Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Algeria: Protestantism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the Government of Algeria on the forced closure of a Protestant Church in North West Algeria on 9 November 2017.

13 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will commemorate the contribution of the White Helmet Motor Cycle Team to defence.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the relative proportion of disabled people in the part-time and full-time work forces; and if he will make a statement.

11 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Older People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of people in the UK aged over 100 between 2017 and 2022.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department would make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting further routes from an airport where Public Service Obligation support for a specific air route has been successful.

11 Dec 2017 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the total sum owed in student loans in (a) 2000 and (b) 2016.

7 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the 28-day time limit for referral of unduly lenient sentences.

7 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets his Department has set for reducing childhood obesity over the course of the 2017 Parliament.

7 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in the number of attempted murders carried out by knives in the last five years.

7 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Immigration: Debts

To ask the Home Secretary, how many people who had debt in excess of £500 were refused leave to remain in the UK in the last three years.

6 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of number of adults annually giving up smoking as a result of vaping; and whether there has been an increase in the number of adults giving up smoking since vaping became more

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has held with social media platform providers on tackling online bullying against young people.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help the local newspaper sector in the face of reducing sales and increasing online news content.

6 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Motor Neurone Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes there have been in the (a) assessment and (b) management of motor neurone disease in the last 12 months.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of businesses that will be in a state of readiness for the General Data Protection Regulation compliance by May 2018.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Polio

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the amount of funding allocated to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative which will not be spent by 2019.

5 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Personal Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the change in number of financial advisors who offer advice on personal pensions arising from recent changes on accessibility to personal pensions.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Africa: Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on eliminating female genital mutilation in Africa in the last three years.

5 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the rates of prostate cancer among men over 50 who are (a) white and (b) BAME during the last ten years.

4 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his announcement on the Industrial Strategy, what steps is he taking to ensure that the Strategy is delivered across the regions and nations of the UK.

4 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to deport non-UK offenders who were deported after committing offences in the UK who subsequently returned to the UK and committed further offences.

4 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Personal Savings: Interest Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representation he has received on the new rules and guidance regarding interest rates on savings accounts that were issued by the Financial Conduct Authority.

4 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Overseas Loans: Republic of Ireland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, will the outstanding loan monies still owed by the Government of the Irish Republic to the UK Goverment be affected in any way by Parliament's decision to conclude the UK's exit from the EU by March 2019.

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Transport

HM Coastguard: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there was in the number of people employed by the national network for HM Coastguard between January 2016 and July 2017?

30 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Fuels: Northern Ireland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the areas in Northern Ireland that qualify for the rural fuel duty rebate scheme in light of the availability of cheaper fuel in the Irish Republic?

30 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Credit Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a further review of the credit union expansion project to examine the possibility of additional changes that would allow credit unions to offer additional financial services.

30 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he had had with his international counterparts on progress on the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project.

29 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mediterranean Sea: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have tried to make the sea crossing between North Africa and Europe in the last six months.

29 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Nigerian counterpart on the murder of nine Christians in Central Plateau State in November 2017 to ensure that those responsible are brought to just

28 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Northern Ireland University Air Squadron will reach its capacity of planned student places.

Source: official written-questions record.