Written questions

2,704 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gender was of each person who has (a) applied and (b) made the shortlist for each Permanent Secretary appointment since January 2015.

10 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have decreased their working hours in order to remain eligible for the carers allowance since the introduction of the National Living Wage.

10 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Training

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream employees based in London complete a placement outside London.

3 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Defence: Export Credit Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) premium income, (b) claims paid and (c) monies at risk of UK Export Finance were relating to the defence sector in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.

27 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Telecommunications

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will update guidance on the use of personal electronic communications to conduct official Government business to include the use of WhatsApp and other instant messaging services.

26 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Senior Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his Department's senior officials' business expenses and hospitality data for 2015.

26 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working for central government departments have been paid through a limited company in the last year for which figures are available.

26 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the declaration and publication by civil servants of financial interests other than gifts and hospitality.

25 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Prosecutions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many prosecutions were brought under Section 77 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since the coming into force of that Act.

25 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Prosecutions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many prosecutions have been brought under Section 70 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since the coming into force of that Act.

22 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Midwives: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) the Nursing and Midwifery Council, (b) the Royal College of Midwives, (c) the Royal College of Nursing and (d) Independent Midwives UK on changes to midwifery regulation.

22 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to allow NHS bodies to designate people other than midwives as the lead clinical practitioner for women in pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period.

22 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Midwives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015, HCWS113, on Publication of Learning not Blaming and Review of NHS Leadership, what plans he has for a reporting mechanism to replace Local Supervising Authorities

22 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Midwives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement to the House of 16 July 2015, HCWS113, on Publication of Learning not Blaming and Review of NHS Leadership, what assessment he has made of the consistency of the abolition of the

22 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Gratuities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which bodies he met for his Department's investigation into tips, gratuities, covers and service charges; and on how many occasions and when such meetings with such bodies took place.

21 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service Board

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes in personnel there have been on the Civil Service Board since May 2010.

21 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Innovate UK: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location by Innovate UK in the last year for which figures are available.

21 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location at (a) Business, Innovation and Skills Core, (b) the Office for Fair Access, (c) the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (d

20 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the eligibility threshold for carer's allowance to enable carers working 16 hours per week on the new National Living Wage to keep the

20 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the new national living wage on (a) carers and (b) the eligibility of carers who work 16 hours per week for carer's allowance.

20 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the new national living wage on carers who will lose their eligibility for the carer's allowance for working 16 hours per week.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) full-time equivalent civil servants work in his Department and (b) civil servants work full-time on the Northern Powerhouse agenda.

18 Apr 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Civil Servants

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) full-time equivalent civil servants work in his Department and (b) civil servants work full-time on the Northern Powerhouse agenda.

18 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Visits Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which countries the Government Anti-Corruption Champion has visited in the course of his official duties.

18 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the policy of publishing details of officials who earn more than the Prime Minister applies to temporary appointments.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tata Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on which occasions he had communications with Tata Group plc in the last six months.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: Sheffield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of Sheffield as a potential location for the new Institute for Apprenticeships.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tata Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many and which occasions he has had communications with Tata Group plc in the last six months.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Tata Steel: Port Talbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates Tata Steel first informed him that it (a) was considering selling the Port Talbot plant and (b) had decided to do so.

18 Apr 2016 · Home Office

Asylum: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many financial remedies were incurred as a result of breaches of the contract between the UK Border Agency and G4S Care and Justice Services in the North East Yorkshire and Humberside region for t

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