Written questions
3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Sep 2015 · Prime Minister
House of Lords: Reform
To ask the Prime Minister, what his policy is on reform of the House of Lords.
7 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contingency plans his Department has made for the possibility of all criminal defence firms withdrawing their bids for new legal aid contracts.
7 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Proceedings: Legal Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse is per case for defendants represented by (a) the Public Defender Service and (b) firms in private practice.
7 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Police Stations: Legal Representation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost per hour to the Public Defender Service of providing a legal representative in a police station; and what hourly rate is paid for such work under the Legal Aid system.
7 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on the recent reduction in the legal aid budget.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Ellesmere Port and Neston
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to improve air quality in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Department for Energy and Climate Change: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department's domestic energy bill estimates were for each Public Energy Supply region for the most recent period.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings Ministers or officials of her Department have had with (a) Dart Energy, (b) Igas Energy, (c) Cuadrilla Resources, (d) INEOS Group, (e) Rathlin Energy and (f) Addison Project in the
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total held in reserves by academies in each year since 2010.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials her Department employs to administer the (a) academies and (b) free schools programme.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils were eligible for free school meals in (a) state, (b) academy, (c) free, (d) faith and (e) private schools in each of the last five years.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Education
Academies: Cheshire West and Chester
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost has been of each academy conversion in Cheshire West and Chester since 2002.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of decisions on Academy Orders her Department has taken each week in the last three years; and what estimate she has made of the average number of hours taken each week to make such deci
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Education
Free Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) amount and (b) proportion of the capital funding budget for new school places was allocated to free schools in each of the last five years.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of changes in the Summer Budget 2015 to the level of rents paid by social tenants on the construction of new social housing.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government: Meetings
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings his Department has had with (a) Dart Energy, (b) Igas Energy, (c) Cuadrilla Resources, (d) INEOS Group, (e) Rathlin Energy and (f) Addison Project in the last three years.
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Discount Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total net cost is to his Department of the Defence Discount Service.
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Defence Discount Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have signed up for the Defence Discount Service.
13 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 cessation of work on the electrification of the TransPennine route and the Midland Main Line on the Northern Powerhouse initiative.
9 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Students: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on student numbers of ending maintenance grants.
1 Jul 2015 · House of Commons Commission
Parliament: Artworks
To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2015 to Question 3834, how many items were in the Parliamentary Art Collection on 31 March 2000; and what the current valuation for insu
1 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport
Official Cars: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been procured for the Government Car Service in 2015; and what the country of origin is of each such vehicle.
1 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport
Official Cars: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have been procured for the Government Car Service since May 2010; and what the country of origin is of each such vehicle.
30 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport
Mersey Tunnels: Tolls
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2015 to Question 2544, what steps his Department is taking to consult Mersey Tunnel users living outside the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Area on the toll review.
30 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority tenants have been evicted for rent arrears from properties where the under-occupancy charge applies in each of the last three years.
30 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority tenants have been evicted for rent arrears from properties where the under-occupancy charge applies and children under the age of 18 live in the property in each
30 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Right to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of properties purchased under the right-to-buy scheme which are now in the private rental sector.
30 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury
VAT
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations his Department has received on extending the scope of value added tax.
24 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport
M56: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2015 to Question 3171, what steps his Department is taking to reduce accidents on the M56 between junctions 12 and 14.
24 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which bodies his Department consulted on the terms of reference for the review of the employment tribunal fees regime.
Source: official written-questions record.