Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Feb 2015 · Cabinet Office

Science: Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women working in the (i) technology and (ii) engineering sector.

26 Feb 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

New Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to coalfield communities to help develop new businesses; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which will be created as a result of

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Social Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2015 to Question 223818, what progress his Department has made in discussions with the Royal British Legion on how a disregard may be applied for the War Pension scheme under

23 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Advocacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's annual budget is for registered intermediaries; and what steps he is taking to ensure that this reflects need.

23 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost of court cases involving children that collapse due to insufficient or unreliable evidence.

23 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Advocacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many registered intermediaries were requested and matched for children in cases involving (a) sexual offences and (b) other offences at (i) pre-police interview, (ii) pre-trial and (iii) trial for each (A) ag

23 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Advocacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) matched and (b) unmatched registered intermediaries requests there were for each group of vulnerable witnesses in each year since 2013.

23 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that all victims of historical child sexual abuse will be assessed for and offered the use of a registered intermediary in the court system.

11 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average number of days taken by coroners to release the body of a homicide victim back to the family for burial in each year since 2010.

11 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in implementing each of the recommendations of the review into the needs of families bereaved by homicide, published by his Department in July 2011.

11 Feb 2015 · Department for Education

Schools: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average number of hours children spent exercising in schools each week in (a) the UK and (b) each region of the UK in each year since May 2010.

11 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Whisky

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total annual economic contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the economy.

11 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury

Whisky

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which are supported by the Scotch whisky industry in (a) Barnsley and (b) each nation and region of the UK.

9 Feb 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to the protection of children in emergencies in each of the last 10 years.

9 Feb 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her strategy is for the protection of children in countries receiving UK aid.

9 Feb 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens who have travelled to Syria and Iraq to support forces opposed to Islamic State.

9 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Defence

D-Day Landings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216388, if he will permit Normandy Veterans to apply for funding for independent travel to Normandy as part of the D-Day Return scheme.

9 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Defence

D-Day Landings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216388, if he will provide funding for Normandy Veterans to return to sites of Remembrance they choose rather than to sites chosen by the Royal British Legion

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of his Department's advertising budget is allocated to the campaign to promote workplace pensions; and how much of that funding has been spent in the last 24 months on (a) television, (b

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the advertising budget is for the campaign to promote superfast broadband; and how much of that budget has been spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) othe

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

New Enterprise Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of his Department's advertising budget is allocated to the campaign to promote the New Enterprise Allowance; and how much of that funding has been spent in the last 24 months on (a) tele

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the advertising budget is for his Department's Local Digital campaign; and how much has been spent in the last 24 months on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio a

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households have installed wind turbines in each year since May 2010.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households have installed solar panels in each year since May 2010.

3 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Postgraduate Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department offers to service leavers seeking to undertake postgraduate study.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable houses have been built in each region in each year since May 2010.

3 Feb 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how his Department defines what constitutes affordable housing.

29 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Overseas Trade: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support UK companies bidding for contracts in Turkey.

28 Jan 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Former Members of the Armed Forces and the Criminal Justice System Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of the Phillips Review on veterans and the criminal justice system.

28 Jan 2015 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures her Department has put in place to ensure that funding provided by her Department and spent by foreign governments is used for its intended purposes.

Source: official written-questions record.