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.