Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote British food produce to domestic consumers.

28 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Diversification

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department is conducting on new diversification schemes for farms.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to her international partners on the proportion of gross national income which they dedicate to global efforts to eradicate poverty.

23 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Sudan: Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to assist people affected by drought and extreme hunger in the Nuba mountains region of Sudan.

23 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Farms: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to promote safety for those who visit, work and live on farms.

23 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Personal Savings: Interest Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the Financial Conduct Authority's implementation of new rules and guidance on interest rates on savings accounts.

23 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has (a) recently had and (b) plans to have with her international counterparts on the percentage of gross national income each of their countries contributes towards global

23 Nov 2017 · Northern Ireland Office

British Irish Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the operation of the British-Irish Council forum for consultation and co-operation will be in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.

22 Nov 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she is making on securing maximum ultra-fast broadband access in rural areas.

22 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on the case of Christians prevented from leaving that country to attend a Protestant Reformation event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on

22 Nov 2017 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her strategy is to combat rural crime during the 2017 Parliament.

22 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with farming representatives and environmental groups on how to ensure workable environmental practices on UK farms.

22 Nov 2017 · Cabinet Office

Low Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change has been in the number of people employed full-time and earning less than £11,000 per annum from January (a) 2012 to (b) 2017.

21 Nov 2017 · Northern Ireland Office

HMP Magilligan

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether work is continuing on preparations to rebuild HM Prison Magilligan.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the BBC will receive from licence fee payments in each year to 2022.

21 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who pay higher-rate income tax in the last five years.

21 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Shareholders: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the tax liabilities of UK citizens with shareholdings in companies listed in Europe.

16 Nov 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions her Department has had with Government of the Irish Republic on potential changes to the management by the UK and Irish Governments of the Foyle and Carlingford Lough fr

16 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Democratic Republic of Congo on incidents of violence in October 2017 involving killings and the attack on a Christian hospital.

16 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Labour Turnover

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have (a) left and (b) been recruited to the Office of Budget Responsibility in each of the last two years.

16 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Fees and Charges

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount collected in VAT on ISA fees which was reimbursed to people entitled to such reimbursement on transactions erroneously made subject to VAT between July 2012 and 201

15 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK environment of recent reports of radioactive pollution, including traces of ruthenium 106 detected in France, spreading

15 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Military Exercises: Kenya

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that defence training can continue in Kenya in the event that troops are unable to use his Department's preferred sites in the Laikipia region of Northern Kenya.

15 Nov 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Olympic Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with the British Olympic Association renaming the Olympic Team from Team GB to Team UK.

15 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had investments in cash ISAs in the 2016-17 financial year.

14 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what change there has been in rates of malaria in countries receiving UK funding for anti-malarial products since January 2016.

14 Nov 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Antisemitism: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to combat access to anti-Semitic propaganda among young people.

14 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Squirrels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) red and (b) grey squirrels there are in the UK (i) now and were (ii) in 2007.

14 Nov 2017 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to share best practice with and from the devolved Parliament and Assemblies on delivering improvements in educational attainment among young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

14 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of foreign direct investment in the UK was in the 12 months (a) prior to and (b) from July 2016.

Source: official written-questions record.