Written questions
1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to Question 121771, tabled by the hon. Member for Oxford East on 9 January 2018.
23 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, including errors and duplicates, what the average number of notices is that his Department has sent to local authorities for each person transferring from housing benefit to universal credit; and what e
23 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of financial and in-kind support provided to low-income families in different local authority areas of the devolution of control over the Social Fund;
23 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the named worker system for immigration applications was stopped; and what assessment her Department has made of the effect of that change on the quality of communication with applica
23 Jan 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Voluntary Organisations
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the extent to which local authorities’ compacts with the voluntary sector are being complied with in practice; and if he will make a statement.
23 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times for money management arrangements for personal care budgets in social care to be put in place by each local authorities; an
23 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Apprenticeship Levy: Academies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised for the public purse from the apprenticeship levy paid by multi-academy trusts.
23 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question 121721, on social fund, if she will place a copy of the 2014 review in the Library; whether she has conducted any similar reviews since that review;
23 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2018 to Question 122724, on companies: registration, what proportion of those queries categorised as alleged fraudulent activity/breaches of C
16 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies House: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2018 to Question 121070, how many staff at Companies House monitor the accuracy of data on the beneficial ownership register for companies; an
15 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how he categorises different submissions that have been made through the Companies House's register of companies Report It feature; and what submissions he has received by categor
15 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Training
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118847, what proportion of HM Revenue and Customs staff were engaged with their Learning Framework in the last 12 months; and which specialist areas those
15 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 118852, on Money Laundering, how frequently and in relation to which comparative data are Companies House's systematic check
15 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Money Laundering
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118851, on Money Laundering, what steps he is taking within the reform to the SARs regime to drive up engagement with (a) Trust or Company Servic
15 Jan 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies House: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on business and public confidence of the HM Revenue and Customs' guidance note which maintains that data concerning company r
9 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 121091, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that her Department's staff are aware of support available locally and that conversations durin
9 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax Reduction Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 121091, what guidance his Department has issued to the Money Advice Service on the promotion of the availability of Council T
9 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on low-income families in different local authorities of the devolution of control over the Social Fund; and if she will make a statement.
9 Jan 2018 · Home Office
Asylum: Oxford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the decision was taken to require Oxford-based asylum seekers to have to report at Eaton House, Hounslow, rather than at a closer location such as an Oxford police station.
21 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Council Tax Reduction Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether jobcentre plus staff inform clients claiming universal credit that they are eligible to claim council tax relief in those local authority areas where this relief is still available for working-a
21 Dec 2017 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether immigration detention centres receive extra funding for their involvement in routine processing of asylum claims.
21 Dec 2017 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department uses to assess the quality of in-work training provided to teachers in academy chains.
21 Dec 2017 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes in the level of the provision of in-work training for teachers inacademy chains on the provision of training by specialist voluntary and third sector organ
21 Dec 2017 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the costs incurred by schools of dyslexia assessments; and if she will make a statement.
21 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies: Ownership
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to increase the number of staff at Companies House that monitor the accuracy of data on the beneficial ownership register for companies.
14 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Justice
County Courts: Debt Collection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of county court actions for debt recovery, and if he will make a statement.
14 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how information on a tenant's rent arrears against housing payments are provided to social landlords within the transaction information entered in the universal credit landlords' portal.
14 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury
Corruption: Africa
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the report of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa.
14 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Justice
County Courts: Judgements
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the level of county court judgements; and if he will make a statement.
13 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Papua: Counter-terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what undertakings were given to the Government that British-trained officers from Detachment 88 would not be deployed for counter-insurgency and political work in West Papua.
Source: official written-questions record.