Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Sep 2015 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Blackburn

To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which non-redundant Church of England churches in the Diocese of Blackburn (a) have and (b) do not have food bank collection points.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Green Investment Bank: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which projects in (a) Preston and (b) Lancashire have been funded by the Green Investment Bank in each year of that bank's operation.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Cemeteries: Vandalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many graves in each cemetery owned by unitary and district councils in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the remainder of the North West of England were vandalised in 2014.

4 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Drunkenness: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women were convicted of being drunk in charge of a child under the age of seven in a public place by each magistrates' Court in Lancashire in 2014.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sheep: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sheep there are on farmlands in Preston constituency.

4 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued to (a) stipendiary magistrates, (b) non-stipendiary magistrates and (c) district judges on membership of (i) sharia courts, (ii) a beth din and (iii) other religious courts and tribuna

4 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) stipendiary magistrates, (b) non-stipendiary magistrates and (c) district judges are currently members of (i) sharia courts, (ii) a beth din and (iii) other religious courts and tribunals.

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

British Business Bank: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much support the British Business Bank has provided to small and medium-sized enterprises in Preston since its creation.

4 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of alleged female genital mutilation were investigated by each police force in England on 22 July 2015.

4 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations bid for money under the female genital mutilation (FGM) Community Engagement Initiative 2014; which organisations were successful in their bids and how much they received as a resu

4 Sep 2015 · Department of Health

Female Genital Mutilation: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients treated in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) North West England have been suspected to have been subjected to female genital mutilation in each of the last five years.

4 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Religious Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued to stipendiary magistrates, non-stipendiary magistrates and district judges regarding membership of (a) sharia courts, (b) a beth din and (c) other religious courts or tribunals.

4 Sep 2015 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Blackburn

To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which Church of England churches in the Diocese of Blackburn have been subject to metal theft from roofs in each year since 2012; and which such churches were redundant churc

4 Sep 2015 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Allowances

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the transparency data for Ministerial expenses for his Department will be updated on the gov.uk website to show Ministerial expenses after 30 September 2013.

4 Sep 2015 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Training

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much under each cost heading has been spent setting up Preston Learning Academy to date; how many people have received training at that Academy; and in which HM Revenue and Customs departments such people were wo

4 Sep 2015 · Home Office

Burglary: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many burglaries were reported in each ward in Preston City Council in each of the first six months of 2015; and how many of those burglaries were attended by a member of Lancashire Constabulary to

4 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 to allow individual ports in the UK to refuse to export live farm animals.

21 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people reported (a) lost and (b) stolen passports to the Passport Office in 2014; and how many of those people were issued with a replacement.

21 Jul 2015 · Department of Health

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted by Lancashire Care hospitals in 2014; and how many of those admissions were to (a) NHS facilities, (b) privately-run facilities in Lancashire, (c) named NHS facilities and (d) named

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to implement the recommendations of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee opinion on the use of CCTV in slaughterhouses to assess the welfare of farmed animal

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Education

Schools: Governing Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school governors have been removed from office under section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 in each month since June 2008.

21 Jul 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much unspent section 106 money each district and unitary council had as of 21 July 2015.

17 Jul 2015 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Bees

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bee hives are sited on land owned by his Department.

17 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bee hives are sited on land owned by her Department.

17 Jul 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Department for Energy and Climate Change: Bees

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many bee hives are sited on land owned by her Department.

17 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much each district and unitary council in the North West of England obtained in animal licensing fees in 2014.

17 Jul 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Communities and Local Government: Bees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bee hives are sited on land and buildings owned by local authorities in the North West of England.

16 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many medical assessment centres there are for (a) employment and support allowance applicants and (b) personal independence payment claimants living within 90 minutes travelling time by public trans

16 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Firearms: Amnesties

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the date was of the most recent gun amnesty in each police force area in England; and how many firearms were handed-in in each such amnesty.

16 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Firearms: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in each local authority district in Lancashire hold gun licences.

Source: official written-questions record.