Thursday, 13 February 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the office space owned or leased by his Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the First Minister on Common Agricultural Policy implications for Scotland post-2014; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants are on each pay grade in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i) women and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had about public access to Royal Residences in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of staff of his Department work outside of London; and in which local authorities such staff are located.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what the titles are of the individual public appointments that have been made by his Department since May 2010; and which of those appointees were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) which paid public appointment contracts she has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i) women...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Ofgem in regulating the energy market to protect the interests...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the (a) total departmental expenditure, (b) number and (c) cost of people employed for the purpose of promoting equality and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his Department's 10 largest contracts let since the financial year 2010-11 are; what savings have been made in such contracts;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with which local authorities his Department has had discussions regarding taking part in the Community Energy Scheme announced in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government about extending the Community Energy Scheme to local authorities in Scotland.
To ask the Attorney-General how many victimless prosecutions for domestic violence-related offences there have been in each year since 2009 for which figures are available.
To ask the Attorney-General how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) the Law Officers’ Departments and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him.
To ask the Attorney-General what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A) the Law Officers’...
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of staff of (a) the Law Officers’ Departments and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him work outside of London; and in which local...
To ask the Attorney-General how many cases of tax fraud were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for a pre-charging decision in each of the last five years; and how many of those cases were...
To ask the Attorney-General how many cases of tax fraud the Crown Prosecution Service (a) charged, (b) disposed of out of court, (c) prosecuted, (d) prosecuted successfully and (e) prosecuted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claiming employment and support allowance and issued with a sanction did not keep their claim live in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the implications for the collection of the under-occupancy penalty of the decision of the Upper Tribunal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, column 732W, on jobseeker’s allowance: York, how many individuals there were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, column 732W, on jobseeker's allowance, on which date in each of the months referred...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, column 732W, on jobseeker's allowance: York, (1) how many people in York Central...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A) his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 274W, on social security benefits, when his Department started making...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to ensure that the proportion of households in the UK receiving more in cash benefits than paying in total tax is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2014, Official Report, column 421W, on unemployed people: basic skills, how many of the people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the number of people who have had their welfare benefits halted as a result of review and appeal of their work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants who appealed against a work capability assessment decision in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people are currently awaiting a work capability assessment in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans he has to ensure (a) refurbishment or (b) replacement of the rolling stock on (i) commuter and (ii) intercity services on the Greater...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to publish the invitation to tender document for the new long Greater Anglia franchise expected to commence in October 2016; and when...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what service improvements he plans to incorporate into the new short Greater Anglia franchise from July 2014 to October 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the office space owned or leased by his Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will direct Network Rail to use National Journey Time Improvement Funding to ensure that infrastructure improvements to reduce journey times on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2014, Official Report, column 319W, on motor vehicles: registration, what the changes in 2013 to the Driver and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the likely level of underspend in respect of the Office of Low Emission Vehicles up to 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to his Department's Consultation on Local authority parking, published in December 2013, whether primary legislation would be needed to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's 10 largest contracts let since the financial year 2010-11 are; what savings have been made in such contracts; what the level of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A) his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i) women and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to bring forward the major upgrade of the Felixstowe to Nuneaton route including electrification into Control Period 5...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the contribution of long-term trends in (a) training and (b) employment in the shipping industry to the decline in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the contribution of long-term trends in (a) training and (b) employment in the shipping industry to the decline in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the contribution of long-term trends in (a) training and (b) employment in the shipping industry to the decline in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment he has made of employment trends in the shipping industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of staff of (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him work outside of London; and in which local...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what change there has been in median gross weekly pay for (a) men and (b) women in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency in each year since 2010.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps his Department is taking to stop excessive salary payments to executives of charities.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to ensure that charities do not use Government aid for political purposes.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what average level of maternity pay is paid to civil servants.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) total departmental expenditure, (b) number and (c) cost of people employed for the purpose of promoting equality and diversity was for each...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many regulations made since May 2010 contain a sunset clause.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him; (2) what proportion of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for access to which public services photo ID is required.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A) his...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent assessment he has made of levels of unemployment amongst university graduates in the North East.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the reasons for the differences in registration rates between (a) the black and Asian communities and (b) the white community.