The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-03-17.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for HM Revenue and Customs to acknowledge or reply to the letter of 24 February 2016 from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning a constituent.
Mr David Gauke
HM Revenue and Customs replied to the hon. Member’s letter on 14 March 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the hon. Member for Walsall North did not receive a written response to his letter of 25 May 2016 on a constituent’s concern about personal independence payments, ref NM580509C/PIP 10531938/101; when a reply will be received to that letter and the follow-up letter of 3 October 2016; and for what reasons those delays occurred.
Penny Mordaunt
The Department for Work and Pensions apologises for any delay in responding. We have been investigating the issues raised in your Parliamentary Question but unfortunately there is no trace of your stated correspondence within the department. Therefore we are unable to respond at this time. The department requests that the honourable gentleman for Walsall North sends in duplicate copies, to enable the department to understand the content, investigate further and provide an appropriate response.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-03-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North, of 17 February 2016, on comments made by him on the Walsall borough; and what the reason is for the time taken to respond to that letter.
Mr Marcus Jones
A reply was sent on 13 April and the delay was caused by a clerical error within the team.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library the correspondence she had with Judge Goddard asking for her to appear before the Home Office committee after her resignation as chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.
Sarah Newton
On 6 October 2016, Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary at the Home Office, wrote to Dame Lowell Goddard, former chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, to pass on a request from the Home Affairs Select Committee that she appear before the Committee. The Committee has published the text of this letter on its website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to reply to the letter of 7 March 2016 from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning ESOL funding.
Mr Marcus Jones
Baroness Williams of Trafford replied on 12 April.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-10-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) which food banks he has visited since taking office.
Damian Hinds
Details of Ministerial UK official visits and official meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly and made available on the gov.uk website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons his Department did not answer Question 32050 from the hon. Member for Walsall North, tabled on 11 April 2016, or the letter sent to him on 17 February 2016; and if he will give an explanation why a written question for a named day was not replied to on time.
Mr Marcus Jones
A written question for a named day was not replied to on time as a result of a clerical error within the departmental parliamentary team. A reply to the hon Member’s letter of 17 February has been sent.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-10-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 20 September 2016 on behalf of a constituent relating to nuisance telephone calls.
Margot James
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is responsible for the Government’s policy on nuisance telephone calls. The hon. Member’s letter of 20 September 2016 has been passed to DCMS and that Department will reply directly to the hon Member.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-04-19.
To ask the Leader of the House, what progress has been made on plans for the complete renovation of the Palace of Westminster; and if he will make a statement.
Chris Grayling
The Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster, co-chaired by the Leader of the House of Commons and the Leader of the House of Lords, was established on 16 and 20 July 2015 to examine the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. The Committee is considering evidence from a wide range of experts, Parliamentarians and stakeholders and will report in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Winnick on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide the private office telephone numbers for the ministerial offices of her Department to hon. Members; and for what reasons those numbers are not available to hon. Members.
Nick Gibb
The Cabinet Office publishes the list of Ministerial responsibilities, which includes contact details for all Ministers. For Ministers at the Department for Education, the switchboard number is given, and Members will always be put through to the relevant Private Office. Copies are provided to all Members upon publication, and are available in the Vote Office and the Libraries of both Houses. It is also available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministers-and-responsibilities
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