Written questions
2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners who are serving a sentence or on remand in England and Wales who had previously served in (a) the British Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force
14 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison population in England and Wales was for the most recent date for which information is available; and how many of those prisoners were formerly members of the armed forces.
14 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Prisons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what methods a prisoner who is either serving a sentence or on remand in a private sector jail in (a) England and (b) Wales can complain about their health treatment.
14 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobseeker's Allowance: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 16 and 24 in Wales have been in receipt of Job Seeker’s Allowance in each of the last five years; and if she will provide that same data by region.
11 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison and Probation Service: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the HM Prison and Probation Service is taking to respond to the findings in the 2016-17 National Offender Management Service Annual Staff Equalities Report to tackle inequalities for (a) BAME staff and
9 May 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison and Probation Service: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service has plans to develop a new performance management system to ensure it is fully compliant with the Equality Act 2010; and if he will make a statement.
23 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army Foundation College: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2018 to Question 133468, if he will place a copy of the most recent report of the Army’s internal audit of welfare and care issues at AFC Harrogate in the Library.
19 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison Service: Dismissal
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 134276, on Prison Service: Dismissal, what the grounds for dismissal were of each of the 133 staff dismissed for the reason labelled Other.
19 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison Service: Dismissal
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2018 to Question 134276, on Prison Service: Dismissal, how many of those 419 cases of dismissal resulted in referrals to the police; what those referrals were for; and what the o
17 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consultation his Department carried out with prison officers, trades unions and healthcare professionals before introducing the new pension scheme for prison officers in 2015 which raised the age of retireme
17 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Early Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in England and Wales have retired (a) at and (b) before the age of 60 for health reasons in each of the last three years.
17 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with unions representing prison officers on the new pension scheme since its introduction in 2015.
17 Apr 2018 · Wales Office
Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on plans to bring forward a Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill; and if he will make a statement.
28 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's total spend was on advertisements for apprenticeship schemes aimed at people between 16 and 19 years-old was on (a) Facebook and (b) Twitter in each of the last three financial years.
28 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money his Department spent (a) on each website and (b) in total on those websites on which apprenticeship advertisements aimed at people aged between 16–19 years-old in each of the last three financial y
27 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army Foundation College: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the external companies contracted to provide services to Army Foundation College Harrogate in each of the last three years; and what budget was allocated to each of those companies in that same pe
27 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many print adverts focused on Army recruitment were placed in regional newspapers by newspaper in each of the last three financial years.
27 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127841, on Army: Recruitment, if he will publish (a) a copy of the digital file or a link to each social media asset used in paid campaigns by his Department
26 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice
HM Prison Service: Dismissal
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2018 to Question 128599, what the grounds were for each of the 419 cases of dismissal of Band 2 to 5 staff from prisons in England and Wales in 2017.
21 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army Foundation College: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has a policy on the frequency of Ofsted inspections at Army Foundation Colleges.
20 Mar 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government onthe Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.
20 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army Foundation College: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what inspection framework Ofsted uses to inspect AFC Harrogate.
20 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army Foundation College: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether AFC Harrogate conducts internal inspections of its own education, welfare and duty of care standards.
20 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army Foundation College: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons AFC Harrogate has not been inspected for welfare and duty of care issues since 2012.
20 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army Foundation College: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the next Ofsted inspection of AFC Harrogate is due to take place.
16 Mar 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Consumers: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will use the upcoming Consumer Law Green Paper to commit to solving data sharing issues in order to improve the protection of vulnerable consumers.
16 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Carillion
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) courts and (b) tribunals that had contracts with Carillion for the provision of services.
16 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 127990, on Army: Recruitment, whether drop-out rates for soldiers in basic training were included in the calculations for the average career length for each
15 Mar 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Price Caps
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet the Competition and Markets Authority, Financial Conduct Authority and Ofcom to discuss the applicability of the energy price cap to other service markets.
15 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice
Carillion: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of former employees of Carillion working in (a) HM Prison and Probation Service and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service have been transferred to (i) Gov Facilities Services Ltd and (ii) taken up e
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