Written questions
2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Nov 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to set up a commission to assess the potential merits of introducing a new legal status to recognise participation in long-term volunteering programmes.
1 Nov 2016 · Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Equality and Human Rights Commission budget will be for each of the next three years.
1 Nov 2016 · Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on engagement with civil society organisations of the reduction made in the 2015 Comprehensive Spending Review to the budget of the Equality and Human Rights C
1 Nov 2016 · Women and Equalities
Equality and Human Rights Commission
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which civil society stakeholders have been consulted on the proposed restructuring of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
27 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Work: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the social and economic benefits of the National Citizen Service; and when she plans to publish an evaluation report on that service.
27 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Work: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of National Citizen Service participants are from independent schools.
27 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Citizen Service Bill (HL): Impact Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish an impact assessment for the National Citizen Service Bill [HL].
27 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Work: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) participants and (b) people who have completed the National Citizenship Service received financial assistance for the £50 application fee since that service was introduced.
26 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Citizen Service Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish a list of patrons of the National Citizen Service.
26 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Citizen Service Trust: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the provisions of the National Citizen Service Bill [Lords], what estimate her Department has made of the cost of writing to every 16 year old to promote the National Citizen Se
26 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Citizen Service Trust: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what (a) salary and (b) expenses the Chair of Patrons at the National Citizen Service receives.
26 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Citizen Service Trust
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the funding and operation of the National Citizen Service.
25 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Work: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many participants in the National Citizen Service have been eligible for free school meals in each year since that service was introduced.
25 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Work: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have participated in the National Citizen Service from each local authority area in each year since that service was introduced.
7 Oct 2016 · Cabinet Office
EU Nationals: Croydon
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many EU nationals were living in the Borough of Croydon in September 2016.
7 Oct 2016 · Department for Education
Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason gender issues are not a compulsory part of the PSHE curriculum; and whether she has any plans to so introduce such issues into that curriculum.
7 Oct 2016 · Cabinet Office
Living Wage: Croydon
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) Croydon North constituency and (b) the London Borough of Croydon are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
15 Sep 2016 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the daily payment for unaccompanied asylum seeking children was for (a) under 16 and (b) 16-17 year olds in each of the last six financial years.
15 Sep 2016 · Department of Health
Baby Care Units
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many neonatal units meet the standard for overnight accommodation for parents as recommended in paragraph 3.11 of the Toolkit for High-Quality Neonatal Services, published by his Department in 2009.
15 Sep 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Help to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the Help to Buy scheme to enable first-time buyers to buy property off-plan in order to avoid being priced out by foreign investors.
13 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Fit for Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has given to Maximus to ensure that centres used for Fit for Work assessments are accessible to wheelchair users.
13 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Fit for Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the contract with Maximus for delivery of the Fit for Work programme includes provision of public funding for taxi journeys for anyone (a) turned away from or (b) moved to a different assessment
9 Sep 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many British students have studied at universities in other European countries as part of the Erasmus programme in each of the last six years; and how many of those students w
6 Sep 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Maternity Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the period of maternity leave for mothers of premature babies.
6 Sep 2016 · Department of Health
Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received a copy of the report by the Westminster Commission on Autism, entitled A Spectrum of Obstacles, published in July 2016; and what plans he has to implement that report's recommendations.
6 Sep 2016 · Department of Health
Health: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the funding gap between research spending on adult autism and other health conditions.
6 Sep 2016 · Department of Health
Babies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many premature babies were born in (a) England and (b) each local authority in 2015.
6 Sep 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Mayors
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the Government's policy is on requiring local authorities to adopt elected mayors as part of further proposals for the devolution of powers to local areas.
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he plans to take to ensure that local government representatives are included in the process of exiting the EU.
2 Sep 2016 · Home Office
Asylum: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children was provided to each (a) local authority and (b) gateway authority in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16, and (iv) 2016-17.
Source: official written-questions record.