Written questions

1,750 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Politics: Education

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving young people's political literacy in secondary and post-16 education.

3 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 5 July 2013, Official Report, column 72WS, on maximising voter registration measures, (a) which local authorities and organisations received funding, (b) how much each

2 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury

Electronic Government

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs digital press release of 13 February 2017, Green light for Government Gateway Transformation, which other Government Departments are planning to use the new verification servi

2 Mar 2017 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Voting Behaviour

To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's Electoral Administration Bulletin Issue 173, published in December 2016, what further

2 Mar 2017 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Voting Behaviour

To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's Electoral Administration Bulletin Issue 173, published in December 2016, whether the C

2 Mar 2017 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Voting Behaviour

To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's Electoral Administration Bulletin Issue 173, published in December 2016, what assessme

2 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 54640, on passports, what the ethnic profile is of UK passport holders.

2 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Education Maintenance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities (a) offer or (b) have offered an education maintenance allowance since 2010.

2 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Politics: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to improve young people's political literacy in secondary and post-16 education.

2 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on its independent review of full-time volunteering by young people.

2 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Proof of Identity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release of 27 December 2016, Eliminating Electoral Fraud in Polling Stations, if he will carry out an equality and human rights impact assessment on the voter identificat

2 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 January 2015, HCWS 180, on maximising voter registration, which local authorities and organisations have received funding; how much funding each local authority or or

2 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the HM Revenue and Customs Digital press release of 13 February 2017, Green light for Government Gateway Transformation, which future transactions will be processed through the (a) new verifica

2 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Polling Stations: Proof of Identity

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the announcement of 27 December 2016, Press release: Eliminating electoral fraud in polling stations, when the Government plans to publish further guidance on the trial of identification in pol

2 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Disability

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to make registration and voting more accessible to people with disabilities.

2 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people aged 16 or 17 to register to vote.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cryptosporidia: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2017 to Question 64958, when she expects the Drinking Water Inspectorate to report its findings into the crytosporidium incident in Lancashire whi

22 Feb 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cryptosporidia: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staffing hours the Drinking Water Inspectorate put into investigating the cryptosporidium incident which took place in Lancashire in August 2015 in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c)

22 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Politics: GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which post-16 education institutions by school type entered pupils for an A-level in government and politics in 2016.

22 Feb 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the recommendations of the WebRoots Democracy report, Democracy 2.0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission, published on 26 January 2017, whether the Government pl

22 Feb 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the 2016 Electoral Statistics published in March 2017 will be adjusted for double-counting where people are registered to vote in more than one constituency.

21 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Politics and Government: GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of post-16 education institutions entered at least one pupil for an A-level in government and politics in 2016.

21 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Politics and Government: GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils of each ethnicity took an A-level in government and politics in 2016.

21 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Politics and Government: GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils who took A-levels in government and politics in 2016 were recipients of free school meals during any of their time in secondary school.

21 Feb 2017 · HM Treasury

Electronic Government

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which transactions are planned to be processed via the (a) new identity verification service planned by HM Revenue and Customs and (b) Government Digital Service platform Verify when the Government Gateway service ex

21 Feb 2017 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Electronic Government

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which departments plan to use the HM Revenue and Customs identity verification service planned to replace the Government Gateway service from March 2018.

21 Feb 2017 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Electronic Government

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned expenditure is on the HM Revenue and Customs identity assurance system planned to replace the Government Gateway service from March 2018.

21 Feb 2017 · Cabinet Office

Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to A democracy that works for everyone: British citizens overseas, a policy statement, published on 7 October 2016, whether increased staff time and resources were a criterion in determining the a

21 Feb 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in the UK are registered to vote but are ineligible to do so having been convicted and detained for an offence.

21 Feb 2017 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are registered to vote in more than one constituency because they are students.

Source: official written-questions record.