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2014, Official Report, columns 386-87W on electoral register, (1) how his Department encourages local authorities to use...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2014, Official Report, columns 181-2W, on electoral register, if he will make it his policy to collect data intended to...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2013, Official Report, columns 803-4W, on electoral register, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reduction in...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2014, Official Report, column 386W, on electoral register, on what dates the student forums established by his Department for...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2014, Official Report, column 386W, on electoral register, if he will place a copy of the best practice to increase voter...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2014, Official Report, column 387W, on electoral register, if he will relay this information to hon. Members and local...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will commission research on the effect of (a) media coverage of electoral registration fraud, (b) politicians’ comments on electoral registration...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what the titles are of the individual public appointments that have been made by his Office since May 2010; and which of those appointees were women; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to take steps to ensure that UK aircraft comply with China's air defence zone.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure the implementation of his Department's commitment to work with Colombia on the design of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking to develop the UK's trading relationship with other Commonwealth countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will investigate the reasons for the gender pay gap at senior management structures 2, 3 and 4 of his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance his Department is providing in the process of installing democratic systems in Libya.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to his US counterpart on Linda Carty; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of North Korea on the treatment of Christians in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the titles are of the individual public appointments that have been made by his Department since May 2010; and which of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2014, Official Report, column 196W, on re-employment, what the total cost was of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when Ministers in his Department last met representatives of the All Party Parliamentary Group in International Religious Freedom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of reports of discriminatory practices towards the Tamil people in Sri Lanka relating to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking in Sri Lanka to create lasting peace and reconciliation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of staff of (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him work outside of London; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise the failure of the Tanzanian Government to take action in relation to the seizure of Silverdale farm by Mr...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Ukranian counterpart aimed at bringing to an end the recent restrictions on human rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what contracts his Department has with Blue Bay Support Services; when each contract was signed; and what the value and purpose is of each such contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what payments his Department has made to Blue Bay Support Services Ltd in each of the last three years; and what services that company provides to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to balance the legal rights and responsibilities of employees and employers; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will list the outcomes of sentences for convictions of domestic violence offences in 2009 by local criminal justice boards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the Sentencing Council keeps under review the offence of causing death by disqualified or uninsured...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many notifications of endorsement from a court or fixed penalty office of a driver who meets the criteria of the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have received the (a) maximum fine and (b) maximum prison sentence for (i) possession and (ii) trafficking of (A) Class A drugs (B) Class...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time for employment and support allowance appeals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, column 324W, on employment tribunal services, if he will publish the analysis sought in that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much of the victim surcharge has gone uncollected since the surcharge was introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much of the victim surcharge has been (a) collected and (b) uncollected in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on ministerial salaries in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offender assessments using the Offender Assessment System were outstanding on the first day of every month since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of (a) permanent, (b) temporary and (c) contract staff in his Department are paid the Living Wage or above.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many employees of his Department or any of its agencies received bonus payments in each year between 2010 and 2013; (2) how much was paid in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he has taken to ensure that there will be sufficient experienced probation officers allocated to the 21 community rehabilitation companies to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will publish the three probation level input indicators due to be published in autumn 2012; (2) what the average full apportioned cost to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i) women and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions have been secured for trespassing on the railway in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans his Department has to expand the number of rape support centres across the country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) active and (b) inactive registered intermediaries there were in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) matched and (b) unmatched registered intermediaries there were for each age group of vulnerable witnesses in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many sexual offences were prosecuted which involved a person aged under 18 years old where that person was (a) matched and (b) unmatched with a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2013, Official Report, column 61W, on procurement, when the information sought by the original question will be provided.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to lead law-abiding lives in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment her Department has made of a link between the consumption of highly alcoholic beverages and anti-social and criminal...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward legislative proposals to enable minimum pricing for alcohol.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many confiscation orders have been recorded by each force on (a) the Joint-Asset Recovery Database and (b) other databases for (i) below...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what position the UK Government will be taking on drugs policy at the G8 Summit hosted by Russia on 4 and 5 June 2014; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Republic of Ireland on the prevention of human trafficking between...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date officials in her Department were first made aware that the hon. Member for Forest of Dean had concerns over the immigration...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how the Independent Police Complaints Commission defines restraint-related deaths involving police officers that occur outside the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many marriages were reported as sham for each year since 2006; and how many such marriages were (a) investigated, (b) found to be sham...