Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2017 to Question 60259, how much his Department spent on Iraq through the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund in each of the last five years.

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

Microplastics: Cosmetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 67199, if her Department will publish the results of her Department's consultation on the proposals to ban microbeads in cosmetics an

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

Roads: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce roadside littering; and if she will make a statement.

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

Marine Environment: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce marine environment pollution caused by sewage processing.

13 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Greyhound Racing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to reform the model of funding for greyhound racing.

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

Microplastics: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 67200, on marine environment: microplastics, if her Department will assess the effect of microplastics entering the environment on an

8 Mar 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he last met his counterpart in South Africa to discuss bilateral trade between the UK and South Africa.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential annual percentage increase of rail fares in the next five years.

8 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Electronic Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2017 to Question 61344 on prisons: electronic equipment, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) game consoles and (b) televisions in prisons.

8 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of microplastics entering the marine environment for human health.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 65236, what plans her department has to prevent the remaining 99.99 per cent to 95.9 per cent of microplastics from entering the

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce waste and litter entering the marine environment across the UK.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of microplastics entering the marine environment on (a) wild and (b) non-wild animal welfare.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Roads: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce roadside pollution.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shipping: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to reduce marine pollution caused by shipping in UK waters.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to improve animal welfare in abattoirs.

8 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoos: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that zoos across the UK have sufficient levels of animal welfare.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for International Trade

Commonwealth: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which other Commonwealth countries he plans to prioritise for trade agreements after the UK has left the EU.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for International Trade

Commonwealth: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage investment from other Commonwealth countries.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with the Home Office on the potential merits of including visa liberalisation within future trade agreements.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for International Trade

Commonwealth: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has received from other Commonwealth countries on future trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for International Trade

South Africa: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to fill the role of trade envoy to South Africa.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development

Iraq: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost of the Government's projects in Iraq was in each year between 2010 and 2017.

1 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Visas: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of offering equivalent visitor visa arrangements to Indians as those that are provided to Chinese visitors.

1 Mar 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 65236 on microplastics, what estimate she has made of the reduction in harm to the marine environment as a consequence of the pro

23 Feb 2017 · Wales Office

Health Services: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the value for money of care delivered by NHS Wales and NHS England.

22 Feb 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Standardisation: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has for membership of the European Committee for Standardisation and the enforcement of that Committee's standards after the UK leaves the EU.

22 Feb 2017 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade and Investment: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote trade and investment in green technology into the UK.

22 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent to date on NHS England's proposals for changing the organisation of congenital heart disease services; and what the projected total cost is for implementing that change in each of the next

22 Feb 2017 · Department of Health

Heart Diseases: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many congenital heart disease surgery cases there were in (a) 1990-91 and (b) 2015-16; and how many of those cases resulted in a fatality.

Source: official written-questions record.