Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Press

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which periodicals and newspapers her Department subscribes to; what quantity of each periodical is so obtained; and what the cost of such subscriptions was in 2014.

30 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Department of Health: Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which periodicals and newspapers his Department subscribes to; how many of each such periodical his Department acquires; and what the cost of subscribing to such periodicals was in 2014.

30 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which periodicals and newspapers his Department subscribes to; how many of each such periodical his Department acquires; and what the cost of subscribing to such periodicals was in 2014.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which periodicals and newspapers her Department subscribes to; how many of each such periodical her Department acquires; and what the cost of subscribing to such periodicals was in 201

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which periodicals and newspapers his Department subscribes to; how many of each such periodical his Department acquires; and what the cost of subscribing to such periodicals was in 2014.

26 Jun 2015 · Women and Equalities

Sports: Females

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which women's (a) rugby, (b) cricket and (c) football matches she has attended in an official capacity since taking office.

26 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the policy is of HM Courts and Tribunals Service on sending reminders by (a) text message and (b) email to defendants reminding them of the time and date of (i) court hearings and (ii) bail conditions.

26 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Prerogative of Mercy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the pardon granted to Alan Turing for his conviction under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, what his policy is on granting pardons posthumously to people convicted under (a) the Witchcraft A

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which women's (a) rugby, (b) cricket and (c) football matches (i) he and (ii) Ministers of his Department have attended in an official capacity since taking office.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have to visit (i) the Guild Wheel, (ii) Preston North End Football Club, (iii) the Harris Museum and Art Gallery and (iv) other sites in Pres

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has made available for the provision of women's sanitary products, razors, shaving foam and other hygiene products for homeless shelters in (a) Preston constit

25 Jun 2015 · Scotland Office

Battle of Preston: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will visit Preston to commemorate the Battle of Preston in 1715.

25 Jun 2015 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings her Department has had or plans to have with (a) representatives of church groups, (b) the Muslim Council of Britain, (c) the Board of Deputies, (d) the Christian Institute and (e) other

25 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Nurses: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses were recruited by each NHS Trust in Lancashire in 2014; and how many of those nurses trained (a) at the University of Central Lancashire, (b) at Edge Hill University, (c) at Bolton University, (d)

25 Jun 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Department of Energy and Climate Change: Geology

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many seismologists and geologists are employed by her Department; what advice her Department sought from seismologists and geologists on fracking in Lancashire and East Sussex; what the cost

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare Act 2006: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were convicted under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, sections 4, 8 and 9 by each court in Lancashire in each month between May 2014 and May 2015.

24 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Tooth Whitening: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted in each magistrates' court in England for carrying out tooth whitening illegally under section 38 of the Dentists Act 1984 in 2014.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on developing and rolling-out universal credit to date; and how much of that amount has been spent on (a) computers, (b) consultants and (c) legal fees.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were prosecuted by each local authority in the North West for fraudulent use of bus passes since 1 January 2014; and how many bus passes were withdrawn by each local authority because of non-ent

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Food Banks: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what food bank collection points are currently provided by each local authority in the North West.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each benefit delivery area (a) applied for and (b) received funeral payments in 2014.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Preston constituency who applied for personal independence payments in (a) December 2014 and (b) January 2015 (i) have had medical assessments and (ii) are waiting for medical assessm

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Preston constituency who applied for employment and support allowance in (a) December 2014 and (b) January 2015 (i) have had medical assessments and (ii) are still waiting for medical

23 Jun 2015 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to produce reports showing how UK aid is (a) effective and (b) value for money on a country by country basis; and if she will make it her policy such that reports ar

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Nurses: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses are employed by each NHS Trust in Lancashire; how many such nurses were recruited from outside the UK; and from which countries such nurses were recruited.

24 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Preston constituency applied for hardship payments in 2014; and how many of those applications were successful.

24 Mar 2015 · Department for Transport

M6

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on maintenance of the M6 between Junctions 31 and 32 in the last four years.

24 Mar 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing Guidelines Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much it cost to run the Sentencing Guidelines Council in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014.

24 Mar 2015 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department made of parking, traffic flow and road safety issues when granting Eden Boys School the right to use 55 Guildhall Street, Preston for one year.

24 Mar 2015 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) meetings and (b) representations (i) she, (ii) ministers in her Department and (iii) officials in her Department have had, made to or received from (A) Lancashire County Council and (B) Preston City Co

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