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many former care staff and teachers who worked in approved schools or community homes with education in the 1970s and 1980s in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department paid to each (a) police force and (b) other agency in respect of (i) non conviction-based confiscation orders, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which paid public appointment contracts she has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effects on incidence of (a) antisocial behaviour and (b) domestic violence of extensions to pub opening hours.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many restraint orders have been made by each police force in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of staff of (a) her Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to her work outside of London; and in which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of businesses with an annual rental value of £50,000 or less a year are owned by (a) women and (b) men.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people in Barrow and Furness constituency enrolled in adult skills sessions in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the (a) total departmental expenditure, (b) number and (c) cost of people employed for the purpose of promoting equality and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer on state aid to Lord Stoddart of Swindon, 23 January 2014, House of Lords, Official Report, column 166WA,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what effect the Government Company option in the consultation on the introduction of a Land Registry service delivery company...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what effect he expects the consultation on the introduction of a Land Registry service delivery company and HM Land Registry's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he last met representatives of the staff of HM Land Registry to discuss the consultation on the introduction of a Land...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how HM Land Registry's target operating model is affected by the consultation on the Registry's status; if he will publish the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many full-time equivalent posts there are in each Land Registry office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which Local Enterprise Partnerships shared a first draft of their Strategic Economic Plans with his Department by the end of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of staff of (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him work outside of London; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many (a) women and (b) men applied for the 24+ advanced learning loan in the 20013-14 academic year; (2) how many (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which colleges have incorrectly advertised eligibility and access to Student Loans Company services in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of aid pledged to Haiti by her Department following the earthquake in January 2010 has arrived in that country to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of aid pledged to Pakistan by her Department following the floods in July and August 2010 has arrived in that country...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) her Department and (b) the public body accountable to her.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of aid pledged by her Department to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan has arrived in that country to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department's and non-departmental public body's 10 largest contracts let since the financial year 2010-11 are; what savings...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what the titles are of the individual public appointments that have been made by her Department since May 2010; and which of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of staff of (a) her Department and (b) the public body accountable to her work outside of London; and in which local...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether funding has been provided to the Ugandan parliament's Committee on Human Rights Affairs through the Deepening Democracy...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what progress she is making on removing barriers for women in the workplace; and how many companies have now engaged in the Think, Act, Report programme.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities which paid public appointment contracts the Government Equalities Office has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what the titles are of the individual public appointments that have been made by the Government Equalities Office since May 2010; and which of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance her Department has issued to the Arts Council on its distribution of funds across urban and rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations she has made to (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) total departmental expenditure, (b) number and (c) cost of people employed for the purpose of promoting equality and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) her Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to her.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which paid public appointment contracts she has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the titles are of the individual public appointments that have been made by her Department since May 2010; and which of those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of staff of (a) her Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to her work outside of London; and in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have had with the Department's directors...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to promote rural tourism in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to visit First World War battlefields outside Europe during the centenary commemorations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans her Department has for commemoration of the Battle of the Somme in 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with what bank his Department's bank overdraft is held; and what fees and charges were payable on the core Department's bank...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when the report on the Business Improvement District for Sparkbrook and Springfield will be published; and when a decision on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 601W, on council tax, which local authorities have increased...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which organisation his Department and its subsidiary bodies use to tackle internal instances of crime, including corruption and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what his Department’s policy is on the timelines for closing ministerial e-mail accounts once a Minister has left...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to promote the sharing of services between fire brigades and (a) police forces and (b) other local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) total departmental expenditure, (b) number and (c) cost of people employed for the purpose of promoting equality...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the full actuarial cost of fire deaths was in each of the last 10 years; (2) how many fire deaths there were in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by the Government to assist first-time home buyers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority (a) chief executives and (b) leaders in providing public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance he has given to (a) the Homes and Communities Agency and (b) other Government Departments on consideration of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what steps he is taking to encourage the delivery of retirement housing for home-owners; (2) if he will develop a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he, Ministers or officials of his Department have had with the Mayor of London and officials or members of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of preserved right-to-buy sales on affordable housing policy; (2) how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many replacement homes (a) are under construction or (b) have completed as a result of all right-to-buy sales subsequent to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what total amount of discount has been applied as part of the preserved right-to-buy sales in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties have been sold under the preserved Right-to-Buy scheme in each of the last five years; what the average...