Written questions
196 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Feb 2017 · Attorney General
Honour Based Abuse
To ask the Attorney General, how many cases dealt with by the CPS were flagged as being cases of honour-based violence in the most recent year for which data is available.
17 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her speech on criminal justice reform of 13 February 2017 at the Centre for Social Justice, what proportion of domestic abuse victims were cross-examined by their attacker in the most recent yea
17 Feb 2017 · Department for Education
Forced Marriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times schools have reported concerns to her Department or to other relevant authorities on missing children in the context of trafficking for forced marriage.
17 Feb 2017 · Department for Education
Forced Marriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions in the last year schools have made representations to her Department about girls being married under religious law while below the age of 16.
17 Feb 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Young People: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what programmes his Department runs other than Prevent which aim to ensure that young people from minority ethnic communities understand their rights within UK law.
26 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport
Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance penalties may apply in relation to Southern train services since 24 January 2017.
26 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport
Govia Thameslink Railway
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Southern since 24 January 2017 on its performance against contract standards on punctuality, delays and cancellations since that date.
25 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport
Transport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to ensure that constituencies increasing in population size will be adequately supported by (a) road and (b) rail inf
25 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport
Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to accelerate the rate of performance improvement on the Southern rail network.
23 Jan 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Seeta Kaur
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the government of India on the death of Seeta Kaur.
23 Jan 2017 · Home Office
Honour Based Abuse: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has received on the investigation on prosecution of incidents of honour-based violence involving British nationals in other countries.
23 Jan 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Nationals Abroad: Honour Based Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with international counterparts on permission for incidents of honour-based violence committed against British nationals abroad to be investigated
23 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Hate Crime: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with EU officials on the implications for online hate crime regulation of the UK leaving the EU.
23 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Hate Crime: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the (a) European Commission on whether social media companies should remove illegal hate speech online within 24 hours and (b) German government on its pr
23 Jan 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Russia: World Cup
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on plans to provide safe access for football supporters at the 2018 World Cup in that country.
20 Jan 2017 · Home Office
Hate Crime: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to convene the ministerial seminar on hate on the internet referred to in Action Against Hate: The UK Government's plan for tackling hate crime, published in July 2016; and w
20 Jan 2017 · Home Office
Honour Based Abuse: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on British authorities investigating incidents of honour-based violence committed against British National
20 Jan 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Home Affairs on proposals for a ministerial seminar on hate on the internet.
20 Jan 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Social Media: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing licences for the establishment and operation of social media companies.
20 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Internet: Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the volume of anti-Semitic and other hate material available (a) online, (b) on Twitter and (c) on Facebook.
20 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Social Media: Antisemitism
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with social media companies on anti-Semitic content on their platforms.
20 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Social Media: Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing fines for social media companies which fail to remove hate material from their online platforms.
20 Jan 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Media: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the progress update to the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Anti-Semitism Inquiry into the rise in the number of anti-Semitic incidents following the Gaza conflict in 2014,
20 Jan 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department supports projects in football to tackle anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination; and if she will make a statement.
1 Dec 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Antisocial Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recourse homeowners on mixed estates of homeowners and tenants have for the resolution of complaints relating to troublesome neighbours; what role the Housing Ombudsman Service plays
23 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employers' Liability: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses which are threatened with legal action from previous employees affected by asbestos is but are unable to trace any relevant employers' liability
15 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Employers' Liability: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses which are threatened with legal action from previous employees affected by asbestosis but which cannot trace any relevant
2 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Govia Thameslink Railway: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans are in place for the proposed fare increase due on 1 January 2017 to directly fund improvements on the GTR network.
18 Jul 2016 · Department of Health
NHS: Negligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the financial cost of incidences of human error within the NHS; and what steps his Department has taken to reduce the likelihood of such errors.
20 Jun 2016 · Department of Health
Mental Health Services: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what resources his Department has allocated to support for older people with mental health issues in (a) England and (b) East Sussex in 2016-17.
Source: official written-questions record.