Written questions

565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Interception Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for warrants for electronic surveillance she rejected last year.

5 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Electronic Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for warrants for electronic surveillance he rejected last year.

3 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees arrived in the UK through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme in October 2015.

3 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Naturalisation: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passports submitted in support of an application for naturalisation as a British citizen were found to have a counterfeit Home Office stamp purporting to grant settlement in each year since 2

2 Nov 2015 · Home Office

English Language: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on students in Orkney and Shetland of reducing the accredited English language courses available to students in the highlands and islands of Scotland.

2 Nov 2015 · Home Office

English Language: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Qualifications Authority on accreditation of its English for Speakers of other Languages qualifications.

29 Oct 2015 · Home Office

State Visits: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she was informed that warrants were being obtained to search the homes of the three protestors arrested during the visit of the Chinese President.

29 Oct 2015 · Home Office

State Visits: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what involvement her Chinese counterpart had in the planning of the policing operation for the recent visit of the Chinese President.

29 Oct 2015 · Home Office

State Visits: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department had with its Chinese counterparts prior to the recent visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping on policing and protests during that visit.

29 Oct 2015 · Home Office

State Visits: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gave to (a) the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, (b) constables and (c) sergeants ahead of the visit of Xi Jinping to the UK about potential protests during that

13 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings he has had with airlines in which the administration charges for customers claiming back Air Passenger Duty were discussed; and if he will make a statement.

12 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Visas: Orkney and Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been made from Orkney and Shetland for visas requiring the enrolment of biometric information in each year since its introduction.

9 Oct 2015 · Scotland Office

Exports: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress the Government has made on implementing the recommendations of the Wilson Review of Support for Scottish Exporting; and what plans he has to designate (a) the Scotch whisky industry and (b) other s

9 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Refugees: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Syrian refugees arrived in the UK through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme in September 2015.

9 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Taxation: Food

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the introduction of a tax on food with a high sugar content; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of food taxes on improving dietary choices.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Electronic Commerce

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Government has spent on promoting its statement of principles for online retailers.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Electronic Commerce

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to promote its statement of principles for online retailers.

14 Sep 2015 · Home Office

English Language: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons her Department decided to remove the Scottish Qualifications Authority's English for speakers of other languages examinations from her Department's list of recognised qualifications.

14 Sep 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Business: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) FTSE 100 and (b) FTSE 350 companies made voluntary climate disclosures beyond legal reporting requirements in the last year for which figures are available.

20 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2015 to Question 6981, whether agricultural vehicles used for journeys of more than 1.5 kilometres on public roads will be exempt from paying Vehicle Excise Duty.

14 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans that agricultural vehicles will be exempt from the proposed changes to vehicle excise duty announced in the Summer Budget 2015.

9 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government plans to revise its Strategy for Abolition of the Death Penalty 2010-15.

3 Jul 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on re-establishing the position of Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence against Women and Girls Overseas.

29 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each local authority area were eligible to receive carer's allowance on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many and what proportion of such people were in receip

16 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration the Government has given to the use of mobile repeaters to help extend mobile-coverage in rural and island areas.

Source: official written-questions record.