Written questions
1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when it was decided that bailiffs could be used to recover alleged overpayment of tax credits; who took that decision; and whether it is his policy that processes to recover alleged overpayments are stayed at the req
13 Mar 2015 · Cabinet Office
Alcoholic Drinks: Lancashire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from alcohol-related conditions in each local authority area in Lancashire in 2014.
13 Mar 2015 · Cabinet Office
Smoking: Lancashire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from smoking-related diseases in each local authority area in Lancashire in 2014.
12 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits: Preston
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions the Tax Credit Office instructed bailiffs to collect overpaid tax credits from people in Preston constituency in each year since 2010.
12 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Living Wage
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff directly employed by his Department at the Carer's Allowance Unit, Palatine House, Preston earn (a) more and (b) less than the national living wage.
12 Mar 2015 · Home Office
Police: Stun Guns
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions tasers were used by the police in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in 2014.
12 Mar 2015 · Home Office
Religious Hatred: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of anti-Muslim hate crime were reported to the police in Preston and Lancashire in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
12 Mar 2015 · Home Office
Religious Hatred: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of anti-Muslim hate crime near schools have been reported to police in Lancashire and Preston since 7 January 2015.
12 Mar 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drinking Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on bottled water in 2014.
12 Mar 2015 · Department for Education
Students: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's spending was for each student in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in 2014.
12 Mar 2015 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have been made redundant in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014.
12 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Means-tested Benefits: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local government offices responsible for processing housing benefit and council tax discount scheme claims on withdrawal of pension fund money under
12 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury
Small Business: North West
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small and medium-sized enterprises received money from the Funding for Lending Scheme in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013 and (iii) 2014.
26 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 224791, what topics he discussed with staff during his visit to Preston Benefit Centre on 11 April 2014.
26 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2015 to Question 224736, how many domestic violence court sittings took place in each magistrates court in Lancashire in 2014; and how many domestic violence trials took plac
26 Feb 2015 · Home Office
Police: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers of what rank retired from each police force in the North West in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14.
26 Feb 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Ribble
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 224693, what the date, location and nature has been of the Environment Agency's spending on maintaining channels and flood defenc
26 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Nuclear Power: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs his Department supports (a) directly and (b) indirectly in the nuclear supply chain in (i) the North West, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) Preston.
26 Feb 2015 · Department for Education
GCE A-level and GCE AS-level
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost of decoupling the AS-level qualification from the A-level qualification.
26 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury
Tax Evasion
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) the North West, (c) Lancashire and (d) Preston have been prosecuted for tax evasion in the last five years.
25 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff directly employed by his Department at the Carer's Allowance Unit, Palatine House, Preston earn (a) more and (b) less than the national minimum wage.
25 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff are employed at his Department's offices at Palatine House, Preston; and what planned staffing levels at those offices are in each of the next three financial years.
25 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Means-tested Benefits: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to central and local government officials responsible for processing housing benefit and council tax benefit claims on withdrawal of pension fund money under the pens
25 Feb 2015 · Department for Transport
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff employed at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency office in Preston were made redundant when it closed; and what the total cost was of those redundancies.
24 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Preston
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff employed at the Tax Credit Office in Preston are currently paid (a) more and (b) less than the living wage.
24 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice
Domestic Abuse: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic violence trials in each magistrates' and Crown court in Lancashire in 2014 (a) collapsed and (b) were postponed due to the complainant not being present.
24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health
NHS: Nurseries
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which mental health and acute NHS trusts in England provide nurseries for staff; how many nursery places each trust provides in each such case; and what the average cost per place, per hour is in each such trust.
20 Feb 2015 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Preston
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are currently employed at the Tax Credit Office in Preston; and what the projected staffing level at that office is for (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
20 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Ministers in his Department visited departmental buildings in Preston in 2014; which buildings were so visited and on what dates; who was met on each such visit; and what was discussed on each suc
20 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 18 to 24 years are subject to sanctions for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in (i) Preston, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the North West.
Source: official written-questions record.