Written questions
667 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jun 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in how many local authority areas in (a) London and (b) England broadband speeds are below the recommended speed as advised by Ofcom.
3 Jun 2016 · Department for International Development
Bangladesh: Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help people in Bangladesh build resilience against future extreme weather events in (a) Chittagong and (b) Bangladesh.
3 Jun 2016 · Department for International Development
Bangladesh: Storms
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) women and (b) all people in Bangladesh affected by Cyclone Roanu.
3 Jun 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 12 May 2016 to Question 36790, what plans his Department has to review progress under its voluntary agreement with the National Housing Federation and hous
3 Jun 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 33503, in what locations his Department plans to deliver the 400,000 affordable homes referred to in that Answer; and at what level
22 Apr 2016 · Department for International Development
Bangladesh: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage UK companies to sign up to the Bangladesh Safety Accord.
22 Apr 2016 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Tax Evasion
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department plans to allocate to assist developing countries in tackling tax evasion in each of the next three years.
22 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing Associations: Tower Hamlets
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will instruct the Homes and Communities Agency regulator to investigate concerns raised by Tower Hamlets Council on tenants of Old Ford Housing Association suffering serious detrime
22 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Circle Housing: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding Circle Housing Group and its subsidiaries have been provided by (a) the Homes and Communities Agency, (b) the Greater London Council and (c) other government agencies in
22 Apr 2016 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Finance
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in HM Revenue and Customs funding on efforts to tackle tax evasion and avoidance.
10 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to make the entitlement to an early education place a legal requirement.
10 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policy on extending 30 hour free childcare to three and four year olds of the findings of the Family and Childcare Trust 2016 childcare survey on the a
7 Mar 2016 · Home Office
Visas: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of visa arrangements for international students on the number of those students coming to study in the UK.
7 Mar 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Housing: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make it her Department's policy to replace the Green Deal with a scheme to improve energy efficiency in able-to-pay households, in addition to the post-2017 Energy Company Obligation
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what proportion the rent for premises leased by Network Rail has increased for businesses based in (a) Bethnal Green and Bow constituency, (b) London and (c) England in each of the last five years.
10 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is working with the Department for Energy and Climate Change to ensure that official development assistance funding provided for international climate projects is prioritised
10 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress the Government has made on reforming the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as a result of discussions with her EU counterparts and the recent COP21 climate conference.
11 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development
International Climate Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the official development assistance budget was given to the International Climate Fund in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.
11 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development
Development Aid: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that official development assistance funding is prioritised for poverty reduction projects.
11 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on reforming the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
11 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
International Climate Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many projects her Department is currently managing that have been developed with funding from the International Climate Fund.
11 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
International Climate Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how the methodology for prioritising which countries receive funding from the International Climate Fund has been set; and what plans she has to ensure this methodology is regularly reviewed for
11 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
International Climate Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much funding her Department received from the International Climate Fund in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.
24 Nov 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from Syrian have been accepted into the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme to date.
24 Nov 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the Syrian resettlement scheme is funded through (a) Official Development Assistance and (b) funds from the EU.
24 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to IR35 tax regulations on (a) self-employed people and (b) people who own small businesses.
24 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students are supported by universities through the Student Opportunity Allocation fund.
24 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of students supported by universities through the Student Opportunity Allocation fund have disabilities.
20 Oct 2015 · Department of Health
Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of junior doctors who may leave the UK to work abroad as a result of the introduction of a new contract by the Government.
20 Oct 2015 · Department of Health
Junior Doctors: Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on patients' safety of removing working hours safeguards from junior doctors' contract.
Source: official written-questions record.