Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

Sub-Saharan Africa: Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2017 to Question 105404, on sub-Saharan Africa: poaching, what definition of welfare her Department uses when considering providing support for anti-poaching

24 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that assessment criteria for personal independence payments do not prevent people with disabilities from receiving sufficient payments for their needs.

24 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

Africa: Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department provided for anti-poaching efforts in Africa in each of the last seven years.

24 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Helmets

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2017 to Question 105367, on motorcycles: helmets, what discussions she has had with the police on whether suspects being pursued should be included in the category

24 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Catalonia: Civil Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Spanish counterpart on the violence that occurred during the Catalan independence referendum; and if he will make a statement.

24 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

International Relations: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has provided to private organisations that work to improve the UK's international relations in each of the last five years.

24 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to communicate with hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords plans for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018.

24 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Antarctic

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to further the roll-out of marine sanctuaries in the Antarctic.

24 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary on the role of the UK in demonstrating global leadership on ocean conservation.

24 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department takes to update the public on new and scientific discoveries about challenges to ecosystems across the world.

24 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department allocated to scientific research in the UK on the environment in each of the last five years.

24 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on increasing the size of the Army Reserve to 30,000 personnel.

24 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training and assistance the UK armed forces are providing to support anti-poaching patrols in other countries.

19 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport

Taxis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to update legislation governing the taxi and private hire industry; and if he will make a statement.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2017 to Question 6797, whether India indicated during discussions on the trade relationship between the UK and India that the Government would have to relax immig

14 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Free Trade: Gibraltar

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to establish a free trade area between the UK and Gibraltar which will be in place after the UK leaves the EU.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Sub-Saharan Africa: Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the legality under international laws of using the international aid budget to fund anti-poaching efforts in sub-Saharan Africa.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department provides to nations to help them tackle poaching which results from the illegal ivory trade.

14 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Helmets

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 9627, on motorcycles: helmets, for what reasons there is no reference to the safety of suspects on mopeds and motorcycles as influencing the de

14 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gibraltar: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 9592, what steps his Department has made to investigate the (a) possibility and (b) potential benefits of establishing a free trade

14 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Ivory

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last made representations on the environmental effects of the ivory trade in China with his Chinese counterpart.

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

Ivory: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department last carried out an assessment of the potential effect on the ivory trade globally of a ban on that trade in the UK.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for Education

Poaching

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools pass onto students information on the environmental effect of poaching and of the illegal trade in ivory.

7 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Helmets

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage police forces to pursue suspects on mopeds and motorcycles who are not wearing crash helmets.

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

Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 13 March 2017 to Question 67199, when the results of the consultation on proposals to ban microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products will be pub

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

Tourism: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the tourism industry shared between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Overseas Trade: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the customs union on trade between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

7 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Free Trade: Gibraltar

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to establish a free trade area between the UK and Gibraltar after the UK leaves the EU.

7 Sep 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Travellers: Trespass

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to ensure Travellers who trespass on property pay for any criminal damages and limit the expense incurred to innocent parties.

7 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Republic of Ireland: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that relations with the Republic of Ireland are not detrimentally affected by the UK leaving the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.