Written questions

Matthew Pennycook

553 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Vetting: Greenwich

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received from the Metropolitan Police in the Royal Borough of Greenwich of delays in processing Disclosure and Barring Service applications.

10 Feb 2016 · Department of Health

Community Care: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support and guidance his Department has provided to clinical commissioning groups and NHS mental health trusts to support innovative home treatment and specialist nursing in the community for patients requiri

10 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Electricity Generation: Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that all new electricity generation facilities that emit greenhouse gases are prepared for carbon capture and storage.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to incentivise developers to co-fund the deployment of local fibre broadband networks to properties which are not scheduled for connection free of charge.

20 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether she plans to provide funding for carbon capture and storage projects in the next Contracts for Difference allocation round.

19 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office

Clean Growth Ministerial Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the terms of reference are for the inter-ministerial group on clean growth.

19 Jan 2016 · Cabinet Office

Clean Growth Ministerial Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the inter-ministerial group on clean growth has met since 7 May 2015.

14 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Renewable Energy: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what cross-departmental structures her Department has established with the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Transport since May 2015 to ensure progress on m

12 Jan 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with the big six energy companies on the introduction of half-hourly settlements before the national smart meter rollout.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Oil: Prices

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of falling oil prices on the UK's net international investment position.

11 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Migrants: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times limited removal directions have been used since the policy of giving such directions came into effect on 6 April 2015.

16 Dec 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Department of Energy and Climate Change: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what wholesale price and carbon price forecast scenarios her Department uses when forecasting total projected expenditure of the Levy Control Framework.

16 Dec 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Department of Energy and Climate Change: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the total projected expenditure on (a) the feed-in-tariff scheme, (b) contracts for difference, (c) the Renewable Heat Incentive and (d) the capacity market mecha

24 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with the National Infrastructure Commission on ensuring it helps deliver a future-proof energy infrastructure as part of its early work.

24 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Electricity Generation: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Capacity Market does not favour any class of generators.

23 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Hinkley Point C Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on costs to consumers of the contract for difference awarded to Hinkley Point C.

23 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Environment Protection: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the amount in the Levy Control Framework increased when the Carbon Price Floor was frozen in the 2014 Budget.

23 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Electricity Generation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she plans for the next contracts for difference auction to take place; and whether she plans to make any amendments to how that auction operates from previous such auctions.

13 Nov 2015 · Department for International Development

Nepal: Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of protests at border crossings between Nepal and India on the supply of (a) fuel, (b) medicine and (c) blood to Nepal.

13 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nepal: Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Indian government on re-opening border crossings to Nepal since discussions were held between the British and Indian ambassadors to Nep

30 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of emissions containing organo-phosphates produced by aircraft engines on airline and airport staff and passengers.