Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Personal Pensions: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of higher rate tax relief claimed by people with personal pensions in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.

17 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse from the introduction of the three per cent surcharge on buy to let properties between April 2016 and April 2018.

17 Oct 2018 · Cabinet Office

Absent Voting

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will undertake a review of the (a) reasons and (b) extent of increases in postal and proxy vote applications in constituencies in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) England in advance of any changes required to

16 Oct 2018 · Northern Ireland Office

British Irish Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times the British Irish Council have met since January 2017.

16 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sea Cadets there were in each year between 2007 and 2017.

16 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Cadets there were in each year between 2007 and 2017.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of potential changes to the level of high street retailing in the next five years.

15 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Bomb Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army Bomb Disposal teams were called out between (a) 1 July 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 July 2018 as a result of (i) viable devices, (ii) hoax devices and (iii) hoax calls

15 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions Army bomb disposal units were called out in Northern Ireland between (a) 1 July 2014 and 1 July 2016 and (b) 1 July 2016 and 1 July 2018.

11 Oct 2018 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Policing Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when a newly constituted Policing Board with (a) political and (b) independent members is planned to be (i) constituted and (ii) fully functional.

11 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of men presenting for appointments to check for prostate cancer at an early stage in the last ten years.

11 Sep 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Chinese Government on reports that the freedom and rights of religious citizens are being restricted.

10 Sep 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Managed Service Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to respond publicly to the forthcoming report of the NAO entitled The BBC’s engagement with personal service companies.

10 Sep 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 5 September 2018, Official Report columns 167-187, Salisbury Update, whether the Government plans to impose further sanctions on th

5 Sep 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle the persecution of Christians in North Korea.

10 Jul 2018 · Cabinet Office

Cancer

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the five most common cancer diagnoses were among (a) men and (b) women in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2017.

3 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mexico: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the Mexican Government on the protection of Mexican Christians from drug cartels and violence.

3 Jul 2018 · Cabinet Office

Older Workers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged 70 and older were in (a) full-time and (b) part-time work in each of the last three years.

3 Jul 2018 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will review legislation to ensure that people responsible for threatening paramilitary window displays can be prosecuted effectively.

3 Jul 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that information is provided to people in auto-enrolment pension schemes on the potential monthly contributions required to provide illustrative potential e

2 Jul 2018 · Treasury

Personal Savings

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal plans he has to increase the level of personal savings in this Parliament.

2 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Wills: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's Choice not Chance campaign in 2015, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of holding another such campaign to encourage more people to make a will.

26 Jun 2018 · Northern Ireland Office

Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has to ensure that regional electoral offices throughout Northern Ireland are retained.

26 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Fuels: Tax Evasion

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been arrested for fuel fraud in Northern Ireland between 1 January 2017 and 1 June 2018.

26 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firms have been prosecuted in Northern Ireland for employing staff who did not have a legal right to be in the UK since 1 January 2015.

26 Jun 2018 · Northern Ireland Office

Flags: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will undertake a review of the (a) procedures and (b) conditions for designated days on which the Union Flag is flown from Government buildings in Northern Ireland.

20 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Employee Ownership

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of employee share ownership schemes in (a) the UK and (b) other EU countries.

19 Jun 2018 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Freedom of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Freedom of Information requests have been made to Government departments in each of the last five years.

19 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of people living illegally in the UK in each of the last five years.

23 May 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what account the Government plans to take of regional and national inequalities when resources from the Shared Prosperity Fund are being allocated.

Source: official written-questions record.