Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Passports: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in the number of passport applications waiting for more than two months to be processed between 1 July 2013 and 2015.

15 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tunisia: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Tunisian government on the safety of UK citizens who plan to travel to that country during 2016.

15 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Income Tax: Northern Ireland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Northern Ireland currently in employment will not be paying Income Tax from April 2016.

10 Dec 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Social Security: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether financial penalties related to welfare reform have been ceased since legislation on that subject was agreed by the Northern Ireland Assembly; and whether there has been reimbursement of such pena

10 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Organised Crime: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of co-operation there is between the National Crime Agency and authorities in the Republic of Ireland on combatting organised criminal activities taking place between Northern Ireland and t

9 Dec 2015 · Department for International Development

West Africa: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government is providing to countries in West Africa to reduce the chances of Ebola returning to areas from which it has been eradicated.

9 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote international support for and defence of religious minority communities in the Middle East.

9 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking through the UN to tackle international recruitment of people for terrorist activity in Syria and Iraq.

9 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the animal licensing review will include a review of how to tackle internet sales of rare animals.

2 Dec 2015 · Home Office

Passports: British Embassy Dublin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for British passports through the passport section of the British embassy in Dublin in the last 12 months.

2 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the obesity rate is for (a) adults and (b) children under the age of 16; and what forecast the Government has made of such rates in 2020.

2 Dec 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Historic Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions her Department has had with the devolved assemblies on best practice on insulation of historic and other older properties.

2 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on establishment of a Northern Ireland University Air Squadron.

2 Dec 2015 · Cabinet Office

Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees earning less than £10,000 per annum.

1 Dec 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Polling Stations: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to consult people in Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which will be affected by proposed changes in polling station locations.

1 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on interpreters working on behalf of the UK armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan who wish to seek resettlement in the UK.

1 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what change there has been in prostate cancer detection rates since publication of the Report of the Prostate Cancer Audit in November 2014.

1 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Annuities

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the conclusion of its thematic review of the annuities market as to whether consumers are being treated fairly in the current financial climate.

24 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Home Office: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times Minsters in her Department (a) visited and (b) met personnel at national security establishments in Northern Ireland in 2014.

24 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Bomb Disposal: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times explosive ordinance officers were deployed to deal with incidents in Northern Ireland between 1 January 2015 and 1 July 2015.

24 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Minsters in his Department visited defence establishments in Northern Ireland in 2014.

24 Nov 2015 · Cabinet Office

Big Lottery Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much Big Lottery funding was provided to Northern Ireland in 2014; and how much such funding will be provided in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.

24 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Working Tax Credit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change in expenditure has been on working tax credits between 2013 and 2015.

24 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Fuels: Tax Evasion

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fuel laundering plants were discovered in Northern Ireland in 2014; and how many of those plants were (a) fully operational at the time of discovery and (b) within ten miles of the border of the Republic of

18 Nov 2015 · Department of Health

Health: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to change attitudes to personal health issues among men.

18 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is taken into account in decisions about the future of HM Revenue and Customs offices in Northern Ireland.

10 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the government of the Irish Republic on the number of refugees likely to be settled in the Irish Republic who would be eligible to subsequently move to the UK.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to assist African governments in reversing the number of animals thought to be at risk of extinction.

10 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there has been any recent change to the guidance given to senior personnel in the armed forces on the public comments on political matters which they may make.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what targets he has set for the creation of numbers of apprenticeships between now and 2020.

Source: official written-questions record.