Written questions

963 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January to Question 22232, when he plans to publish the findings of the London and South Coast Rail Corridor Study.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Air Displays: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Civil Aviation Authority has taken in response to the findings of the Air Accident Investigation Branch report into the Shoreham Airshow disaster of August 2015.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Air Displays: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for the capacity of the Civil Aviation Authority to ensure safety at airshows of the findings of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report on the 2015

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the role of (a) the Institute of Apprenticeships, (b) the Skills Funding Agency and (c) Ofqual is in relation to the independent assessment of Apprenticeship Trailblazers.

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2016 to Question 20728, when his Department plans to publish the 2013-14 report on the prior qualification levels of apprentices.

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the planned duration is of the appointment of Rachel Sandby-Thomas as shadow CEO of the Institute for Apprenticeships.

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Schools: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times HM Chief Inspector of Schools has visited a school in each year since 2012.

9 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on bilateral HIV programmes and activities in financial years 2010-11 and 2014-15; what the estimated expenditure on HIV bilateral spending is in 2015-16; and what

9 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what account her Department's bilateral and multilateral aid budgets take of the guidance from the UNAIDS-Lancet Commission on Defeating AIDS-Advancing Global Health published in June 2015.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Labour Market: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will ensure that the Employer Skills Survey and Employer Perspectives Survey will continue to be free to access.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Labour Market: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many organisations have accessed LMI research produced by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills since 2010.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

UK Commission for Employment and Skills: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many webhits by visitors have been recorded accessing UKCES's (a) 2015, (b) 2014 and (c) 2013 Employer Survey.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of passenger rail franchises.

1 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers have received payments from Southern's enhanced compensation scheme since it's introduction as a result of the disruption caused at London Bridge from work on the Thameslink Programme.

29 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Marriage Certificates: Mothers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on the inclusion of mother's names on marriage certificates.

29 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Home Office: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours were logged as lost by officials in her Department due to delayed rail transportation in 2015.

29 Feb 2016 · Cabinet Office

Research: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on organisations commissioning academic research of his Department's proposed regulations that would prevent recipients of government grant funding for research in using

11 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the apprenticeship levy on universities.

11 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will put mechanisms in place to ensure that the Institute for Apprentices responds to labour market information when setting funding cap levels for apprenticeships.

11 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

UK Commission for Employment and Skills: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring staff from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills to the Institute for Apprentices to allow continuity of collect

11 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy: Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the apprenticeship levy on the charity and voluntary sectors.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Manufacturing Industries: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many trailblazer apprenticeship starts there have been in the (a) automotive and (b) aerospace industries to date.

1 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

Southern: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers submitted Delay/Repay claims to Southern Railway in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.

1 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Delivery Board: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question 23617, what the length will be of the time limited period of membership of the Apprenticeship Delivery Board.

25 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Investment Income: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish monitoring his Department undertook on the impact on micro-businesses of the changes to dividend taxation included in the Finance Bill.

25 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Investment Income: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on micro-businesses of changes included in the Finance Bill in relation to dividend taxation.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

New Businesses: Brighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was awarded to businesses in Brighton and Hove under the Government Start-Up Loans scheme; and how much of that has been repaid to date.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

New Businesses: Brighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Brighton and Hove which received a loan from the Start-up loans scheme are still in operation.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

New Businesses: Brighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Start-up loans the Government has issued in Brighton and Hove since that scheme started.

21 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Delivery Board: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to provide regular updates to Parliament on the work of the Apprenticeship Delivery Board.

Source: official written-questions record.