Written questions

793 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Nov 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the average licensing costs for organisations with more than one society lottery licence.

23 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Compensation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total amount is that claimants who were overcompensated in injury benefit from the Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme have had to repay in each year for which information is available.

23 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Compensation

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many claimants who were overcompensated through the Civil Service Injury Benefit Scheme have had to repay monies upon reaching retirement age in each year for which information is available.

23 Nov 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to meet its objective of helping society lotteries to thrive.

23 Nov 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of charities that have more than one society lottery licence.

31 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that guidance given to NHS and social care commissioners on how to commission children’s palliative care reflects National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

25 Oct 2018 · Attorney General

Sexual Offences: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on improving prosecutions in cases involving rape and other sexual offences.

24 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional revenue has accrued to the public purse in taxation on (a) beer, (b) wine and (c) spirits since the introduction of the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme in 2017.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trading Standards: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to measure the (a) quality and (b) quantity of work undertaken by Trading Standards Officers.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trading Standards: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department assesses the quality and quantity of work undertaken by Trading Standards Officers.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trading Standards: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to increase the number of Trading Standards Officers in England and Wales.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Counterfeit Manufacturing: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the import of counterfeit goods into the UK.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Counterfeit Manufacturing: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) number of counterfeit electrical goods being imported into the UK and (b) the cost to the UK economy of such goods.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Consumer Goods: Electronic Commerce

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a quality mark for online sellers of electrical goods.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Counterfeit Manufacturing: Electronic Commerce

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods on online platforms.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the number of (a) people employed by and (b) jobs created in the gambling industry of implementing the reduced maximum stake on fixed-o

8 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Gaming: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that would accrue to the public purse from Remote Gaming Duty being set at (a) 18 (b) 19 and (c) 20 per cent.

8 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Gaming Machines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on (a) the public purse and (b) bookmakers of implementing the reduced maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to two pounds in (i) April 2019, (ii) April 2020 a

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to implement the reduced maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to two pounds.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the secondary legislation to reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to two pounds will be laid before Parliament.

4 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Women's Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he is making in the development of the new women centres announced on 27 June 2018; and if he will ensure that such provision will be made available in Wales.

11 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Modern Slavery Strategy and Implementation Group

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2018 to Question 154594, whether the next meeting of the Modern Slavery Strategy and Implementation Group has been arranged; and if he will make a statement.

11 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on drug-related fatalities of drug safety testing at (a) festivals, (b) nightclubs and (c) other large gatherings of young people.

11 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his next steps in bringing forward a draft Domestic Abuse Bill.

11 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confirmed victims of human trafficking have been subsequently re-trafficked after they have left the National Referral Mechanism.

11 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Prostitution

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle organised sexual exploitation.

11 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Prostitution

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government provides to women wanting to exit prostitution.

21 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Refuges: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of refuges for BAME women that have closed in the last twelve months.

20 Jun 2018 · Women and Equalities

Intimate Image Abuse

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to protect women and men who experience revenge porn.

20 Jun 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pregnancy: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to tackle maternity discrimination.

Source: official written-questions record.