Written questions

1,041 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unitary Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department has changed the lower parameter of a population of 300,000 for a unitary authority from being set only in guidance to being a requirement; and if

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the categories of decisions for turning down applications from 18 to 21 year olds for universal credit claims for housing costs .

19 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the savings accrued to the public purse in 2017-18 as a result of the removal of the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year-olds to claim universal credit for ho

13 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will permit people running in local council elections to put their electoral ward as their address for personnel security reasons.

28 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the British intellectual property sector and the businesses that rely upon that sector.

26 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Voyeurism

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of the practice of up-skirting on public transport.

26 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Students: Voyeurism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to students who are victims of the practice of up-skirting.

26 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Voyeurism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the practice of up-skirting in schools.

26 Feb 2018 · Scotland Office

Voyeurism: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Scottish Government on the effectiveness of the provisions relating to up-skirting in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 and (b) Cabinet colleagues on th

23 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Media: Voyeurism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on up-skirting photographs appearing in the media.

23 Feb 2018 · Home Office

Voyeurism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of record-keeping by the police in relation to up-skirting.

23 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Voyeurism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise up-skirting under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

23 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Voyeurism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice , what support the Government is offering to women who have been the victims of up-skirting.

19 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy that local referenda take place in advance of local authority mergers.

19 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the average cost to the public purse of local authority mergers in the last 12 months.

19 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of the Future Dorset Proposal.

19 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of the proposed future Dorset local government review.

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Get Britain Cycling, published by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in 2013, if his Department will ensure that cycling infrastructure receives adequate funding in line with the recomm

31 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to ensure that General Practitioners who host medical students on placements receive adequate funding for doing so.

24 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the number of virgin forests that have been affected by biomass production in the past three years; and if he will make a statemen

24 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Ofgem's Biomass Sustainability dataset 2015-2016, published on 22 March 2017, what assessment he has made of the effect of UK biomass production on deforestation

24 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October 2017, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing funding to biomass convers

16 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether tenants will be able to access the database of rogue landlords and property agents due to be published in April 2018.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to extend mandatory licencing schemes for landlords in the private rented sector.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil penalties have been used by local authorities since their introduction in April 2017.

15 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Veterinary Medicine: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that slaughterhouse vets who are non-UK EU citizens can continue to work here after the UK leaves the EU.

15 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect animal welfare standards in slaughterhouses after the UK leaves the EU.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2018 to Question 121612, what the cost to the public purse is of renaming of his Department.

10 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Biofuels: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Clean Growth Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of subsidising biomass conversion.

8 Jan 2018 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the renaming of his Department; and which new policy responsibilities his Department will discharge after it is re

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