Written questions

1,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Bradford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many families in Bradford East constituency will be affected by the lowering of the benefit cap.

15 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Bradford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people aged between 18 and 21 in Bradford East constituency will be affected by plans to remove housing benefit for that age group.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Transport: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had on the establishment of Transport for the North with transport unions.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the introduction of a Northern Oyster Card for transport capacity and connectivity in the North of England.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of arable land in developing countries which is unused.

14 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Police: West Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in the number of neighbourhood police officers in West Yorkshire since May 2010.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her foreign counterparts on strategies to tackle food wastage.

14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had on the apprenticeship levy with (a) businesses, (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (c) the Secretary of State for Education and (d) organisations representing

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the (a) Low Pay Commission and (b) Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University on the National Living Wage.

13 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Economic Situation: Bradford

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the contribution to Bradford's economy made by the (a) digital sector, (b) animation industry, (c) fashion and textiles industry and (d) games industry.

13 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of progress on increasing equality of access to employment opportunities for people from Black and minority ethnic communities.

13 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of public transport in (a) Bradford and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber.

13 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Leeds-Bradford Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the number of flights from Leeds-Bradford Airport of the expansion of (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick and (c) neither airport.

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Calder Valley Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to (a) shorten journey times and (b) increase train speeds on the Calder Valley Line between Bradford Interchange and Manchester Victoria.

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Bradford Interchange Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of renovating Bradford Interchange station.

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy: West Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department is doing to provide support for and encourage investment in renewable energy projects in (a) Bradford and (b) West Yorkshire.

10 Jul 2015 · Cabinet Office

Energy: Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 10 job sectors employed the most people from black and minority ethnic communities in (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK.

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Education

Philosophy: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the findings of the study funded by the Education Endowment Foundation into the effect on primary schools pupils' ability in mathematics an

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Bradford

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to increase broadband coverage and speed in Bradford.

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of broadband speed and coverage on local economies.

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

British Business Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what 10 sectors received most support from the British Business Bank in (a) Bradford, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK since that bank was established.

10 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Small Businesses: Bradford

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much support the British Business Bank has provided to small and medium-sized enterprises in Bradford since its creation.

8 Jul 2015 · Department for International Development

Burma: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what conditions are attached to the financial aid her Department provides to Myanmar.

8 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Police: Bradford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes there have been in the number of neighbourhood police officers in Bradford since May 2010.

7 Jul 2015 · Cabinet Office

Living Wage

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs in (a) Bradford East constituency, (b) Bradford, (c) West Yorkshire and (d) the UK are paid below the living wage.

7 Jul 2015 · Cabinet Office

Zero Hours Contracts: Bradford East

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of contracts for new jobs created between April 2014 and April 2015 in Bradford East which were zero-hours contracts.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: Bradford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail connections between Bradford and (a) London, (b) the rest of the Northern Powerhouse and (c) the rest of the UK.

7 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Post-mortems

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the availability and provision of non-invasive post-mortems.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with (a) her international counterparts and (b) UN bodies on the provision of cheap and effective internet access to communities in developing countries.

7 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kashmir

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN and the governments of Pakistan, India and China on steps towards a peaceful resolution to the territorial dispute in Kashmir.

Source: official written-questions record.