Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Estonia: Air Force

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times RAF aircraft have been scrambled as part of Operation Azotize.

20 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Anduril: Marines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) period and (b) cost is of the contract between the Royal Marines Commando force and Andurial Industries.

20 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) period and (b) cost is of the contract between his Department and NP Aerospace in relation to Protected Mobility Engineering and Technical Support.

20 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Forth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when HMS Forth will be deployed; and whether it will be permanently deployed to the UK's South Atlantic Territories.

20 Jun 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Government obligations to monitor the implementation of the principles established in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong.

20 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: United Arab Emirates

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made on a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates.

20 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress he has made in carrying over the existing EU trade agreement with Syria.

20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport

London City Airport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to Question 261130, what the outcome was of the discussions on noise pollution at the meeting on 11 June 2019.

20 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Fairgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support the fairs and showmen industry.

20 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the facial recognition technology being trialled by the police.

20 Jun 2019 · Wales Office

Agriculture: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he will take to support the farming sector in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.

20 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Acids

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to increase the rate of stop and search policing in response to the increase in acid attacks.

20 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Teachers: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to make the teaching profession a more popular choice for graduates.

20 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Police: Stun Guns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the protection available to police officers who are not trained in the use of stun guns.

20 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Foreign Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage more people from disadvantaged backgrounds to learn foreign languages.

20 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Heroin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged with the distribution of heroin in each of the last five years.

20 Jun 2019 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Havering

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Government estate is in the Borough of Havering.

20 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Fires: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fires have occurred in new build houses in each of the last five years for which data is available.

20 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Housing: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what algorithm is used by local authorities to process council house waiting lists.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Olympic Games

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what powers he has to request from the Olympic Organising Committee information on the way in which specific equipment supply contracts (a) have been and (b) will be awarded.

11 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Olympic Games: Paris and Tokyo

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether procurement processes for the provision of equipment for Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 will be open to UK businesses.

10 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Financial Services: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce fraud in the financial sector.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Circuses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has received on the effect of the Wild Animals in Circuses Bill on human rights.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Olympic Games 2012: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, to which organisations the shooting traps used in the London 2012 Olympic Games were donated.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: Paris and Tokyo

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what guarantees of financial stability are required from firms tendering to supply sports equipment for Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Olympic Games: Paris and Tokyo

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps are being taken to ensure that sub-contractors used for the provision of equipment for Tokyo 2020, Paris 20204 and other major international sports contests comply with the Fo

10 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Olympic Games: Paris and Tokyo

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government has received assurances that UK businesses will be able to tender for the provision of clay pigeon shooting traps for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and for Paris 2024.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for International Trade

Olympic Games 2012: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department has taken to promote UK businesses for the award of Olympic Games contracts.

10 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serious assaults there have been on staff in HM prisons in the last five years for which information is available.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Combined Cadet Force: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage children from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to participate in Combined Cadet Force units in states schools.

Source: official written-questions record.