Written questions

2,704 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum applications the Government expects to grant, not including the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme, in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.

8 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of refugees that the Government expects to receive under the expanded Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme before the end of this calendar ye

8 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from Heads of Government in other EU countries on the proposed European Resettlement Scheme for refugees.

8 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Asylum: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Statement on Syrian Refugees and Counter-terrorism of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 24, how many additional refugees the Government plans to take under the (a) Gateway prog

8 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the expanded criteria for the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.

8 Sep 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Refugees: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the President of the European Commission on the proposed expansion of the European Resettlement Scheme for refugees.

8 Sep 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Sheffield Heeley

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the time taken by Openreach to provide for the connection of new housing developments to telephone and internet services in Sheffield, Heeley constituency.

4 Sep 2015 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Extended Ministerial Offices

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what Departments extended ministerial offices are being planned.

4 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets she has set for waiting times for the Disclosure and Barring Service; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of such targets.

4 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Disclosure and Barring Service: Sheffield and West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken is to process Disclosure and Barring Service checks in (a) Sheffield and (b) the West Midlands.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the recent change in entry requirements to NVQ Level 3 Childcare on the recruitment of childcare apprentices.

21 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Social Rented Housing: Landlords

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Summer Budget 2015, what advice his Department received from the Office of Budget Responsibility on the fiscal effect of policy changes to the classification of Registered Social Landlords.

21 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Communication

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2015 to Question 2813, whether the Civil Service Recruitment Principles were followed in the appointment of his Department's Director of Communications.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Overseas Companies Regulations 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps Companies House is taking to enforce the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009; and how many prosecutions have been made under those Regulations to date.

20 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the player protection measures on fixed-odds betting terminals introduced in April 2015.

20 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines: Sheffield Heeley

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of fixed-odds betting terminals in Sheffield, Heeley constituency.

20 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Betting Shops: Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many incidents at betting shops relating to fixed-odds betting terminals police officers have attended in each of the last five years.

20 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Debts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of levels of household debt in households where at least one adult is in work.

15 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans for the National Living Wage announced in his Summer Budget 2015 to apply to apprentices over the age of 25.

14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his plans to extend the use of the private sector to improve the collection of tax credit debt will target recipients who have been overpaid due to HM Revenue and Customs error.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Low Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what target he has set for reducing the number of employees who earn below two-thirds of the median hourly wage.

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Pay: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will ask the Low Pay Commission to (a) publish an analysis of which sectors of the UK economy could afford to increase wages above the new statutory minimum and (b) carry out a revie

14 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Low Pay Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish revised Terms of Reference for the Low Pay Commission.

13 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Sheffield Heeley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries in Sheffield, Heeley constituency will be affected by the phased withdrawal of the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee.

13 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Sheffield Heeley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of GP surgeries in Sheffield, Heeley constituency that will have to (a) reduce patient services and (b) close as a result of the phased withdrawal of the Minimum Practice In

13 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

HSBC: Tax Avoidance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2015 to Question 261, what progress has been made on the inquiry into tax avoidance facilitated by HSBC.

13 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the one per cent cap on public sector pay rises will apply to people earning the statutory minimum wage.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average time taken between claim and first payment of a personal independence payment for claimants in receipt of disability living allowance to date.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of demand for NHS dentist places.

7 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new patients have registered with NHS dentists in each of the last three years.

Source: official written-questions record.