Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of houses of multiple occupation as at 13 December 2018.

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

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of large houses of multiple occupation that are not registered.

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

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many houses of multiple occupancy are currently registered with local authorities.

13 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Venezuela: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the support needed by Venezuela to create appropriate economic conditions for migrants and refugees to return to that country.

10 Dec 2018 · Treasury

Taxation: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Department of the Treasury on creation of accidental Americans through the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

28 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2018 to Question 195102, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on supporting the Nigerian Gov

28 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Euratom

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to EU Exit Long-term economic analysis published on 28 November, which of the four scenarios most accurately reflects the Prime Minister's proposed agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU an

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Prosperity Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will establish a standard evaluation by which Departments publish their progress on the delivery of programmes funded by the Prosperity Fund.

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Overseas Aid

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what steps he is taking to help Departments achieve a rating of good from the International Aid Transparency Initiative.

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Sustainable Development

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what measures the Government uses to assess the contribution of that fund to the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (a) 5, (b) 7, (c) 8 and (d

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Prosperity Fund: Environment Protection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on the environment of the (a) official development assistance and (b) non-official development assistance (i) components and (ii) programmes of the Prosperity Fund .

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Prosperity Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the fund's effectiveness in supporting inclusive growth in middle income countries.

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Prosperity Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of projects delivered by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in tackling (a) persis

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Prosperity Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of projects delivered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in tackling (a) persistent poverty, (b)

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Department for International Development: Prosperity Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of projects delivered by the Department for International Development in tackling (a) persistent pov

27 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Poverty

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Treasury-delivered projects in tackling (a) persistent poverty, (b) high levels of inequality and

26 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Electronic Publishing: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the cost to public institutions of the level of VAT on digital (a) books, (b) magazines and (c) newspapers in the last (i) year and (ii) five years.

26 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Electronic Publishing: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the application of VAT to e-publications does not disadvantage readers who rely on accessible and portable digital content.

26 Nov 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people who have a gambling addiction.

26 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Palm Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on non-sustainable palm oil.

26 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to address the findings and recommendations in the Statement on the Visit to the UK by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, published on 16 November 20

23 Nov 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191463 on Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges, how many of the 56,000 teachers trained in the connecting classrooms programme betwe

23 Nov 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191463 on Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges, how many of the 60,000 teachers and school leaders will be from (a) the UK and (b) d

23 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Africa: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps she is taking to support national governments in Africa to tackle false information and fake news on social media platforms.

23 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of false information spread by social media platforms on perpetuating conflict in the Middle Belt in Nigeria.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of reducing the waiting period for the payment of universal credit payment on foodbank usage in (a) Edgbaston, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2018 to Question 126648 on Air Pollution: Death, by what year the target of reducing early deaths resulting from air pollution by half is projecte

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for road safety initiatives by local authorities.

19 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the allocation of funding for schools for the current academic year.

15 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for his Department to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act.

Source: official written-questions record.