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties were sold under the Right to Buy scheme in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to gain a more accurate representation of Gypsy and Traveller numbers in South Staffordshire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the findings of the badger cull pilots.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many flood protection schemes are going ahead as a result of partnership funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing arrangements to protect against rabies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the economic value of sea angling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his aims are for the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress he is making in opening new markets to imports of British produce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance his Department issues to the Planning Inspectorate on what it should accept as the minimum proximity between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage an increase in on-farm anaerobic digestion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps he has taken to help local resilience forums (a) improve door knocking in times of flood threat, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what flood prevention measures have been undertaken in Shrewsbury in the last three years; and how many staff of (a) his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent on flood defences and flood prevention measures in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Shrewsbury in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what on-the-ground inspections have been planned by the Environment Agency for the two new proposed shale gas drilling sites...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what investigation his Department has carried out on the effects of neonicotinoids on waterways; and what monitoring the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he will reply substantively to the letter from the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire of 25 July 2013, acknowledged by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to promote economic growth in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward winter fuel payments in order to protect pensioners from the price rise associated with off-grid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the (a) take-up of places in and (b) performance of academies in the Chelmsford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on increasing the number of children adopted in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of the office space owned or leased by his Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A) his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what meetings he has had with individuals and representatives from organisations on online safety for children since 1 January 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the capacity of existing multiple academy trusts to take on the remaining community schools in (a) England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education on how many occasions whistleblowers have reported alleged financial impropriety to the Education Funding Agency in each year of its operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education on how many occasions an Education Funding Agency (EFA) investigation into alleged financial impropriety has been undertaken in each year of the EFA's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the (a) total departmental expenditure, (b) number and (c) cost of people employed for the purpose of promoting equality and diversity was for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that free schools demonstrate compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty by publishing their equality...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the per pupil place value for money of free schools; and what effect the acquisition of sites (a) in London...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupil vacancies there are in free schools in (a) London and (b) England; and what proportion of free schools opened in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether any consented free school applications have been withdrawn to date by (a) the proposers in the community or (b) the proposed provider.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate his Department has made of the capital and revenue costs of free schools that (a) have been provided to date, (b) are to be provided in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many additional school places have been created by the free schools that (a) have been provided to date and (b) are projected to be provided in 2014-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department's estimate of December 2012 that the 79 open free schools would create at least 34,000 additional school places was accurate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average class size is in free schools open to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what estimate his Department has made of the number of children with a statement of special educational needs being educated in free schools; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of free schools which participate in the relevant local authority's admissions process to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what discussions he has had with HM Chief Inspector of Schools about the performance of free schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 540W, on further education: finance, if he will report to the House the options his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of pupils in Chelmsford constituency achieved no GCSEs at A* to C grade in 2012-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 7 January 2014 on funding for 18 year-old full-time students in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding his Department has provided to Ofsted in each year since 2010; and how much such funding he plans to provide in each year to 2015-16;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will place in the Library a copy of the initial advertisement which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union for the priority...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2013, Official Report, columns 722-3W, on priority schools building programme, what proportion of the total cost of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i) women and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what steps he has taken to ensure that schools provide a daily act of worship as required by the Education Act 1944; (2) how many schools have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what consideration his Department has given to allowing local authorities to open a new school to meet school place demand; and what representations he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many people in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria will be affected by the reduction in funding for 18-year-olds announced by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of the reduction in funding for full-time education places for 18-year-olds on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, columns 728-9W, on corporation tax, if he will provide figures for all penalties imposed that...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2014, Official Report, column 665W, on financial services, whether any business has yet been compensated; and what the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing companies investing in the exploitation of onshore oil and gas and including...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 237W, on fracking, (1) what his policy is on the use of non-public research in his...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 237, on fracking, what other independent analysis concludes that this allowance makes the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 237W, on fracking, whether any other organisation has published a summary of Upstream...