Written questions

793 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representative bodies (a) his Department and (b) the Gambling Commission has met to discuss the next review of gaming machines stakes and prizes.

22 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Gaming Machine Regulations 2015 on the volume of bets being staked at just under £50; and what steps his Department is taking to assess the levels

22 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Care Homes: Electrical Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has undertaken of the electrical safety and adequacy of measures to prevent electrical fires in care homes in England.

22 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Care Homes: Electrical Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of mandatory electrical safety checks in care homes.

22 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Money Laundering: EU Law

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to consult on the transposition of the fourth anti-money-laundering directive.

22 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Gaming Machines

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of fixed odds betting terminals; and if he will make a statement.

11 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Care Homes: Electrical Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the level of compliance with regulations on electrical safety in care homes in England.

12 Jan 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Charities: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to support charities in Northern Ireland.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

HM Land Registry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, section 10.5, when he plans to launch the consultation on the future status of the Land Registry; and whether the status qu

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

HM Land Registry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the public satisfaction rating of HM Land Registry.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

HM Land Registry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Exchequer received from the HM Land Registry trading fund in 2014-15.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

HM Land Registry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the timetable for the proposed change of status of the Land Registry before a public consultation on that matter takes place; and if he will make a statement.

14 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

HM Land Registry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will meet staff representatives in HM Land Registry to discuss concerns they have regarding the announcement in the Spending Review Autumn Statement 2015 which stated that the Govern

9 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with regard to fixed odds betting terminals, what steps are being taken to (a) ensure that the player protection measures introduced from April 2015 are effectively evaluated and (b) independentl

9 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Bookmakers: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of whether the Code of Conduct for bookmakers is meeting the aims for which it was drawn up.

9 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to assist bookmakers in reducing (a) crime on their premises and (b) the incidence of malicious damage to fixed odds betting terminals.

8 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Bookmakers: Emergency Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the causes of recent trends in the number of police call outs to bookmakers.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the next Triennial Review of Gaming Machine Stake and Prize Limits will begin.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Bookmakers

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the self-exclusion pilot schemes introduced by bookmakers in Medway and Glasgow.

23 Nov 2015 · Attorney General

Domestic Abuse and Rape: Convictions

To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken to improve the conviction rate for rape and domestic violence.

23 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to ensure that there will be sufficient childcare places in place by April 2017 for pre-school aged children of parents who will be expected to seek work from that date und

23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department's Accelerated Access Review will consider issues relating to the routine availability of off-patent, repurposed drugs.

23 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken in the last 12 months to improve access to off-patent, repurposed drugs; and what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of those steps.

16 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for owning a dog banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last two years.

16 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dog attacks have been recorded in the last two years.

16 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of animals exported to (a) EU member states and (b) countries outside the EU in the last year.

16 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on meeting the recovery target for construction and demolition waste in the Waste Framework Directive, 2008/98/EC; and what further steps she is taking to me

4 Nov 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 effect of £100 a spin fixed odds betting terminal gaming machines on areas of social deprivation and vulnerable people and their families.

4 Nov 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Betting Shops

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to tackle clustering of betting shops in town centres.

21 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Bookmakers: Money Laundering

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to categorise bookmakers as high risk in the draft regulations transposing the fourth Money Laundering Directive into UK law.

Source: official written-questions record.