Written questions

1,575 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans his Department has developed to protect UK pensioners living in other EU member states in the event of UK exit from the EU.

5 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure cost transparency from pooled retail pension funds.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the distribution of deemed contributions to defined-benefit pension schemes for each (a) income level and (b) age.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Money Purchase Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the distribution of contributions to defined-contribution pension schemes for each (a) income level and (b) age.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2015 to Question 17647, how many of the 650,000 women who will receive an average of £8 per week more for the first 10 years of the new state pension were born betwe

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what modelling his Department has undertaken on potential transitional arrangements for women born in the period 1951 to 1953 who are affected by accelerated equalisation of the state pension age; and i

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born between 6 April and 5 December 1953 will be affected by the increase to the state pension age under the provisions of the Pension Act 2011.

4 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that best practice on autism diagnosis and post-diagnostic support is shared between clinical commissioning groups.

4 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS England is taking to ensure that mental health diagnostic and other services are (i) accessible and (ii) meet the needs of (A) children and (B) adults on the autism spectr

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on students of replacing maintenance grants with loans.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the implications for the financial position of students of offering loans to 19 to 23 year olds who are undertaking further education.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Innovation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 1.57 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on research and development by industry o

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Adult Education: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to section 11.9 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what steps he plans to take to achieve £360 million in efficiencies and savings in adult skills.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Internet: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of small businesses which do not have an online presence.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Green Investment Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Green Investment Bank continues to pursue its principal objectives after privatisation.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of small businesses which have received financial assistance from (a) peer-to-peer lenders and (b) other alternative funding sources.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Nuisance Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on protecting people from harassment from nuisance calls.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress his Department has made in helping improve digital skills in the workforce.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on steps to improve competition in the broadband market.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the viability of the UK steel industry over the next 10 years.

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Business: UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on businesses of the UK leaving the EU.

20 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers he plans Rail North to assume in relation to rail franchises by 2020.

20 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers he proposes that Rail North will exercise in respect of the Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises by May 2016.

20 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role he plans for Rail North in (a) assessing bids for the Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises and (b) drafting the agreements for those franchises.

19 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which current rail franchises include break clauses; and what is the purpose of each of those break clauses.

19 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which passenger rail contracts let by (a) his Department, (b) the Scottish Government, (c) the Welsh Government, (d) Transport for London and (e) Merseyrail are (i) franchises, (ii) concessions, (iii) managemen

19 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sexual assaults on trains there have been in the last 12 months.

19 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many open access contracts operate on the railway; and how many such contracts are currently under consideration.

19 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the franchise agreements for Northern Rail and TransPennine Express will be published.

16 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to advance peace talks in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Source: official written-questions record.