Written questions

Mr Alistair Carmichael

565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Compass Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the accommodation provided under the Compass contracts are fit for human habitation.

30 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Compass Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Compass contracts for housing asylum seekers.

23 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Defence

United Arab Emirates: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK personnel from each of the armed forces are stationed in the United Arab Emirates.

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his letter, ref MC/204080, what progress has been made on the work of the legal working group tasked with the review of the application of the national minimum wage to seafarers working in UK

11 Sep 2017 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on the roll-out of superfast broadband.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2017 to Question 5522, (a) what steps he is taking to phase out manual data entry and (b) whether his Department is considering methods of data entry

4 Sep 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70622, for what reason the data recorded on the Pets Database and presented in the Answer to Question 66537 was inaccurate; an

4 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Visas: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many transit visas the Government has issued during the last three years in the UK fishing sector.

18 Jul 2017 · HM Treasury

Fuels: Rural Areas

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to make fuel more affordable for people in rural areas.

17 Jul 2017 · HM Treasury

Customs

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional revenue and customs officials potentially required to carry out additional customs declarations after the UK leaves the EU customs union.

17 Jul 2017 · HM Treasury

Customs

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on the flow of goods and people at UK ports of the UK leaving the EU customs union.

17 Jul 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

EU Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many EU agencies of which the UK is a member the Government plans to replace with national or other agencies after the UK leaves the EU; and whether his Department has made an estimate of t

17 Jul 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70622, on what date the new reporting system was permanently introduced; for what reason the data recorded on the Pets Databas

17 Jul 2017 · Cabinet Office

Conservative Party-DUP Agreement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government Ministers were on board the Royal Air Force flight which took Arlene Foster back to Northern Ireland after the completion of the negotiations between the Government and the Democratic Unio

17 Jul 2017 · Cabinet Office

Conservative Party-DUP Agreement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) destination, (b) departure time and (c) landing time was of the Royal Air Force flight which took Arlene Foster back to Northern Ireland after the completion of the negotiations between the Governme

17 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Qatar: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of allegations concerning the presence of ISIS entities in Qatar.

17 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Qatar: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on reported support from Qatar for (a) Fateh al-Sham, (b) Hezbollah, (c) ISIS and (d) al-Qaeda.

17 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Qatar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on reported Qatari contact with and support for political opposition groups in (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) the UAE, (c) Egypt and (d) Bahrain.

17 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Qatar: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the presence of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps in Qatar.

17 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism: Qatar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what forms of collaboration have taken place between the UK and Qatar as part of the additional counter-terrorist financing training with Gulf partners announced in December 2016.

17 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism: Qatar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how much and (b) what forms of assistance have been provided to Qatar for countering terrorism as part of the Sharaka project between the UK and Qatar.

28 Jun 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: United Arab Emirates

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which industries are to be included under the agreement between the UK and the UAE on increased bilateral trade; and if he will make a statement.

13 Apr 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Armed Forces and Intelligence Services: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish the updated version of the Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on th

13 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2017 to Question 66537, for what reason the numbers of dogs imported into the UK from each origin country, as presented in Annex A, do not add up to

23 Mar 2017 · Home Office