Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jul 2017 · Northern Ireland Office
Absent Voting: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to review the proxy vote process in Northern Ireland to reduce the risk of misuse.
10 Jul 2017 · Department for International Development
Development Aid: Charities
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that there is interest in and take-up from the Small Charities Challenge Fund from charities in Northern Ireland.
10 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
India: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of India on behalf of the six ex-Army personnel being held in Chennai Jail.
10 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to visit cadet detachments in Northern Ireland in the current calendar year.
10 Jul 2017 · HM Treasury
Pensions: Tax Allowances
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of tax relief paid by higher rate taxpayers who had contributed to their pensions in that year was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
28 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Queen Elizabeth
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians were employed during the construction of the recently launched HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.
28 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Pakistan on the recent case of a sewage cleaner who was a Christian, who died after becoming unconscious at work, and whose medical tr
28 Jun 2017 · Department for International Development
Brazil: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assistance the Government has offered to the Government of Brazil and relief agencies based in Brazil to help street children without accommodation and sanitation.
28 Jun 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
British Business Bank: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps have been taken by the British Business Bank to help small businesses in Northern Ireland access finance.
20 Apr 2017 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy: Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the devolved administrations on the operation of the apprenticeship levy in each of those regions.
20 Apr 2017 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount of Government funding was to charities which support veterans in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
20 Apr 2017 · Department of Health
Mental Health Services: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment and care for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems.
20 Apr 2017 · Cabinet Office
Equal Pay: Public Sector
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of trends in the gender pay gap in the public sector in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
19 Apr 2017 · Department for International Development
Charities: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to promote take-up of her Department's small charities fund among charities in Northern Ireland.
19 Apr 2017 · Ministry of Defence
Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions explosive ordnance disposal personnel were deployed in Northern Ireland between 1 January and 31 March 2017.
19 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury
Public Sector Debt
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of public sector net debt at the end of the current financial year.
19 Apr 2017 · Cabinet Office
Older Workers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were estimated to be working beyond their 65th birthday in each of the last two years.
19 Apr 2017 · Cabinet Office
Pay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are estimated to be working and earning £11,500 or less per annum in the current financial year.
18 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
North Korea: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many UK nationals have been issued with visas for the purpose of visiting North Korea in a (a) professional and (b) tourism capacity since 1 J
18 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Egypt: Copts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his counterpart in the Egyptian Government progress on apprehending the people responsible for the recent attacks on Coptic churches in Egypt.
18 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Raymond Koh
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Malaysian authorities on the recent disappearance and apparent abduction of Christian Pastor Raymond Koh.
18 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury
Fuels: Tax Evasion
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many arrests have been made in connection with fuel fraud in Northern Ireland since 1 January 2017.
18 Apr 2017 · HM Treasury
Debts: Cars
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the level of personal debt relating to car purchases in each of the last five years.
28 Mar 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Economic Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will take steps to ensure that job creation and economic development across the whole of the UK is a priority during negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
28 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development
Sub-Saharan Africa: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will meet charities and faith groups to ensure that the provision of natural clean water in sub-Saharan Africa is an international priority.
28 Mar 2017 · Department of Health
Dementia: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to work towards the elimination of dementia among senior citizens in the next 20 years.
28 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Sub-Saharan Africa: Droughts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to UN officials on drought and population movement in sub-Saharan Africa.
28 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet her counterparts in the devolved administrations to establish how best to tackle educational under-achievement across the UK.
23 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2017 to Question 68122, what estimate he has made of the amount of fines due to be payable as a result of those people who missed the 31 January 2017 deadline for their tax returns.
23 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development
Nigeria: Boko Haram
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government is giving to people in Nigeria who have begun to return to their home villages after the retreat of Boko Haram.
Source: official written-questions record.