Written questions
181 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed changes to tax credits on child poverty.
16 Jul 2015 · Department of Health
Health Services: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support and guidance has been provided by his Department and the NHS to ensure that (a) NHS establishments, (b) private and medical establishments, (c) registered medical practitioners and (d) medical practit
16 Jul 2015 · Department of Health
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS establishments, (b) private and medical establishments and (c) registered medical practitioners operate in the UK; how many such establishments or practitioners process personal data for which not
15 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Information Commissioner's Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) pay and conditions and (b) morale of employees of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO); and if he will make it his policy to ensure that all unpaid da
15 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Information Commissioner's Office: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the implications for his policies are of the paper prepared for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Management Board on 27 April 2015 on the Registration fee strategy of the ICO.
15 Jul 2015 · Department of Health
NHS: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department and (b) the NHS has spent on data protection training and guidance for NHS personnel in each of the last three years for which information is available; and what assessment he (i) has m
15 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support and guidance (a) has been and (b) will be provided by his Department to (i) new and (ii) established businesses on their obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998.
15 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of businesses in the UK process personal data for which registration with the Information Commissioner is required; and what estimate he has made of how much revenue is generated by b
15 Jul 2015 · Attorney General
Data Protection
To ask the Attorney General, what data protection training has been given to (a) the Treasury Solicitor, (b) the Head of Litigation, (c) the Head of the Bona Vacantia Division, (d) the Ministry of Justice Advisory SCS1 Team Leaders, (e) the Ministry of Ju
15 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what obligations (a) people with reporting obligations in the regulated sector and (b) others have to ensure that a data controller who has processed personal data when not entitled to do so because of lack of no
15 Jul 2015 · Attorney General
Data Protection
To ask the Attorney General, what guidance he provides to (a) Government Legal Service personnel and officials in his Department and (b) others on the steps they (i) can and (ii) must take if they are or should reasonably be aware that data has been unlaw
15 Jul 2015 · Attorney General
Government Legal Service: Data Protection
To ask the Attorney General, who in the Government Legal Service (GLS) has operational lead responsibility for ensuring that training is provided to officials of the GLS on compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 ICO guidance and Treasury Solicitor a
15 Jul 2015 · Attorney General
Government Legal Service: Data Protection
To ask the Attorney General, what guidance he provides to Government Legal Service (GLS) personnel on compliance with the Data Protection Act by (a) the Government, (b) agencies and (c) clients of the GLS to ensure that (i) data is not sent to a data cont
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Information Commissioner's Office: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 57 of the Information Commissioner's Annual Report and Financial Statements 2014-15, published on 30 June 2015, what the (a) inadvertent error and (b) breach of Civil Service Pay Guidance w
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Mediation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information and guidance his Department has published online since 1 July 2013 on (a) mediating legal disputes and (b) the identity and costs charged by providers of mediation services.
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps (a) the Information Commissioner's Office and (b) his Department takes to ensure that those data controllers who are not registered do not accrue benefit from such work; and what obligations there are
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Mediation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the policies and procedures of (a) the Civil Mediation Council and (b) CMCL and the verification processes to recognise and accredit Registered Mediation Providers and C
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Mediation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reform regulation of the Civil Mediation Council and the wider mediation industry.
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Mediation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what obligations litigants have under Civil Procedure Rules to seek to resolve court proceedings by Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); what sanctions can be applied by a court on a litigant who does not engage
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Mediation: Sponsorship
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sponsorship his Department provides to organisations providing mediation services; and what conditions are placed on that sponsorship.
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps (a) the Information Commissioner's Office and (b) his Department has taken to ensure that (i) mediators, (ii) arbitrators and (iii) others providing medical services have registered as data controllers
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps (a) the Information Commissioner's Office and (b) his Department has taken to ensure that (i) mediators, (ii) arbitrators and (iii) others providing legal services have registered as data controllers a
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanism (a) the Information Commissioner's Office and (b) his Department has in place to recover unpaid notification and registration fee income from data controllers; what the costs of such recovery is; f
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on ensuring that collection of registration and notification fees from data controllers is actively pursued by the ICO; and
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Mediation: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals to (a) regulate the fees that can be charged by mediators and (b) ensure that access to justice by way of mediation is achievable at reasonable cost.
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection Act 1998
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the (a) extent of criminal activity and (b) amount of unlawfully obtained benefit which has occurred contrary to provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 in each of the
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection Act 1998
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to (a) bring and or authorise criminal proceedings and (b) take civil proceedings to punish people who have failed to comply with Data Protection obligations and to deprive such people of
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection Act 1998
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support and guidance his Department provides to victims of crime committed under the Data Protection Act to ensure that (a) money is not paid by them or on their behalf to anyone who has unlawfully processed
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Information Commissioner's Office: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of remuneration of Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) personnel based in the ICO's Wilmslow office and the requests made to increase such remuneration
14 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the extent of revenue that has been lost to the public purse in each of the last seven financial years as a result of data controllers who are required to notify or register under t
Source: official written-questions record.