Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department plans to award teacher training contracts to universities; and what the selection criteria will be for such contracts.

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effect of the personal independence payments rollout for disabled people in work and using motability vehicles and ensuring employment is not lost as a

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre Plus: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to make training materials for work coaches available.

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

River Thames: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the cycling and walking investment strategy will include investment for the proposed cycling and pedestrian bridge linking Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf.

7 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce knife crime.

7 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role her Department plays in Government plans to ensure a higher rate of prosecution for knife crimes.

6 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable for publication is of the Freud Review into housing benefit changes and their impact on supported accommodation.

6 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of whether the Government's Go Ultra Low scheme to deliver 750 more charging points in UK towns and cities by 2020 will reach its target.

5 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on delivering 750 more charging points in UK towns and cities by 2020 through the Go Ultra Low City scheme.

18 Jul 2016 · Women and Equalities

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Finance

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Equality and Humans Rights Committee's budget will be for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.

12 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any councils have asked for attendance allowance funding to be distributed to recipients via the provision of social care services.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the transfer of attendance allowance to local authorities on older disabled people who apply for that allowance as a result of terminal

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the local housing allowance cap on (a) people claiming that allowance in Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency and (b) local authority fina

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to his Department has been of administering attendance allowance in each of the last 10 years.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to assess the potential effect of the transfer of attendance allowance to local authorities on the additional, passported support that older disabled people and c

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will publish any research it holds on attendance allowance claimants and how such claimants use that funding.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of transferring attendance allowance funding to councils on older disabled people who live outside the UK and are unable to meet ordinary

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether disabled people who are over state retirement age and who claim personal independence payment or disability living allowance will be affected by the proposal to transfer attendance allowance fun

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to conduct an impact assessment of its proposal to pass responsibility for attendance allowance funding to local authorities.

11 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Bill of Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the introduction of proposals for a British Bill of Rights.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what savings his Department expects to accrue to the public purse as a result of transferring attendance allowance funding to councils; and whether those savings will be retained centrall

7 Jul 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Govia Thameslink Railway Limited operate the Southern and London Midlands franchises to a high standard.

7 Jul 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has given permission for Southern rail services to be cancelled during the planned strike in July 2016.

7 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the local housing allowance cap on the capacity of housing providers to build new homes.

7 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the Mayor of London to improve air quality in London.

10 Jun 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Government will retain the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers in 2017-18.

7 Jun 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to involve small and medium-sized enterprises in the proposed digital apprenticeship system.

6 Jun 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance appeals his Department conceded prior to their being heard at first-tier tribunals in the last 12 months.

6 Jun 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the food and drink industry does not meet his Department's criteria for inclusion on its list of creative industries.

3 Jun 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment appeals his Department has conceded prior to their being heard at first-tier tribunals in the last 12 months.

Source: official written-questions record.