Written questions

1,066 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities have participated in the National Assessment and Accreditation Scheme for Social Workers.

18 Jan 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce air pollution in (a) Salford and (b) the UK.

15 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 December 2018 on Public Spending, HCWS 1205, if he will publish the budget headlines under which he plans to allocate the £190 millio

10 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect on the human rights of (a) the Nubian people and (b) other political dissenters of the Egyptian Government's alleged persecution of t

9 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of Toshiba’s withdrawal from development of a nuclear power plant in Cumbria on the future delivery of a sustainable,

9 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authority run nurseries there were in (a) 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.

9 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further discussions he plans to have with his Egyptian counterpart on human rights abuses in relation to the Nubian minority in that country.

9 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sudan: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sudanese counterpart on the welfare of Nubian people residing in Sudan.

9 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the welfare of Nubian people residing in Egypt.

7 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have held with (a) local authority leaders, (b) staff and (c) parents on the future funding of maintained nursery schools in (i) Salford and (ii) England

4 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Salford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the educational benefits to children of maintained nursery schools in Salford.

19 Dec 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 December 2018, Public Spending, HCWS 1205, if he will publish the budget headlines under which he plans to allocate the £190 million

3 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many social housing properties have been sold in each constituency in Greater Manchester under right to buy in each year between 2010 and 2018; and how many of those properti

3 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the tribunals service in (a) Salford and Eccles constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North West relating to (i) personal independence payment, (ii) employment and support

3 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people undergoing a work capability assessment for personal independence payment were found to be fit for work in each constituency in each year since 2015.

3 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people undergoing a work capability assessment for employment and support allowance were found to be fit for work in each constituency in each year since 2015.

3 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Salford and Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people undergoing a work capability assessment for personal independence payment in Salford and Eccles constituency were found to be fit for work in each year since 2015.

3 Dec 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Salford and Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people undergoing a work capability assessment for employment and support allowance in Salford and Eccles constituency were found to be fit for work in each year since 2015.

30 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data she holds in relation to the number of claimants of disability living allowance in (a) Salford and Eccles constituency and (b) Greater Manchester, that were not awarded personal independence

30 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Antisocial Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of anti-social behaviour were made in relation to mopeds in (a) Salford and Eccles constituency and (b) Greater Manchester in each of the last three years.

30 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Crime: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his Department has had with Greater Manchester Police on the effect of (a) funding and (b) the number of police officers on tackling (i) serious and organised and (ii) gun crime in Gr

30 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Pay: Greater Manchester

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people in each parliamentary constituency in Greater Manchester that are paid the (a) national minimum wage and (b) national living wage.

30 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Salford and Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of people resident in Salford and Eccles constituency that (a) did not have a legal right to stay and (b) were removed or forced to depart the UK in (i) 2

30 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burundi: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2016 to Question 36968, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that the perpetrators of the Gatumba genocide are prosecuted.

30 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Yemen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is he taking to enable Yemeni Nationals seek asylum in the UK after the closure of the British Embassy in Yemen.

29 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of self-employed parents who are evading payment of child maintenance by diverting their income to their partner or spouse.

29 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) Salford, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North West Region are on the (a) upper, (b) leading practitioner and (c) leadership pay ranges.

29 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adverse sanction decisions have been made against universal credit claimants since August 2015 in (a) Salford and Eccles constituency, (b) Salford local authority area, (c) Greater Manchester a

28 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps HMRC has taken to ensure compliance with the national minimum wage for seafarers working on vessels working in the construction and maintenance phase of the offshore wi

28 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Merchant Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to improve the enforcement of the national minimum wage for seafarers working on merchant ships operating between UK ports and offshore energy installations on th

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