Written questions

Ben Lake

1,565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jun 2019 · Treasury

Stronger Towns Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Barnett Formula will be applied to calculate the share of the Stronger Towns Fund.

4 Jun 2019 · Cabinet Office

European Parliament: Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department made of the capacity of local authorities to ensure EU citizens living in the UK were able to vote in the UK at the recent EU parliamentary elections.

4 Jun 2019 · Cabinet Office

European Parliament: Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance was issued to the Government by the Electoral Commission on the time required to ensure (a) EU citizens living in the UK and (b) UK citizens living in the EU would be able to vote in the EU parliam

4 Jun 2019 · Cabinet Office

European Parliament: Elections

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the UK’s compliance with Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the right to vote in the recent EU parliamentary elections.

13 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tree Felling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the independent review of Network Rail’s lineside vegetation management, published in November 2018, for what reasons Network Rail has felled trees during the nesting season.

13 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tree Felling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments Network Rail carry out to classify a lineside tree as safety critical.

13 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tree Felling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees Network Rail are planning to replant to replace the loss of biodiversity resulting from its lineside tree felling programme.

13 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tree Felling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees Network Rail plans to fell as part of its lineside tree felling programme up to the expected conclusion of that programme in 2024.

13 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tree Felling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees have been felled by Network Rail as part its lineside tree felling programme to date.

18 Apr 2019 · Treasury

Village Halls: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Barnett Formula will be applied to calculate the share of the recently announced village hall grant funding.

18 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Recovery of Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that acquitted defendants in criminal cases who were deemed ineligible for legal aid are able to recover costs to cover their legal fees.

18 Apr 2019 · Attorney General

Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on failures relating to the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases and police culture.

9 Apr 2019 · Attorney General

Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to tackles failures in the disclosure of evidence through encouraging early engagement between prosecution and defence teams in criminal cases.

8 Apr 2019 · Department for Transport

Rescue Services: Ceredigion

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Coastguard Rescue Officers are available for service in each Coastguard station along the Ceredigion coast; and what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of those numbers.

2 Apr 2019 · Treasury

Brexit: Ceredigion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money the Government has allocated to no deal preparations in Ceredigion constituency.

1 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Explosives

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the UK did not sign the October 2018 United Nations General Assembly Joint Statement on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas.

28 Mar 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of whether not applying tariffs on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement would b

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Universities: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reducing tuition fees on the ability of universities in the Devolved Administrations to meet the objectives set out in the Government’s Industr

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the frequency and scope were of his discussions with the Welsh Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the Prime Minister’s review of post-18 education.

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Universities: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reducing tuition fees for English students on Welsh universities.

27 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the effect of the Augar Review of Post-18 Education and Funding on the higher education sector in Wales.

20 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending international students’ post study leave period to find permanent skilled work.

20 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals for a salary threshold in the immigration White Paper on scientific research occupations.

20 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Visas: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to exclude scientific research occupations from the cap on tier 2 visas.