Written questions

1,169 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Pastoral Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to support employers in the provision of pastoral care programmes.

20 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the timetable for the (a) drafting of and (b) public consultation on the statutory guidance on victim support as set out under Section 49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

20 Nov 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the High Court Judgement K & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department of 8 November 2018, how the back payments to victims of trafficking will be

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

Historic Royal Palaces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) staff representatives and (b) management of Historic Royal Palaces on the proposed closure of the Defined Benefits Pensions Scheme.

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

Data Protection: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting General Practices from the General Data Protection Regulation that data controllers can no longer charge for processing s

5 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to improve the quality of social housing in the East Midlands.

5 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Private Rented Housing: Low Incomes

To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect on low-income tenants of landlords adjust their rental prices in relation to section 24 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2015.

1 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) armed forces widows and widowers and (b) war widows and war widowers have had their pensions reinstated following the removal of the means tested application process and other changes to widows’ pens

1 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to improve energy usage through better domestic insulation.

31 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Natural Gas: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to help energy suppliers improve gas storage to minimise the risk of a National Grid gas deficit warning this winter.

30 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Natural Gas: Pipelines

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the North Sea Forties pipeline shutdown, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that privately owned gas transport infrastructure is adequately inspected and maintained.

29 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, how many applications for the funding announced in

29 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, what body makes decisions on applications for the

29 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, what criteria applications for the funding announc

29 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, how organisations apply for the funding announced

29 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, how much of the £1 million free speech funding all

24 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) the main contractor and (b) any sub-contractors of the Victim Care Contract for victims of modern slavery have signed a non-disclosure agreement.

9 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on creating official ID cards for veterans.

24 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK’s first strike capability of the UK leaving the EU.

24 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed the UK’s first strike policy with the Prime Minister since his appointment; and if he will make a statement.

19 Jul 2018 · Treasury

Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the additional (a) customs and (b) security resources required to maintain frictionless trade through UK ports after the UK leaves the EU.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Customs and Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he plans to have with representatives of the (a) Freight Transport Association and (b) Trades Unions on the Government's plans for (i) customs arrangements and (ii) freight and

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Driving and Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what progress he has made on agreements for (a) bi-lateral and (b) multi-lateral haulage and driving permits after the UK leaves the EU.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Freight and Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's withdrawal agreement on freight transport and UK ports.

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

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons social rents from local authority stockholding councils were not included in the figures used to determine average social rents in the local authority area where

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

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish the consultation on providing greater flexibility for local authority use of right to buy receipts.

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

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of local authorities that are (a) eligible and (b) ineligible to bid for the Additional Housing Revenue Account Borrowing Programme have a Housing Re

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

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration was given to the size of social housing waiting lists in local authorities when determining the methodology used to determine the eligibility of local authorit

17 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration was given to the number of right to buy sales in local authorities when determining the methodology used to determine their eligibility to bid for the Addition

17 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration was given to the Homeless Household Acceptance rates of local authorities when determining the methodology used to determine their eligibility to bid for the A

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