Thursday, 9 November 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU with (a) an agreement on future...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 109740, on Cybercrime: surveys, how much has been paid from the public purse to IPSOS...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to change the (a) design, (b) colour and (c) wording of the new UK passport after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all asylum seekers are guaranteed the right to work in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of additional UK Border Agency officials that will be needed in Northern Ireland as a result of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that all 280 remaining places allocated for unaccompanied child refugees under section 67 of the 2016 Immigration Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest period is during which an EU national has been held in immigration detention in the UK in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to provide asylum seekers and refugees with low levels of English a minimum of six months free English for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate the Government has made of how much it receives per year in fees from people applying to enter the country legally; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential costs and benefits for (a) her Department and (b) the tech sector of high tech visas.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of police spending on counter-terrorism.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of how many EU-EEA citizens currently resident in the UK do not benefit from EU treaty rights or any other rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of her Department's ability to instate a registration scheme for EU-EEA citizens wishing to come to work in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure that survivors of sexual violence are not detained in immigration detention centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU with (a) an agreement on future...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seeker placements each local authority has had in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many domestic energy customers with SMETS1 smart meters have switched energy suppliers since the roll-out programme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many SMETS1 smart meters have been fitted in domestic premises in each nation and region of the UK since the start...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Manufacturing Technologies Association on plans to relocate jobs to Europe after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the importance of the food and farming sector in the new industrial strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received from the general public expressing concerns on fracking for shale gas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support small businesses after the UK leaves the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the value to UK businesses of a legal framework to protect and enforce their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 109370, on fracking, and with reference to his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the artist's resale right will continue to apply to artists and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the EU on customs arrangements for movement of goods within Europe after the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the importance of regulatory alignment to the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the benefit to businesses and the economy of a transition period of three years or longer as called...
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on not reaching a deal with the EU on exiting the EU on the UK economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to provide UK businesses with certainty about the UK's future relations with the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of his Department's public phone-lines charge members of the public to call.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism and the effect of the Israeli...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU with (a) an agreement on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will amend the statutory guidance entitled Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school to include a requirement for all schools to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with an (a) Education, Health and Care plan, (b) Statement of SEN or (c) Learning Difficulties Assessment received a permanent or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department is making on the provision of and parental choice on 30 hours of childcare to working parents in Hampshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of apprenticeship starts have been taken up by learners with learning difficulties and disabilities and special education needs and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have been taken up by women born in the 1950s after they reached the age of 60.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Youth Justice of 25 April 2017, Official Report, column 993, on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for a gender recognition certificate in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many gender recognition certificates have been granted to transgender women who posses male genitalia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to record the religious identity of people subject to the courts system and the Crown Prosecution Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current estimated budget for project JANUS is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of the Royal Navy's maritime support in-year budget was for each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the shortfall was in trained and qualified staff within Defence Equipment and Support navy supply teams in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) permanent and (b) contracted staff there were within (i) Defence Equipment and Support Ships Operating Centre and (ii) Defence Equipment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department's spend in the last year has been with Government strategic suppliers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many national insurance numbers issued to EU-EEA citizens are currently active.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of his Department's public phone-lines charge members of the public to call.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of employment support allowance have moved into work since changes were made to the level of that benefit in April 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU with (a) an agreement on future...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date he expects a decision to be made on the community-led local development aid for Keighley CCLD.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of service is in his Department by its 10 most highly paid officials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on the recommendations of the Workplace Health Expert Committee report on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review the PIP2 form and the requirement that it be returned to his Department within four weeks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability-specific training personal independence payment assessors receive to enable them to adapt their communication and assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what venues were used for assessments for personal independence payments in Manchester in the last 12 months; and what assessment his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Manchester Gorton constituency have been denied a home assessment for their personal independence payment claim; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide, paragraph 1.5.4, what recent assessment he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review its policy on exemptions from reassessment for personal independence payments claimants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has published to raise awareness of requesting a home assessment for personal independence payments applicants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review the personal independence payments claims process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which tickets relating to which journeys set out in the transparency release, entitled DCLG ministerial travel, April to June...