Written questions

415 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Capital funding for schools, published in February 2017, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of returning all school buildings to satisfa

27 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities have (a) been granted permission to move (i) up to 0.5%, or (ii) in excess of 0.5% of Schools Block funding to High Needs Block funding, (b) been denied permission to move Schools Block

21 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of asbestos in school buildings; what steps his Department is taking to (a) manage the presence of asbestos in school buildings and (b) assess th

21 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the removal of asbestos from the schools estate.

20 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the outcome has been of each application that local authorities have made to his Department to move funds from the schools block to the high needs block in 2018-19.

20 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities have made an application to his Department to move funds from the schools block to the high needs block in 2018-19.

20 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals for school closures in West Northumberland on the provision of schooling in that area.

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Northumberland County Council on that council's proposals to close 32 schools.

5 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

5 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

5 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

5 Mar 2018 · Department for International Trade

Department For International Trade: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

5 Mar 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

1 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Youth Social Action Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Independent review of Full-Time Social Action, published in January 2018, what plans he has to discuss the recommendations made in that review with the Minister for Sport and Civil Society

5 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Mesothelioma: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the gross working premium of insurers which was required to fund the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payments Scheme in (a) 2014-15 (b) 2015-16 (c) 2016-17 and (d) 20

5 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on the adequacy of the information on FCA authorised and regulated commercial debt solutions providers in the information sheet sent by lenders t

5 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Debt Rescheduling

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's call for evidence on proposals for breathing space for people experiencing debt problems, whether the statutory debt management plan will be available from (a) free to client and (b

23 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU Directives 2014/45/EU and 2014/47/EU in improving road safety.

22 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes his Department has made to UK HGV testing guidance as a result of EU Directives 2014/45/EU and 2014/47/EU.

19 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has incorporated the changes required under EU Directives 2014/45/EU and 2014/47/EU into the draft heavy goods vehicle inspection manual.

18 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Electronic Commerce: VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out every online marketplace that has been issued with a joint and several liability notice and the number of notices issued to each of those online marketplaces due to overseas sellers failing to meet

18 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Electronic Commerce: VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out every enforcement action taken against online marketplaces that have been issued with a joint and several liability notice due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since Septembe

18 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Electronic Commerce: VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many joint and several liability notices HMRC has issued to online marketplaces due to overseas sellers failing to meet UK VAT requirements since September 2016.

23 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November to Question 111100, on vetting, what information she has on the average time within which the DBS provides responses.

14 Nov 2017 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish impact and risk assessments undertaken on schools for the Data Exchange project.

14 Nov 2017 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Data Exchange project began; and what progress has been made in achieving the aims of that project.

7 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Lord Polak

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings she has had since being appointed Secretary of State for International Development with Lord Polak; and whether Lord Polak has visited her Department in Whitehall.

7 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Israel: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she informed her Department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of her visit to Israel between 13 and 25 August 2017 before she travelled to Israel.

7 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Israel: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what declarations she made to her Department on the hospitality and services provided during her meetings and visits in Israel between 13 and 25 August 2017.

7 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when and how his Department first became aware of Secretary of State for International Development's meetings with Israeli Government Ministers and officials between 13 and 25 August 2017

Source: official written-questions record.