Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for a claimant to receive repayment of benefits following a successful (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeal at tribunal.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of decisions on employment and support allowance applications have been overturned (a) at the mandatory reconsideration stage and (b) by tribunal in the last 12 months.

23 Jun 2015 · House of Commons Commission

Parliament: Artworks

To ask the hon. Member for Mole Valley representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the value of all art held on the parliamentary estate.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time taken was between patients calling 999 with a life threatening call and presenting at the Countess of Chester Hospital accident and emergency department in the last six months.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Ambulance Services: Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of life threatening calls made in the CH64 postcode area to the ambulance service led to an ambulance arriving at the caller's location within 8 minutes.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Arrowe Park Hospital: Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average time was taken between patients calling 999 with a life threatening call and presenting at Arrowe Park Hospital accident and emergency department in the last six months.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total held in reserves by each free school.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints have been made to the Education Funding Agency about academies and free schools in the last three years; and what proportion of such complaints have been upheld.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

University of Chester Academies Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the performance of the University of Chester Academies Trust.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

Free Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value is of the total assets held by free schools; and what proportion of such assets were formerly held by public bodies.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he made of savings accruing to the Exchequer from changes to the percentage threshold scheme for statutory sick pay scheme introduced on 6 April 2014.

23 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Personal Income: North of England

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average annual income is of each person living in the area covered by the Northern Powerhouse.

23 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Regional Planning and Development: North of England

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the geographical boundaries are of the Northern Powerhouse.

23 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Self-employed

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of savings accruing to the Exchequer from changes in the level of self employment in the last three years.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what average time is taken for payments to be made to people who make a claim against the Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Office.

18 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

M56: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents have happened on the M56 between junctions 12 and 14 in the last three years.

18 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits: Telephone Services

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average waiting time is for callers to the tax credits renewal hotline.

17 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Fifth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee Session 2014-15, Benefits sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review, HC 814, whether his Department plans to undertake a broad and i

11 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the report by UK Churches, Time to Rethink Benefit Sanctions, published in March 2015, on waiting periods for hardsh

11 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will (a) remove the two-week waiting period for non-vulnerable people to receive a hardship payment and (b) suspend sanctions for claimants with children and claimants with mental ill health.

11 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Borderlands Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to electrify the Wrexham to Bidston railway line.

8 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount of money recovered from employment tribunal fees when claims are settled before a final hearing over the last three years; what proportion that amount is of the total fees

8 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with groups campaigning for the appointment of a Minister for Litter; and if he will make it his policy to appoint such a minister in his Department.

3 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of housing associations to absorb the loss of rental income as a result of potential right to buy sales.

3 Jun 2015 · Cabinet Office

Unfair Dismissal

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have been dismissed after 12 and 24 months' continuous service since the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal was increased to two yea

3 Jun 2015 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Internet

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people registered to vote or attempted to register to vote online after 20 April 2015.

3 Jun 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

ACAS

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the ACAS early conciliation process.

3 Jun 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Adult Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on changes in availability of adult further education courses in the last 12 months.

3 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of changes in employment retention levels since changes to the percentage threshold scheme for statutory sick pay were introduced on 6 April 2014.

3 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Cheshire West and Chester

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on devolution in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.

Source: official written-questions record.