Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Tax Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of possible factors that would trigger a change in circumstances for a working tax credit claimant who has been transferred from universal credit (UC) which would cause their

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the number of additional claimants of (a) working tax credit (WTC) and (b) the universal credit version of WTC who will have to report a change of circumstance

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many appeals on practical driving tests were (a) heard by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (b) found (i) in favour of and (ii) against the appellant in each year since 2009-10.

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints about practical driving tests heard by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (a) were made by (i) men and (ii) women and (b) were found (i) in favour of and (ii) against the complainant; a

5 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Syria: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2015 to Question 19712, how much funding her Department provided to (a) Jordan, (b) Iraq and (c) Israel to assist with the effect of the refugee crisis in S

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how many asylum applications initially rejected by UK Visas and Immigration did applicants subsequently make further submissions which were more than 12 months old; how many such applicants submit

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for Disclosure and Barring Service checks (a) nationally, (b) in London and (c) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency met each of the service's published service standa

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to (a) process the DBS application and either scan or return to the applicant for amendments, (b) search the Police Nationa

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) received for DBS checks from (a) local authorities, (b) keepers of statutory professional registers and (c) supervisory authorities in each

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) requests were made for and (b) individuals passed Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) adult first checks in each year since 2012; what the average time taken was for that check to be car

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how many asylum applications did it take UK Visas and Immigration longer than 12 months to make an initial decision; how many such applicants submitted a request to be allowed to work in the UK; h

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations of her Department's Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014; and if she w

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases were referred to the National Referral Mechanism as potential victims of trafficking for domestic servitude in each year since 2009; and how many such cases had a (a) positive reasonabl

5 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Working Tax Credit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants of working tax credit (WTC) had an in-year change of circumstances to their income which required a change to their WTC entitlement in each year since 2009-10; how many such claimants' entitlements

17 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19711, what the number of such claimants was in (a) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.

17 Dec 2015 · Department for International Development

Syria: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2015 to Question 19712, how much such funding her Department provided to (a) Jordan, (b) Iraq and (c) Israel in those years.

17 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Down's Syndrome: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an estimate of the cost of introducing non-invasive prenatal testing for Down's syndrome to all NHS hospitals in the UK.

17 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Down's Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients gave birth to children with Down's syndrome in each of the last three years; and how many such patients had had an amniocentesis test.

17 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Miscarriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients have had miscarriages as a result of the amniocentesis test in the last three years.

17 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answers of 6 May 2014 to Question 197359, 12 September 2014 to Questions 205613 and 218085, and pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16851, (a) under what circumstances HM Reve

15 Dec 2015 · Department for International Development

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) funding, (b) personnel support and (c) other support has been provided by the Government under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund referred to in the Prime Minister's response to

14 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, how much was owed by offenders in court-ordered financial impositions in April to September (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

14 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the average administrative costs per offender of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions were i

14 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the total administrative costs were of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions in April to Sept

14 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the average amount owed per offender in court-ordered financial impositions was in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date.

14 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of migrants granted leave to remain in the UK were subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition in each of the last five years.

14 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants granted leave to remain in the UK did not have No Recourse to Public Funds conditions imposed on them because of exceptional circumstances in each of the last five years.

14 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals applying for leave to stay in the UK who successfully appealed against a rejection from UK Visas and Immigration through the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) have not

14 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Department of Health: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what refurbishments have been carried out by (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies since May 2010; what the cost of such refurbishments was; what further such refurbish

14 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by (a) his Department and (b) NHS commissioners to ensure NHS services in England are meeting the six inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) standards set out by the IBD Standards Board in th

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