Written questions

Daniel Zeichner

1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the proportion of Government investment in energy support that is currently spent on decentralised renewable energy in developing countrie

21 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Faiz Mahmoud Ahmed Sherari

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli government on the recent detention of British citizen Faiz Mahmoud Ahmed Sherari.

21 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Faiz Mahmoud Ahmed Sherari

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Faiz Mahmoud Ahmed Sherari was provided with consular assistance from the British Government during his recent detention in Israel.

21 Nov 2016 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are being taken to ensure that there is consistency in the evaluation criteria for civil service positions.

21 Nov 2016 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the minimum competency criteria are for evaluating applications for civil service job opportunities for applicants with a sensory disability.

7 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of foreign children adopted by UK parents who are not eligible for disability living allowance because of the past presence rule.

7 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in reference to page 11 of the Tourism Action Plan, published in August 2016, what discussions he has had with representatives from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the plan to deregulate an eleme

7 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in reference to page 11 of the Tourism Action Plan, published in August 2016, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on consumer safety of deregulating an element of private hire vehicle licences

7 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in reference to page 11 of the Tourism Action Plan, published in August 2016, whether deregulating an element of private hire vehicle licences will be carried out through primary legislation.

4 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Charities: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to maintain the Charity Research Support Fund beyond 1 April 2017.

4 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Charity Research Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with medical research charities on the future availability of the Charity Research Support Fund in the event that a single public body replaces the res

4 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to sell all women's prisons and replace those institutions with smaller units in local areas.

4 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the cost to travellers of the Registered Traveller scheme relative to similar schemes in other countries.

4 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Giulio Regeni

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 47305, what recent discussions he has had with the Italian and Egyptian authorities on the murder of Giulio Regeni; and if he will ma

4 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has sought legal advice on whether school attendance awards comply with section 149 of the Equality Act.

2 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Agencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of recruitment agencies which require clients to register as a business before finding them employment.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2016 to Question 49208, for what reasons statistics on supported bus service mileage by local authorities are not available for periods earlier than 2013-14.

31 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade

Drugs: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of different possible trading arrangements with the EU for pharmaceuticals exports after the UK leaves the EU.

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has made an assessment of future levels of research funding in the UK after the UK leaves the EU and existing projects have been completed.

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

Buses: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2016 to Question 44451, if the Government will carry out a detailed assessment of trends in the level of the fuel efficiency of buses.