Written questions
1,298 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Proceedings: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female veterans there are in the criminal justice system.
23 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Morning Lane Associates
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has paid to Morning Lane Associates (a) directly and (b) through other organisations in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15 and (iv) 2015-16.
19 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Attendance Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and Health on transferring responsibility for attendance allowance to local authorities.
28 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Funeral Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Social Fund funerals were made in each year between 2010 and 2015; how many such applications were refused; and what the (a) budget and (b) lowest payment made was.
28 Jan 2016 · Department of Health
Hospitals: Funerals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total annual cost to the NHS was of hospital contract funerals under the Public Health Act in each year between 2010 and 2015.
28 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Public Health Funerals
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total annual costs to local authorities were for public health funerals in each year between 2010 and 2015.
17 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of education on the probability of illiterate offenders reoffending.
17 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Prisons: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding is available for illiterate prisoners to learn to read and write and to receive education while in prison.
17 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Prisoners: Literacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many non-remand prisoners are classified a illiterate; and how many such prisoners there were in each prison in each of the last 10 years.
17 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Prisons: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on the education of illiterate offenders in a prison setting in each of the last 10 years.
17 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rates are for (a) young people who do not complete an accredited qualification in prison, (b) young people who do complete an accredited qualification in prison, (c) all other offenders who c
17 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Prisons: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what educational provision there is for offenders who are unable to read or write.
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Energy: Job Creation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make an estimate of the number of UK jobs that would be created if contracts in the energy sector supply chain were awarded to UK firms.
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Renewable Energy: Foreign Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which energy companies have received public funding for renewable contracts and have contracted supply chain work to overseas companies.
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the financial value of the renewable energy sector supply chain.
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that supply chain contracts from the Beatrice offshore wind project will create jobs in the UK.
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Wind Power: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect on Scotland of Buchan Deep supply chain work being awarded to a company that will undertake the work overseas.
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Offshoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effect to date and (b) potential future effect on the UK skills base of the outsourcing of UK manufacturing and energy supply chain contr
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Offshoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the effect on the UK economy of UK supply chain contracts being awarded to overseas bidders.
2 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Private Sector: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to encourage (a) UK-owned and (b) UK-based private sector companies to invest in UK energy and manufacturing supply chains.
16 Oct 2015 · Home Office
Members: Surveillance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Wilson Doctrine has been consistently applied to the parliamentary communications of the hon. Member for South Shields; and whether that hon. Member has been subject to surveillance.
16 Sep 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding allocated to local authorities for resettling Syrian refugees will be restricted to one year.
16 Sep 2015 · Home Office
Refugees: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding allocated to local authorities for resettling Syrian refugees will be ring-fenced for that purpose.
8 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local government leaders on the provision of (a) housing and (b) other council assistance for refugees.
8 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of automatic-enrolment pension arrangements on workers employed through employment agencies.
8 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of workers employed through an umbrella payroll company who will opt-out of automatic-enrolment into a workplace pension.
8 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the shortfall in pension accrual experienced by employees who are employed through an umbrella payroll company or similar overarching employment contract and do
15 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which 18 to 21 year olds will be classified vulnerable groups under the proposed changes to housing benefit; and how people will be asked to demonstrate their vulnerability.
15 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will (a) publish a public consultation and (b) consult with the Social Security Advisory Committee on how vulnerable 18 to 21 year olds will be defined under the proposed changes to ho
13 Jul 2015 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Specific Learning Difficulties
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce a diagnostic assessment pathway for (a) dyslexia and dyspraxia and (b) other specific learning difficulties.
Source: official written-questions record.