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the rural fuel rebate scheme; (2) what discussions he has held with members of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate his Department has made of the value of ISA financial products held by people living in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK; (2)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many house sales have been completed in Chelmsford constituency using the Help to Buy scheme since the introduction of that scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people earning less than the annual equivalent of the primary threshold had a class 1 national insurance contribution liability in each of the last...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the revenue accruing to the Exchequer through the application of business rates on ATMs in each year to 2018-19.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A) his Department and (B)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i) women and (ii) men;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many taxpayers were registered with HM Revenue and Customs as non-domiciled in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; (2) how many taxpayers...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with European Commission officials on VAT exemptions for mountain rescue teams.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many new applications for child tax credits were made online in (a) England, (b) Cumbria and (c) Barrow and Furness constituency in the last 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 227W, on abortion, (1) under what conditions and what other factors may influence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 30 January 2014, Official Report, columns 650-51W, on abortion, if he will publish the available data on how many women seeking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many East of England Ambulance Trust vehicles were diverted to hospitals in North London between 1 January and 9 February 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital Trust Accident and Emergency unit at Barnet Hospital was put on divert between 1 January and 9...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital Trust Maternity unit at Barnet Hospital was put on divert between 1 January and 9 February 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the reasons for changes in the number of people being detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 over the last five years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the quantity and capacity of NHS dental provision is determined; and what requirement there is to plan provision based on population.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to rename the Department of Health as the Department for Public Health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines (a) his Department and (b) NHS England issue to medical staff on treating victims of domestic and sexual violence; and when those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people (a) entered and (b) completed drugs treatment in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and in each case how many people were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health and wellbeing boards include representatives of the criminal justice community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations were cancelled on or after the day of admission in each NHS trust in London in each of the last five years; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many out-patient appointments were cancelled in each NHS trust in London in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average (a) length and (b) cost was, including all intensive care and surgical on-costs, of a hospital admission owing to a case of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many confirmed cases of (a) bacterial meningitis and (b) meningitis B there were in each of the last five years for which data is available; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the potential annual cost of providing meningitis B vaccine to all 15-year-olds. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mental health staff were employed by the NHS in each NHS trust in London in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what discussions his Department has had with professional practitioner groups about screening ovarian cancer patients for the BRCA1 gene; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) name, (b) location, (c) floor space, (d) tenure status and (e) value is of properties (i) owned and (ii) occupied by (A) his Department and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on access to treatment for patients of pseudoxanthoma elasticum; and if he will make a statement. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many posts were held by (i) women and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the ongoing technology appraisal of ipilimumab for the treatment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of staff of (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him work outside of London; and in which local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2013, Official Report, column 147WH, what progress the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has made in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect on public health of youth violence; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the benefits of the addition of a ski ramp to the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers' radar cross-section.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what proportion of Army officers are recruited from (a) Scotland, (b) England and Wales and (c) Northern Ireland; (2) what proportion of the Army...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many citizens of the Republic of Ireland are currently serving in the (a) Army and (b) Royal Navy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many attempted cyber attacks on his Department were recorded in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the outsourcing of Defence Munitions Plymouth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what involvement UK armed forces currently have in Libya.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which defence establishments are subject to Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmosphere Regulations; and which establishment received a (i) stage 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many British service personnel have been killed in live fire exercises in each of the last five years; (2) what steps he is taking to improve...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the Ministry of Defence Police adhere to the College of Policing standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether plans to establish a Navy Safety Centre have been approved; and where this centre will be located.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of nuclear liabilities associated with berthing and decommissioning submarines, decontamination of associated sites...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many civil servants are on each pay grade in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which paid public appointment contracts he has (a) renewed and (b) not renewed since May 2010; and how many such posts were held by (i) women and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect of recent redundancies on the level of suitably experienced and qualified personnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of staff of (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies accountable to him work outside of London; and in which local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent estimate he has made of the cost at outturn prices of the Trident replacement programme; (2) what estimate he has made of the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual expenditure on the Trident nuclear weapons system, including all capital expenditure at HMNB Clyde, AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of the cost at outturn prices of the D5 missile extension programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of the cost of developing and procuring a replacement missile for the Trident D5 missile for the remainder of the...
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