Written questions

1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect that the decision of the Quality Contract Scheme board on the Quality Contract proposed to be run by Nexus for Tyne and Wear will have on city devolution deals.

6 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the likely market size of the UK solar industry in 2016.

6 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Postgraduate Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made on introducing loans for postgraduate study.

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycle to Work Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what take-up there has been of the cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme since it started.

5 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of changes to support for the solar power sector on the market share of the global solar industry that will be held by UK firms by 2020.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of progress on Total Transport pilots.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many roads were resurfaced in 2014-15.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Commuters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution made by bus commuters to economic output in the last year for which figures are available.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the amount paid in road user compensation claims by local authorities in England outside London from 2012-13 to 2013-14.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many responses have been received to the feed-in tariff consultation; and what account she will take of those responses in making her final decision on the feed-in tariff support scheme.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the market size of the UK solar industry in 2016.

4 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Cycling: Accidents

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cyclists have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in the last year.

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reduction was in his Department's support for bus funding in England in 2014-15.

30 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's plans are for long-term local sustainable transport funding.

30 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to fund Bikeability beyond 2015.

30 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of how many subsidised bus routes have been withdrawn since 2010.

30 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Autism: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding special guide dogs for children with autism.

30 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Guide Dogs: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to investigate companies which sell improperly trained dogs as special guide dogs for disabled children.

27 Oct 2015 · Department for International Development

Africa: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential role of agroecology in African rural development.

27 Oct 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives.

20 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many further education colleges used the Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies allocation system in the (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2015-16 academic year.

20 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken by UK Visa and Immigration Service was to process Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies renewal applications for the 2015-16 academic year.

20 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies renewal applications for the 2015-16 academic year took longer than 18 weeks for a final decision to be made by the UK Visa and Immigration Se

9 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Asylum: Libya

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Libyan personnel formerly based at Bassingbourn Barracks are currently claiming asylum; and on what ground each such application has been made.

9 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Asylum: Libya

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any Libyan personnel formerly based at Bassingbourn Barracks and currently claiming asylum have applied for an anonymity direction.

9 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Asylum: Libya

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Libyan personnel formerly based at Bassingbourn Barracks and currently claiming asylum have had a (a) screening interview and (b) substantive asylum interview.

9 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Asylum: Libya

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects a decision to be made on the asylum applications from Libyan personnel formerly based at Bassingbourn Barracks.

9 Sep 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in funding for further education on young people.

7 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many psychiatric wards in England exceed (a) 85, (b) 90 and (c) 95 per cent occupancy rates.

7 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Home Care Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams operating in England and Wales offer 24-hour home visits seven days a week.

Source: official written-questions record.