Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take further steps to deter dog smuggling into the UK.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the effect of toxic fumes from shipping.
12 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Burglary: Havering
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents involving armed burglary in the London Borough of Havering in the last five years.
12 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the possible merits of implementing Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit strategy in London in order to tackle knife crime.
12 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Capita
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his department has made of the benefit to the public purse of the outsourcing deal with Capita for military recruiting and associated IT systems.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for International Trade
Common Customs Tariffs
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of maintaining regulatory alignment and the Common External Tariff with the EU on the work of his Department.
12 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Firearms: Havering
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents involving firearms in the London Borough of Havering in the last five years.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for International Development
Tanzania: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help the Government of Tanzania to host 335,000 refugees.
12 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Police: Havering
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Metropolitan Police on the effect on police performance of the tri-borough merger in Havering.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Brexit
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the amount the UK would pay to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
12 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to deepen ties with Commonwealth states after the UK leaves the EU.
12 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
North Korea: Nuclear Disarmament
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his counterpart in the US Administration on the denuclearisation of North Korea.
12 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Migrants: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the UK Visas and Immigration guidelines on English language testing for English-speaking Commonwealth countries.
12 Mar 2019 · Treasury
Coinage: British Overseas Territories
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to design and mint a £1 coin celebrating the heritage of the Falklands as part of the new pound coin roll-out to British overseas territories.
12 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Indian Ocean Territory: Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to use the Outer Islands of the Chagos Archipelago for defence purposes.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional funding for staff (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have received in allocated expenditure in respect of the UK leaving the EU.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fracking: Lancashire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to prevent methane leaking from the fracking site operated by Cuadrilla at Preston New Road.
4 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Organised Crime: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to reduce organised acquisitive crime in the outer London boroughs.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to increase the rate of reduction in the UK's carbon emissions.
4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing a compulsory custodial sentence for carrying a knife.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Chlorine
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the suitability of chlorinated chicken for the UK market.
4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing the minimum sentence for knife-related crime.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for International Development
Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that aid spending supports the UK's political, commercial and diplomatic priorities.
4 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of knife offences in Havering in each of the last five years.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Gibraltar
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the status of Gibraltar remains a red line for the UK in its negotiations on leaving the EU.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Education
Teachers: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many veterans have taken part in the Armed Forces to Teachers scheme; and if he will make a statement.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for International Trade
Overseas Trade: Tanzania
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to increase trade between the UK and Tanzania.
4 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of time spent looking for a job was each week by individuals claiming (a) universal credit and (b) job seekers allowance in each of the last five years.
4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Knives: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for (a) carrying a knife and (b) knife-related crime resulted in a sentence of (i) up to six months, (ii) six to 12 months and (iii) over 12 months in the last three years for which informat
4 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic status the European Union will have to the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
Source: official written-questions record.