Written questions

2,704 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of reducing bursaries for post-graduate primary teacher training on teacher recruitment.

20 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Interserve

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts Government departments hold with Interserve PLC and Developments.

19 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish the socio-economic status of entrants to the Senior Civil Service, Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprentice Scheme.

19 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from a working class background were recruited onto the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme in each year since its inception.

19 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Champion is taking to ensure (a) improved engagement and (b) increased promotion rates of under-represented groups.

19 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure improved working class representation in the civil service.

19 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to ensure that graduates from a working class background are recruited onto the Civil Service Fast Stream.

19 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Training

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to collect socio-economic information on the (a) Future Leaders' Scheme, (b) Senior Leaders' Scheme, (c) High Potential Development Scheme for Directors and (d) other internal talen

19 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Living Wage

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what provision his Department's procurement guidance makes to ensure contractors to Government departments pay the living wage.

9 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Public Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in the rate of corporation tax on public sector net borrowing and debt.

9 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Stock Market: China

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the terms of reference are for his Department's feasibility study into future connections between UK and Chinese stock markets.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Overseas Companies Regulations 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2015 to Question 8192, how many public complaints were made about failures to comply with the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 in each year since

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Extended Ministerial Offices

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 8466, how many appointments to extended ministerial offices (a) have been made to date, (b) required approval by the Civil Service Commission, (c) are curr

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Extended Ministerial Offices

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 8466, if he will list the names, job titles and pay grades of all appointments to extended ministerial offices that have been made to date.

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to electoral returning officers on the release of electoral registration statistics in response to Freedom of Information requests.

9 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated electoral register, including each (a) local authority and (b) parliamentary constituency, with the number of carry-forward electors who have not yet registered under individual ele

15 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirement there is on an assessor to report that a claimant reports suicidal thoughts or intentions during a work capability assessment.

14 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of victims of trafficking who were detained in immigration detention since (a) January 2015 and (b) June 2015.

14 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people with a mental health disorder who were detained in immigration detention in the 12 months to June 2015.

14 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 2 July 2015 HCWS83, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguards within the Detained Fast Track procedure to protect vulnerable applicants.

14 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

NHS Trusts: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of unfilled vacancies in NHS trusts.

14 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of employing agency staff to cover staff shortages within the NHS in the last three years for which figures are available.

14 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the public sector pay freeze on NHS staff morale; and whether he plans to survey NHS staff on that matter.

14 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the public sector pay freeze on the recruitment and retention of staff by local authorities.

14 Sep 2015 · HM Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which his Department has adhered to section 23 of the memorandum of understanding between the Office for Budget Responsibility and his Department; and if he will ma

14 Sep 2015 · HM Treasury

Stamp Duty Reserve Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the turnover in UK equities is liable for stamp duty reserve tax in each of the last 12 months.

14 Sep 2015 · HM Treasury

Stamp Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change the definition of intermediary relief from stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax.

8 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on an investigation into welfare reforms since May 2010.

8 Sep 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from the UN Special Rapporteur on disabled rights on an investigation into welfare reforms since May 2010.

8 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees the Government expects to receive under the expanded Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019.

Source: official written-questions record.