Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury

Credit Cards

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to close the loophole of third-party payment systems severing ties between a consumer and a credit card supplier for the purposes of section 75 Consumer Credit Act protection.

24 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury

Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to regulate insurance premiums to protect the no-claims bonus for people who make a claim for no fault of their own.

24 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Organs: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider moving to a system of presumed consent for organ donation.

24 Apr 2017 · Department of Health

Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) coeliacs, (b) people working in the manufacturing industry and (c) other people who will be affected by the proposal to remove gluten-free provisions from prescriptio

21 Apr 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what current measurements his Department uses to determine (a) absolute and (b) relative poverty.

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens are estimated to be living abroad, by country.

21 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chechnya: Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking in response to reports of the imprisonment and abuse of homosexual men in Chechnya.

20 Apr 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the life chances of families in low-paid work.

20 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury

Non-domestic Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the rateable value of pubs and restaurants is assessed on the basis of turnover whereas that of other businesses is assessed on profit.

19 Apr 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's impact assessment of 25 August 2016 on the lower benefit cap, if he will publish the refined estimates of the operational costs of implementing that cap and of providi

18 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Children's Centres: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start children's centres closed in England in 2017.

18 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Children's Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to publish its consultation on the future of children's centres.

13 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider increasing the maximum sentence for animal cruelty.

13 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

13 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provisions have been put in place to ensure that the apprenticeship levy is equally beneficial to all areas of the UK.

13 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much investment is predicted to be stimulated from the apprenticeship levy in each of the next five years.

13 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that investment from the apprenticeship levy benefits less affluent areas the most.

13 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will carry out an interim assessment of the effects of the freeze on child benefit and child tax credit.

30 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional support the Government will provide to the Afghan Government following the fall of Sangin, Helmand province, to the Taliban.

30 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons he has learnt from the recent fall of Sangin, Helmand province, to the Taliban.

30 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Governing Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, by what date sports national governing bodies are required to enact all necessary reforms set out under the new national code for sports governance.

29 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's impact assessment of 25 August 2016 on the lower benefit cap, if he will publish the referred estimates of the operational costs of implementing that cap and of provid

29 Mar 2017 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people who rely on assistance dogs are not refused access to a taxi or minicab due to being accompanied by that dog.

29 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Betting Shops

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a cumulative impact test to enable councils to reject applications for new betting shops where there are already existing clust

28 Mar 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Company Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will provide a date of publication for the Corporate Governance White Paper.

28 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting city mayors in establishing localised child poverty targets.

28 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make child health a responsibility of a specific Minister to ensure accountability.

28 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to learn from the cyber and information warfare experienced in Ukraine over the last 10 years.

27 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of universal credit on the number of children in households with less than 60 per cent of median income when roll-out is completed, excluding potential dynamic ef

27 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Services: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to respond to the forthcoming Social Justice Green Paper through a consultation.

Source: official written-questions record.