Written questions

315 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Social Media: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require operators of social media platforms to report communications sent via their service which could reasonably be interpreted as containing conte

22 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether Cleveland Police conducted any surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 during Operation Sacristy in such a way as to have potentially

22 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Law: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to give teaching of the law more prominence in the national curriculum.

21 Feb 2017 · Attorney General

Cleveland Police Authority: Offences against the Administration of Justice

To ask the Attorney General, whether any individuals under investigation during Operation Sacristy were charged with perverting the course of justice.

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Operation Sacristy in (a) identifying instances of corruption in Cleveland Police and (b) preventing future such corruption.

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that (a) evidence was not destroyed and (b) witnesses were not intimidated by members of Cleveland Police during Operation Sacristy.

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took to protect witnesses during the Operation Sacristy investigation into corruption allegations at Cleveland Police Authority.

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions have taken place between HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Chief Constable of Cleveland Police on the terms of reference for Operation Sacristy; and what representations she has

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the anti-corruption strategies that Cleveland Police had in place in accordance with the ACPO police integrity model prior to Operation Sacristy.

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures were in place to ensure that members of the Cleveland Police Authority did not benefit financially from any procurement or outsourcing partnership arrangements instigated by Cleveland Po

21 Feb 2017 · Home Office

Cleveland Police Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures were in place to ensure that members of the Cleveland Police Authority were required to declare any relevant business interests arising from procurement or outsourcing partnership arrang

7 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will commence section 67 of the Serious Crime Act 2015.

30 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to review the national curriculum's citizenship programme of study as proposed in the Government's White Paper Education Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016.

30 Jan 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Animal Welfare: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will commence section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to allow for penalties available under section 32 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to come into force.

30 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure effective teaching of citizenship education in schools in England; and if she will make a statement.

30 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Citizenship: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places were available for trainee teachers who wish to specialise in citizenship education on teacher training courses in each of the last 10 years.

26 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that teaching assistants receive full remuneration for the responsibilities they undertake.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the change in responsibilities of teaching assistants since 2010; and what steps her Department takes to support teaching assistants who have taken on additional responsibilities

18 Jan 2017 · HM Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the appropriate administration of payments of child benefit in circumstances where there are disputes relating to which parent receives payment.

17 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to determine whether an applicant is likely to leave the UK by the end-date of a family visitor visa.

17 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the family visitor visa application process is clear and comprehensible to people using that process.

17 Jan 2017 · Home Office

Entry Clearances: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visitor visas have been refused in each year since 2010 on account of reasonable doubt that the applicant for such a visa will leave the UK at the end of the visa period.

16 Jan 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions under section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 resulted in a prison sentence in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.

16 Jan 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was collected in fines for offences committed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.

16 Jan 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 resulted in a prison sentence in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.

16 Jan 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 were heard at magistrates' courts in England and Wales in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.

16 Jan 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in how many cases under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 a fine was imposed in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.

6 Jan 2017 · Department of Health

Social Media: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on the mental, physical and general health of users of social media platforms of online abusive content.

6 Jan 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend Ofcom's duties to include the regulation of social media platforms; and if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the non-impositi

20 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Social Media: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with officials (a) of the European Commission, (b) the EU member states and (c) of the European Parliament on the regulation of social media operators.

Source: official written-questions record.