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2017 to Question 105187, what information his Department holds on the number of private...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to respond to the ninth report of the Women and Equalities Committee's report, Building for Equality:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of compliance with Article 13 of the energy performance of buildings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the responsibility for responding to the recommendations of his Department's Electrical Safety Working Group has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the amount spent on children's social care by local authorities in each year from 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on regeneration of town centres in England since 2010; and in which such towns.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the funding supported housing consultation published on 31 October 2017, what funding settlement will be in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's preparations for the UK leaving the EU with (a) an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2017 to Question 105187, on energy performance certificates, what estimate his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has for further reform of planning regulations to support investment in infrastructure to improve...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2017 to Question 108119, on job creation: enterprise zones, how many jobs enterprise zones...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will visit the Storehouse North Down food bank; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of civil service posts in his Department was vacant for a week or longer since his Department was established; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Manufacturing Technologies Association on (a) frictionless trade and (b) the ability to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of the food and farming sectors on the development of new trade deals with other countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what childcare facilities his Department makes available for its staff; how much his Department spent (a) overall and (b) per child on those...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many companies were notified of the data breach experienced by an accredited body for Cyber Essentials in June 2017 that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to review the effectiveness of the Treasure Act 1996.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of spending on youth services excluding spending on the National Citizen...
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to implement the Government's Positive for Youth policy on youth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish the Government's updated youth policy.
To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many and what proportion of (a) parliamentary and (b) contracted staff are employed...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to provide funding for the advertising of services provided by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission; and if she will make a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was their response to the representations made by the Royal Hong Kong Police Association in its letter of 25 July to the Home Secretary.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they and their agencies spent on commercial advertising on (1) TV, and (2) radio, in each year since 2009, broken down by region.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they carry out due diligence into the commercial activities in the education sector of prospective ministerial appointments in the Department for Education...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have given any financial, organisational or other support to the Policy Exchange in the last five years; and if so, what was the source...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they regard cyber warfare as a Tier One threat to national security; whether they are considering the creation of a new international Bletchley Park to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to expand the provision of courses in organic and agroecological practices in agricultural colleges and other appropriate institutions.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the governing provisions in EU law that require universities to charge EU students the same as UK students.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many offenders have failed to keep appointments with probation officers employed by MTC Novo.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that the courts have robust and reliable non-custodial sentences available to them.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to ask the Law Commission to examine how to improve the protection of British Muslim women in marriage law.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of the infantry fighting value of (1) line regiments, (2) the Parachute Regiment, (3) the Royal Marines, and (4) RAF...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have recently re-assessed the global strategic environment; and if not, whether the national requirement for amphibious capability will remain as...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken in the last six months to encourage best practice in terms of limiting packaging waste by major retailers; and what action they are...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, and are planning to take, to discourage the use of packaging to promote multi-purchase discounts, and to encourage greater use of IT...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of European Regional Development Fund support payments per capita in real terms in (1) Cornwall, (2) Devon, and (3) England, in each year...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether local authorities are free to borrow against the security of their capital assets, for example for new housing; if so, whether such borrowing is...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many devolution deals are under discussion between local authorities and HM Government at the present time.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Goldie on 17 October (HL Deb, col 511) on the update on the Brexit negotiations, whether they keep a record of informal...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposed agreement on EU citizens living in the UK will provide certainty about residence and benefits; and if so, how; and whether there will be a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken legal advice on whether they can revoke or pause the Article 50 two year timetable.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 23 October (HL2086) concerning constitutional advice on the possible revocation of the Article 50...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of problem gambling among vulnerable groups, including (1) those with mental health issues,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Government's Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper, published on 11 October, addresses the issue of the anonymity of internet users.
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