Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2018 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change in the ratio of investments in stocks and shares ISAs to cash ISAs has been in each of the last five years.

17 Apr 2018 · Cabinet Office

Prescription Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for how many deaths the consumption of an excess of prescription drugs was the primary cause between 2012 and 2016.

27 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Passports: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications the British embassy in Dublin approved in each of the last three years; and of those applications what proportion were (a) for new and (b) to renew passports.

21 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Financial Services: Regulation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether paragraph 2.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Principles for Business applies to (a) all firms authorised by the FCA and (b) firms engaged in regulated activities which are not authorised by the FC

21 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent WHO reports on Disease X.

20 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) advice and (b) training the Government is making available to businesses to prepare for the roll-out of the Making Tax Digital system.

20 Mar 2018 · Treasury

Taxation: Electronic Government

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to make businesses aware of the introduction of the Making Tax Digital system in April 2019.

20 Mar 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been imprisoned for the offence of animal cruelty in each of the last five years.

20 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Passports: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications the British embassy in Dublin approved in each of the last 10 years; and of those applications what proportion were (a) for new and (b) to renew passports.

13 Mar 2018 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of electronic vehicles on UK roads by 2028.

13 Mar 2018 · Leader of the House

Members: Allowances

To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the House has been of payments made to hon. Members who have not taken their seats in the House in respect of their Parliamentary duties, in each of the last 10 years.

7 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the instances of childhood obesity being the primary cause of cancer among children aged 16 and under, in each of the last 10 years.

28 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Personal Pensions: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how much would be saved on an annual basis if tax relief on personal pension contributions was capped at the basic rate, based on the total amount of personal pension contributions in 201

27 Feb 2018 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the change in the volume of UK trade with non-EU countries in each year between 2013 and 2017.

27 Feb 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the devolved administrations are able to share information on cases where (a) suicide, (b) self harm and (c) other mental health related issues.

27 Feb 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with the BBC on the accuracy of its tax advice to employees establishing personal service companies and the implications of such companies on an employee's ta

27 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Raymond Koh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he will make representations to his Malaysian counterparts on the kidnapping of Pastor Raymond Koh in that country.

27 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Solicitors: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides to people who have received incorrect legal advice from a solicitor who subsequently absconds from the UK jurisdiction.

21 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full time personnel have (a) retired or left and (b) joined the Navy in each of the last three years.

21 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, How many full time personnel have (a) retired or left and (b) joined the Army in each of the last three years.

21 Feb 2018 · Home Office

Passports: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of opening a Passport Office in Dublin better to facilitate responses to the high level of demand for British Passports from peopl

20 Feb 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Explosives: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions explosive ordinance officers were deployed to deal with incidents in Northern Ireland between 1 July 2017 and 1 January 2018.

20 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the United Nations on the recent cases of the murders of Christians in the states of Adamawa, Nasarawa and Benue in Nigeria to ensure that those respons

20 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sudan: Churches

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his counterpart in the Government of Sudan the recent demolition of an evangelical church in the Khartoum suburb of Haj Yousif.

23 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing treatment to alleviate post-traumatic stress disorder.

23 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Schmallenberg Virus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to put in place precautions to prevent the spread of the Schmallenberg virus.

17 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Chinese Government on the demolition of the Golden Lampstand Protestant Church in Linfen City, China, in early January 2017.

17 Jan 2018 · Department for International Development

Africa: Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM) since the Africa-led movement on FGM was established.

16 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations at the UN on the increase in persecution of Christians and other non-Muslim religions in the Middle East and steps to prevent such persecution.

16 Jan 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nepal: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Nepalese Government on recent levels of persecution of Christians and moves to close Christian orphanages.

Source: official written-questions record.