Written questions

702 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Oct 2018 · Attorney General

Law: Education

To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to improve public legal education.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for primary schools in South East London.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for secondary schools in South East London.

16 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 12 July 2018 to Question 162133 on Hospices: Children, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the Children’s Hospice Grant; and if he will make a state

16 Jul 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was for telephone callers kept on hold before speaking to a Job Centre Plus adviser in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.

9 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the level of funding for the Children's Hospice Grant; and if he will make a statement.

6 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of criminal cases where evidence has not been fully disclosed.

3 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Profession: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the adequacy of the number of lawyers (a) entering and (b) remaining in criminal defence.

3 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Duty Solicitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the long-term viability of the police station duty solicitor scheme; and if he will make a statement.

3 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the long-term viability of the criminal legal aid system; and if he will make a statement.

1 May 2018 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2018 to Question 138522, how many applications for 30 hours of free childcare have been processed in the last three months for which data is available.

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Mothers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the universal credit income taper and work allowances on women returning to work after childbirth.

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the universal credit income taper and work allowances on gender equality in the labour market.

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Mothers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of universal credit rules on a mother's ability to return to work.

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether responsible carers and lone parents in receipt of legacy benefits and universal credit are required to use the Universal Jobmatch site to look for work; and whether activity on that site can be

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of whether there is a sufficient number of vacancies advertised on the Universal Jobmatch site for responsible carers and lone parents with children aged between

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of whether there is a sufficient number of part-time vacancies on the Universal Jobmatch site suitable for carers and lone parents with pre-school aged children w

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many responsible carers and lone parents in receipt of legacy benefits and universal credit have received a sanction for not applying for a sufficient number of jobs using the Universal Jobmatch web

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to employers on posting part-time vacancies including job share roles on the Universal Jobmatch website.

26 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobs listed on Universal Jobmatch are open to (a) part-time or flexible hours and (b) full-time hours.

26 Apr 2018 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of applications for 30 hours of free childcare have been processed within seven days in the last three months for which data is available.

23 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to prisoners on the use of social media; and under what programmes such training operates.

23 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on prisoners' Personal Learning Plans; and what such data his Department plans to hold in future.

23 Apr 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of effect of Personal Learning Plans in ensuring the delivery of hate crime education in prisons.

5 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Representation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the costs to the public purse arising from changes in the number of litigants in person in the last two years.

2 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Representation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on delays to court proceedings of the increase in the number of litigants in person during the last five years.

2 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Representation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person have been through the courts in family and housing cases in each of the last five years.

27 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Injury: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal injury claims were submitted to the Compensation Recovery Unit in each of the last five years.

27 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of proven fraud or exaggeration in non-road traffic accident injury claims.

27 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Injury: Legal Representation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person pursued personal injury cases in the courts in each of the last 5 years.

Source: official written-questions record.