, when he expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation on requirements for s

1 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 27 February 2014, Official Report, column 442W, on council tax benefits, when he expects to (a) begin and (b) publish the findings of an independent review

1 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 27 February 2014, Official Report, column 442W, on council tax benefits, what progress he has made in identifying the right data sources for an independent

1 Sep 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of dwellings with planning permission that are classified as (a) progressing towards a start, (b) on hold or shelved and (c) started on site in the

14 Jul 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Parking Offences: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2014, Official Report, column 408W, on parking offences: CCTV, what proportion of (a) organisations and (b) individuals responding to his consultation on

14 Jul 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 118W, on housing construction, whether he anticipates that affordable housing starts will rise or fall in 2014-15 compared t

14 Jul 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new dwellings in England were built on previously developed land in each year since 2008.

Source: official written-questions record.