Written questions

1,169 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2020 to Question 9106, on Transport: Midlands, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of funding allocated from the public purse to transport programmes in the

3 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 6788 on Developing Countries: Nutrition, what steps his Department is taking to maximise the impact of its investments in (a) agriculture, (

3 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 to Question 6789 on Developing Countries: Nutrition, what the timescale is for his Department's adoption of the OECD policy marker for nutrition into it

3 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to update the (a) Right to work checks guidance and (b) Right to rent document checks guidance to enable digital forms of identification to be accepted.

30 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to update the (a) Right to work checks and (b) Right to rent document checks guidance to allow digital forms of identification to be accepted.

30 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish her Department's response to the Violence and abuse toward shop staff: call for evidence, which was published on 5 April 2019.

30 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to allow (a) digital and (b) physical documents to be accepted under the terms of the Licensing Act 2003, in line with proof of set

27 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, what the average custodial sentence imposed on offenders convicted for offences relating to the live-streaming of the sexual exploitation of children online has been in each of the last three years; and how m

27 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been convicted of offences relating to the live-streaming of the sexual exploitation of children in each of the last three years.

24 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme prior to making the decision to expand it.

24 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspections the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority has undertaken on farms employing workers under the seasonal workers pilot scheme.

23 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on sharing information on people seeking asylum in the UK with Government officials of their home countries.

23 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits for the integration of refugees of changing the definition of family to include children aged over 18 in the refugee family reunion rules.

23 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of Section 95 support for those awaiting an asylum decision and (b) the potential merits of restoring the right to work for applicants who have

23 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average wait time is for people awaiting an initial asylum decision; and what plans her Department has to reduce that time.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to incorporate the OECD policy marker for nutrition into his Department’s reporting systems.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to include nutrition objectives in his Department’s investments in (a) health, (b) social protection, (c) agriculture and (d) climate change adaptation.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Infant Foods: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help enforce of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Food Insecurity and Malnutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people at risk of (a) malnutrition and (b) food scarcity as a result of climate change.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is his Department's policy to make a financial commitment at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth 2020 summit.

14 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Crimes of Violence: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of convictions there were for offences of violence against the person committed (i) on retail premises and (ii) against retail workers in each of the last five years for which figures

14 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Police Cautions: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many police cautions were issued for crimes committed on retail premises in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

14 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Crime: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders issued with (a) a fixed penalty notice and (b) an out of court disposal for a crime committed on a retail premises was a repeat offender.

14 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Crime: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on satisfaction levels of retailers in relation to the police response to crime on their premises.

14 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Alternatives to Prosecution: Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many out of court disposals were issued for shop theft offences in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

14 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Fixed Penalties: Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of fixed penalty notices of under £100 were issued for shop theft offences in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

13 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the requirements under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to the public sector in line with the recommendation of the Independent review of that Act, published in S

13 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) maximum and (b) minimum penalty is for non-compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Action 2015.

13 Jan 2020 · Home Office

National Crime Agency: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to allocate addition resources to the National Crime Agency to tackle (a) county lines gangs, (b) modern slavery and (c) people trafficking; and what progress she has

19 Dec 2019 · Department for Transport

Midland Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the work to electrify the Midland Mainline will commence.

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