Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jan 2016 · Department of Health

Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to expand the number of places in medicine courses in universities.

11 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the decline in the broadcast of free-to-air sport on the accessibility of sport to young people.

11 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Shopping Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to combat the (a) decline in the use of local shopping centres and (b) fall in employment rates by local shopping centres; and if he will make a statement.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Small Businesses: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that any extra workload due to plans to require the filing of quarterly tax returns by small businesses does not reduce profits and productivity for such small businesses.

11 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Migration: Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to encourage an increase in migration to the UK from Australia to the levels of such migration prior to 2008.

11 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Falkland Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that his (a) Department will not enter into negotiations with Argentina without the full consent of the Falkland Islands government and (b) Department's position remains

11 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chagossians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when any Ministers in his Department last met Chagossian representatives; and when they next plan to do so.

8 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will support a claim by (a) petroleum suppliers who supply home heating oil and (b) other petroleum suppliers for a derogation from the EU rules on the amount of weekly rest required by such s

8 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Airports: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to allow US border guards to patrol UK airports.

8 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on proposals by the European Commission to establish a EU border guard.

6 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees who have been admitted to the UK since 2010 (a) have since returned to their country of origin and (b) her Department is in regular contact with.

6 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Honours

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2015 to Question 19413, if he will change the policy on awards offered by other countries to allow recognition of knighthoods awarded on the advice o

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Islamic State: Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2015 to Question 20068, how many British-based individuals have breached the sanctions regime against Daesh; and how many bank accounts have been frozen in the UK as part of the

6 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with Turkish authorities on the illegal trade in oil by Daesh across the Syrian-Turkish border.

6 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he held with his Swiss counterpart on that country's relationship with the EU as part of his Department's preparations for the renegotiation of the UK's relationship with

6 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in states which allow women to engage in close combat operations on effective implementation of that policy.

6 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Islamic State: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what airstrikes have been conducted by the Royal Air Force against Daesh in the last three weeks.

6 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Aircraft Carriers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure former aircraft carrier personnel do not become deskilled before the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers come into active service.

6 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage the training of new behind the scenes production staff and (b) promote Britain's position in the global film industry.

6 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16795, if he will undertake an assessment of activities by third parties fully funded by local authorities designed to influence Gov

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Overseas Trade: Switzerland

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of trade between the UK and Switzerland was in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; and if he will make a statement.

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Interest Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) potential effect on the UK economy of the decision by the US Federal Reserve to raise US interest rates and (b) potential effect of this decision on interest rates in the UK.

6 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Affordable Housing: Greater London

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the affordability of homes in the Greater London area for people under the age of 30.

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will press rail companies to use increases in revenue to invest and upgrade rail infrastructure.

5 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Immigration: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of her Department's employment of interpreters for immigration purposes in 2014-15; and what the roles and responsibilities were of those interpreters, beyond ass

5 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in reducing red tape for British business during his Department's renegotiation of the UK relationship with the EU.

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to allow greater flexibility for the UK to develop trade agreements outside Europe as part of the renegotiation of the UK relationship with the EU.

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers: Dredging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to dredge rivers to prevent further flooding; and if her Department will review any current restrictions on dredging in place to permit more dredgin

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Lobbying

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Written Statement of 23 February 2015, HCW5292, if he will extend the anti-sock puppet clause to cover the issuing of grants and contracts made by local authorities

5 Jan 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Manufacturing Industries: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate how many new EU regulations and directives have been implemented in the UK in 2015 which affect British manufacturing industries.

Source: official written-questions record.