Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury

Corporation Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy not to plan any reductions in the rate of corporation tax further to those he has already announced.

8 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury

Multinational Companies: Tax Havens

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when and how the Government plans to use its powers to introduce public country-by-country reporting on tax havens; and what steps the Government is taking to obtain support from other countries for multilateral acti

8 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury

Tax Havens

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a plan to stop the use of tax havens including containing steps to help UK-linked tax havens transition towards other types of economies and steps to deter UK companies from using tax havens.

7 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help reduce avoidable child deaths as a result of unsafe child contact with a perpetrator of domestic abuse.

28 Feb 2017 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 16 January and 9 February 2017 to Questions 58966 and 63857, if he will take steps to ensure that the planned revision of his Department's Local Transport Note LTN 2/08, Cycle Infrast

22 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Midwives: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to ensure that independent midwives can access affordable indemnity cover; and if he will make a statement.

9 Feb 2017 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Road Signs and Markings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to revise Local Transport Note 2/08, Cycle Infrastructure Design, to reflect the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

3 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes to local authority social care budgets on the demand for health services.

2 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of availability of NHS beds.

27 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport

M4: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on air quality of increasing the capacity of the M4 between junctions 3 and 4 by creating a tunnel for additional traffic.

23 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for standard visitor visas her Department received in each year from 2006 to 2016; and how many such applications were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.

23 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

NHS: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to protect NHS staff from verbal and physical abuse in the workplace.

19 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the initial findings of the NHS England paediatric critical care and specialised surgery in children service review are still expected to be published in winter 2016-17.

19 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Royal Brompton Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the cost-benefit analysis on the extent of the (a) improvements in clinical outcomes and (b) unit cost reductions anticipated to result from the proposed closure of congenital heart disease serv

6 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include in his Department's forthcoming Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy a commitment to review how the planning system (a) supports and (b) fails to support (i) the creation of quality cyclin

6 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include in his Department's forthcoming Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy a commitment to create new road environment design standards to encourage cycle use among (a) children and young people

20 Dec 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what instructions are given to staff working on the universal credit enquiry lines on protocols concerning the disclosure of personal data to third parties who have implicit consent from the claimant.

20 Dec 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Hounslow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants affected by the lower benefit caps in Hounslow are in receipt of (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) another benefit and

29 Nov 2016 · Women and Equalities

Disability

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities inquiry concerning the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North

28 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Expert Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2016 to Question 53656, how has the recruitment campaign been extended; whether those posts have been re-advertised; and how many people responded to the initial advertisem

23 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Pupils: Walking and Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will use revenues from the soft drinks industry levy to promote walking and cycling for school journeys.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy tackles the barriers to children, women, older people and people with disabilities cycling and walking.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on options for incentivising cycling through the tax system in order to double the number of cycling journeys.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Expert Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the time taken to appoint the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Expert Committee.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training approved Safe Urban Driving module a mandatory part of the lorry driver's Certificate of Profession

15 Nov 2016 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: West Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether public bodies are covered by the advice on the UK Trade and Investment website not to trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank.

11 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on driver access to LPG pumps of the proposed removal of such pumps from some petrol stations.

21 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to include legislation for exceptional hardship pleas within the forthcoming review of motoring offences and penalties.

21 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Driving Licences: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers have avoided disqualification from driving within the last year by pleading the loss of their licence would cause exceptional hardship.

19 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Cycling and Walking

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate additional funding to the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.

Source: official written-questions record.