Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Crimes of Violence: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of cadet forces to reducing the incidence of serious youth violence.

24 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Crimes of Violence: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contribution his Department is making to Government steps to reduce the incidence of serious youth violence.

24 Mar 2016 · Cabinet Office

Crimes of Violence: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contribution his Department is making to Government steps to reduce the incidence of serious youth violence.

24 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the UK aid budget will be allocated as (a) grants and (b) loans in 2016-17.

19 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards her Department has put in place to ensure that out-of-country entry clearance applications are rigorously checked and processed.

26 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve the morale of staff within the civil service.

26 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on publishing a cycling and walking investment strategy.

21 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect on children of court-ordered contact with a perpetrator of domestic abuse.

21 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the comparative merits of universities using (a) postcodes and (b) household incomes to determine whether a student lives in a low-participation neighbourhoo

20 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham, (c) London and (d) England receive tax credits.

20 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits: Young People

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people under 25 years old in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham, (c) London and (d) England receive tax credits.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments in connection with claims for employment and support allowance have been carried out in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London Borough of Lewisham, (c) Londo

20 Oct 2015 · Women and Equalities

Utilities: Billing

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made on accessibility of utilities bills for (a) people with disabilities and (b) elderly people.

20 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the efficacy of the communication between the criminal courts and the family courts where a prosecution for domestic abuse is happening alongside child contact proceedings.

20 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings: Witnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the number of litigants in person in the family courts who are cross examined by their abuser.

20 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the rise in cases of domestic violence in London.

20 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent (a) meetings and (b) correspondence she has had on the setting up of buffer zones around abortion clinics; and if she will make a statement.

20 Oct 2015 · Cabinet Office

Suicide: Greater London

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have taken their own life in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham and (c) Greater London in each of the last three years.

20 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2015 to Question 7788, whom his Department has consulted on the matter of compensation packages for people affected by NHS contaminated blood.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the average domestic energy bill in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham, (c) London and (d) England in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2015.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effect of proposed changes to the feed-in-tariff on solar firms and small businesses in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London Borough of Lewisham, (c

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged between four and seven in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham and (c) London received free school meals in each of the last five academic years.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve supported accommodation for homeless young people in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London Borough of Lewisham, (c) London and (d) England.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 1.160 of the Summer Budget 2015, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of aligning the rate of employment and support allowance for new claimants w

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 2.115 of the Summer Budget 2015, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of freezing local housing allowance on the availability of private rented acc

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 2.115 of the Summer Budget 2015, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of a four-year freeze on employment and support allowance on people with lon

9 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times visa applications have been refused because of technicalities in each of the last four years; and how many such cases have been subject to a complaint or appeal.

9 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the oral statement by the Prime Minister on 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 23, how many Syrian refugee families have been granted asylum in the UK to date.

9 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth: Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that same-sex marriages are recognised in all Commonwealth countries; and what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence he has had on this issue.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy: Feed-in Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of reducing the Feed in Tariff on the ability of the UK to meet its renewable energy targets.

Source: official written-questions record.