Written questions

96 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

What plans the Government has to increase compliance with child maintenance responsibilities.

26 Feb 2018 · Home Office

Cybercrime

What steps she is taking to tackle cyber crime.

1 Feb 2018 · Home Office

Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of whether Hezbollah is a unified organisation under a single leadership.

16 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Public Sector: Borrowing

What assessment he has made of potential risks to the economy from high levels of Government borrowing.

11 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on rocket fire into Israel from Gaza.

19 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Standards

What recent progress his Department has made on improving the performance of hospitals in special measures.

24 Oct 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to increase the number of affordable homes.

9 Oct 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade and Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to identify potential barriers to trade and investment after the UK leaves the EU.

21 Jun 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the growth of small businesses.

5 Dec 2016 · Women and Equalities

Young People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will take steps to support young people to (a) develop their self-confidence and (b) understand pressures related to advertising.

24 Oct 2016 · Women and Equalities

Females: Directors

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of women on boards and at senior executive levels of FTSE companies.

18 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Pupils: Left Handed People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of left-handed pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if she will make a statement.

18 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Education: Left Handed People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential correlation between left-handedness and levels of educational attainment; and if she will make a statement.

4 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to help more children access and understand nature.

4 Jul 2016 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to uphold the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 allowing existing EU citizens already living and working in the UK to retain their existing rights throughout and f

2 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cold Weather Payments: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on individual cold weather payment notifications in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013, (d) 2014 and (e) 2015.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Radio Frequencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on (a) allocating additional resources and (b) developing additional measures to monitor accidental interference to programme making and special

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Radio Frequencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the £600 million funding allocated for clearing the 700 MHz band of spectrum will be made available to the programme making and special events sector to compensate for the cost

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Radio Frequencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the evidential basis is for clearing the 700 MHz band of spectrum requiring £600 million in funding; and what discussions his Department had with representatives of the programme making and

13 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Bank Services

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to widen access to basic bank accounts.

13 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the introduction of mandatory defibrillators on aircraft.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of further restrictions on the use and sale of fireworks.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what powers are available to local authorities to restrict the use of fireworks.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Utilities: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage competition and switching between providers in consumer markets.

15 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

New Businesses: Mid Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Government has provided in Start Up Loans in Mid Worcestershire constituency since their creation.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy in on continued funding for Bikeability in schools after March 2016.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Antisocial Behaviour: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what measures landlords may be held responsible for the anti-social behaviour of their tenants in houses of multiple occupation.

9 Oct 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 differences in the roll-out of superfast broadband in each county.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

British Business Bank: Mid Worcestershire

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 Mid Worcestershire constituency since its creation.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

British Business Bank

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

Source: official written-questions record.