Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of Syria's compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 2118 on ending its chemical weapons programme.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many accredited renewable energy generators operate in (a) Hampstead and Kilburn and (b) London in each of the last four years; and how many Renewables Levy Exemption Certification Ofgem iss

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Education

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Minister of State for Education's Answer of 8 July 2015 to Question 4880, on academies, which academies had their funding arrangements changed under that procedure.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Education

Languages: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of pupils entered for GCSEs in (a) Gujarati, (b) modern Hebrew, (c) Bengali and (d) Mandarin Chinese in each year since 2009.

21 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British arms (a) the Government and (b) British companies have sold to Iraqi military forces to combat ISIL.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2015 to Question 222794, what progress his Department has made on exploring what further support can be offered to leaseholders.

21 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Carers: Child Tax Credit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of main carers of each gender in each region and constituent part of the UK who receive child tax credit.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking in negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (a) to protect and (b) to ensure benefits to the UK entertainment industry.

30 Jun 2015 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Absent Voting

To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Commission will extend eligibility for emergency proxy votes to healthy people who are unable to vote because they need to be with a fami

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Conservation of Seals Act 1970

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been convicted of offences under (a) section 1, (1), (b), section 2, (c) section 3 and (d) section 8 of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 in each of the last four

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seal Products Regulations 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been convicted of offences under Article 3 of the Seal Products Regulations 2010 in each of the last four years; and how many such people were fined the maximum am

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Conservation of Seals Act 1970

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been convicted of offences under (a) section 1(1), (b) section 2, (c) section 3 and (d) section 8 of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 in each of the last four ye

30 Jun 2015 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average length of time it takes for local authorities to find accommodation in the community for a person who has been detained in an immigration removal c

30 Jun 2015 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average length of time its takes for local authorities to conduct a Merton compliant age assessment for an individual held in an immigration removal centre

30 Jun 2015 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what restrictions on working hours and type of work there are on international students with tier 4 (general) visas; and what plans she has to place further working hours restrictions on such students

30 Jun 2015 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Tier 1 general, (b) Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur, (c) Tier 1 exceptional talent, (d) Tier 1 investor, (e) Tier 4 general, (f) Tier 4 child and (g) short-term student visas were issued in

30 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) general medical services, (b) personal medical services and (c) alternative provider medical services contracts were issued for GP surgeries in (i) Hampstead and Kilburn constituency and (ii) in Londo

30 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries in (a) Hampstead and Kilburn constituency and (b) London are under (i) general medical services, (ii) personal medical services and (iii) alternative provider medical services contracts.

30 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

General Practitioners: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries in (a) Hampstead and Kilburn constituency and (b) London receive income from the Minimum Price Income Guarantee (MPIG); and how much those surgeries received in (i) global sum money and (ii)

30 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help tackle corruption, (b) promote human rights and (c) improve the justice system in Afghanistan.

30 Jun 2015 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what details of the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme his Department has sent to all Ofsted-registered childcare providers.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies whose funding arrangements with the Secretary of State required their teachers to have Qualified Teacher Status have applied to have this requirement removed since 27 July 2012; and how many

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of academies had funding arrangements with the Secretary of State requiring them to employ only teachers with Qualified Teacher Status in each year since 2009.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on rolling out the Starter Homes initiative; and how many homes he expects to be available under that scheme by the end of the year.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on restricting housing benefit for young people who are aged between (a) 18 and 21 and in work, (b) 18 and 21 and claiming an out-of-work benefit that is not jobseekers' allowance and

15 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensured children and young people in the secure estate have access to high quality training and employment programmes.

15 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Bill of Rights: Children's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he proposes to bring forward changes to the rights of children in the proposed British Bill of Rights.

11 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Buses: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage the installation of artificial sound generators on quiet electric and hybrid-electric buses in London to ensure their audibility for the safety of blind and partially-sighted pedestrians.

11 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has given to local transport authorities on protecting the safety of blind and partially sighted bus users when (a) placing floating bus stops, (b) closing bus stops and (c) placing

11 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what account has been taken of the safety of blind and partially sighted pedestrians in the introduction of an ultra-low emission zone in London.

Source: official written-questions record.