Written questions

745 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Merseyside

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many racially or religiously aggravated offences were reported in Merseyside in each month since the EU referendum; and what change that represents compared with the figures for 2015.

26 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Economic Situation: Liverpool City Region

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is conducting a regional assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on (a) Liverpool City Region and (b) Wirral.

26 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Regional Assistance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to develop a system of regional funding as a long-term replacement for the European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund.

26 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

EU Grants and Loans: Liverpool City Region

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecast he had made of the potential amount of European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund payments that (a) Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership and (b) Wirral would have been all

26 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

EU Grants and Loans: Liverpool City Region

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on (a) Liverpool City Region and (b) Wirral of not making up the shortfall in funding from the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund after t

12 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

EU Grants and Loans

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Statement of 13 August 2016 on EU funding beyond the date the UK leaves the EU, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Government of funding the completion of projects previously funded by

12 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Local Enterprise Partnerships: EU Grants and Loans

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials of his Department have had with local enterprise partnerships on future funding from the Government for new projects after the projects that are funded by European Structural and Investment

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

Mersey Tunnels: Tolls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to comments made by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer at a meeting in Birkenhead on 4 May 2015 and pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2016 to Question 45786, whether he plans to directly

7 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Higher Education: Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the university sector on the level of future additional sources of Government funding after the UK leaves the EU.

7 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Concentrix

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside have had tax credits claims (i) amended and (ii) cancelled by Concentrix.

7 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Concentrix

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding applications for mandatory reconsideration of a tax credit decision by Concentrix there are in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside.

7 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Concentrix

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credits claims have been reinstated by HM Revenue and Customs as a result of (a) adjustments and (b) cancellations by Concentrix in (i) Wallasey constituency, (ii) Wirral and (iii) Merseyside.

7 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Concentrix

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs have received about Concentrix from residents in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral and (c) Merseyside since that company has been under contract with his Department.

9 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Mersey Tunnels: Tolls

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the review of the Mersey tunnel tolls.

10 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Comet Group: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the oral contribution of the then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 20 December 2012, Official Report, column 989, if he will share the findings o

10 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Comet Group: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the oral contribution of the then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 20 December 2012, Official Report, column 989, for what reasons the Insolvency

10 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

British Home Stores: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the oral contribution of the then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 20 December 2012, Official Report, column 989, whether he plans to keep the op

10 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Comet Group: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment the Government made of the effectiveness of the insolvency system after the collapse of Comet in 2012; and what steps he has taken to improve that system.

23 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Private Sector: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of his Department's UK National Contact Point in investigating complaints on private sector contract compliance with UK human rights c

19 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of apprentices at each of the apprenticeship educational levels 2 to 6 whom the Government plans to be part of its target of three million apprent

11 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Business: Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on UK productivity of the planned introduction of research and development grants.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Employee Ownership: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of employee involvement in the workplace on productivity levels.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Productivity: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the performance against its aims of the Government's productivity plan, entitled Fixing the foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation, published in July

9 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Productivity: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what metrics of performance he used to measure the performance of the Government's Productivity Plan, entitled Fixing the foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation, published in 2015.

5 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sunday Trading

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish the Government's response to its consultation on devolving Sunday trading rules published in August 2015.

5 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sunday Trading: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the change to Sunday trading laws proposed in the Enterprise Bill on employment in each region.

5 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Sunday Trading

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he had with (a) the devolved administrations and (b) local government before announcing his proposals to change Sunday trading laws during the Second Reading of the Enterp

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that small businesses can access flood insurance.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many higher education students from England were in receipt of maintenance grants for each of the last five years in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of replacing maintenance grants on the ability of the Government to reach its target of doubling the proportion of people from disadvantaged backg

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