Written questions

565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Training

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training HMRC staff have on economic abuse.

19 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) training, (b) capacity building and (c) assistance (i) the UK Government and (ii) Scotland Yard provides to the Hong Kong Police Force.

15 Jul 2019 · Treasury

VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken a recent assessment of the potential effects on businesses in the UK of leaving the EU VAT area.

3 Jul 2019 · Department for Education

Pupils: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2019 to Question 269008 on Pupils: Sanitary Protection, what criteria his Department uses to assess the environmental friendliness of those products.

25 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Pupils: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy for his Department to procure only plastic free period products for schools.

24 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

VJ Day: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has made to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day in 2020.

7 Jun 2019 · Treasury

National Insurance: Young People

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports he has received on young people not receiving their national insurance number on time; and what the reason is for delays in sending out national insurance numbers.

20 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycleways and Pedestrian Areas: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing horses to use pedestrian and cycle paths as shared paths.

13 May 2019 · Ministry of Defence

NATO: Joint Exercises

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in her Department authorised UK participation in Exercise Joint Warrior; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of participation in that exercise.

30 Apr 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

5G: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on helping to ensure that the next auction of 5G spectrum promotes coverage of rural communities which might sit beyond mobile operators' roll-out

8 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the immigration system enables the movement of highly-skilled individuals into the NHS and those working in cancer research after the UK leaves the E

4 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Justice and Security Act 2013

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2018 to Question 152051, how he plans to determine the terms of reference for the review of the operation of sections 6 to 11 of the Justice and Security Act 2013; and whether he

4 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Justice and Security Act 2013

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2018 to Question 152051, and with reference to the December 2018 publication of the fifth annual Report to Parliament on the use of closed material procedures, when he plans to a

4 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Justice and Security Act 2013

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2018 to Question 152051, and with reference to the fifth annual Report to Parliament on the use of closed material procedures published in December 2018, what steps he has taken

20 Mar 2019 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

1 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Home Office: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve the transparency of his Department’s aid budget.

1 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Home Office: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on improving the transparency and effectiveness of his Department’s aid programmes.

12 Feb 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Foreign Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential risk to national security of state-owned mobile network providers operating in UK markets.

5 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the agreement in principle with the Government of Israel to roll over the EU-Israel Free Trade Agreement, what specific territory that agreement applies to.

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fishing limits are set in line with scientific recommendations.

21 Jan 2019 · Cabinet Office

Investigatory Powers Commissioner: Annual Reports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to publish the 2017 Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner.

21 Jan 2019 · Cabinet Office

Investigatory Powers Commissioner: Annual Reports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the 2017 Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner has been submitted to the Prime Minister.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on livestock exports to the EU.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the transportation of livestock from the UK to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

19 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 177630 on Shipping: Minimum wage, when the meeting with the responsible Minister in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy took place;

13 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Iran on the treatment of Baha'is in that country; and if will he make a statement.

13 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the increased use of Tazir laws by the Iranian courts to sentence Baha'i people; and if he will make a statement.

12 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to speed up the process by which the Civil Aviation Authority issues private pilots' licenses.

5 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency planning has been undertaken by his Department to ensure the maintenance of reciprocal health care arrangements between the UK and the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU wit

15 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jamal Khashoggi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the disappearance of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Source: official written-questions record.