Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Lobbying

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the extent to which grants made by his Department to third parties are used for activities designed to influence his Department, other departments or Parliament.

10 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to use the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to prioritise the strengthening of diplomatic and economic ties with Commonwealth countries.

10 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turks and Caicos Islands: Haiti

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent people migrating illegally from Haiti to the Turks & Caicos islands.

10 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Overseas Trade: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to improve trade relations with Commonwealth countries.

9 Nov 2015 · Department for International Development

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2015 to Question 10198, whether funding to settle refugees within the UK will be allocated solely from the overseas aid budget.

9 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to cooperate with his Egyptian counterpart on measures to (a) counter security threats and (b) ensure the safety of air passengers travelling from Egypt.

9 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turks and Caicos Islands: Haiti

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the (a) recent increase in illegal transport of weapons from Haiti to the Turks and Caicos Islands and (b) the increase in gun crime in those island

9 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turks and Caicos Islands: Haiti

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent increase in migrants from Haiti to the Turks and Caicos Islands on local resources on those islands.

9 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's aims are for the visit of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

9 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) assess and (b) help improve security at Sharm el-Sheikh airport; and what assessment he has made of the incidence of corruption amongst staff at

9 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Power Stations: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which power plants are due to come offline in March 2016; and what plans she has to ensure peak energy demands are met after those plants come offline.

9 Nov 2015 · Department for Education

Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) recruit more teachers and (b) otherwise ensure that schools do not experience a shortage of teaching staff.

9 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Peacekeeping Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what proportion UK military capabilities have been reduced in the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the resources available to the armed forces to defend the UK in the event of a major confli

9 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Bahrain: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the construction of a new Royal Navy facility in Bahrain will further assist UK forces operating in the Middle East to resolve the conflicts there in which they are currently engaged.

9 Nov 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on the provision of incremental annual pay rises for personnel of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.

9 Nov 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to promote British business in (a) Australia, (b) Canada and (c) New Zealand.

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dairy Products: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure that dairy farmers receive a fair and sustainable price for their produce.

2 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Extradition: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken has been for a successful extradition request from the US administration to be implemented for deporting a person to the US since 2010.

2 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Extradition: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens have been extradited to the US under the US-UK extradition treaty since 2010; and how many US citizens have been extradited to the UK under that treaty in the same period.

2 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Criminal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to ensure that it is aware of the criminal histories of all people admitted into the UK.

2 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Remembrance Day: Parades

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to ensure that reductions in police funding do not lead to the cancellation of Remembrance Day parades.

2 Nov 2015 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on (a) implementing the recommendations of the Second Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Extradition Law, Session 2014-15, HL Paper 126 and (b) agre

2 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's primary objectives are at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

2 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chagossians: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) EU organisations, (b) UN organisations and (c) charities regarding potential partial funding of the resettlement of Chagossians in the Cha

2 Nov 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gulf States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had during his recent visit to the Gulf states to encourage those states to increase their involvement in the (a) war against ISIL and (b) resolution of the refugee si

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Hinkley Point C Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department was (a) consulted on and (b) approved the newly-signed nuclear energy contract between China and EDF.

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Hinkley Point C Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the contractual status is of the China/EDF deals; whether those contracts make provision for their terms to be reassessed at a future date; and if she will make a statement.

2 Nov 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Hinkley Point C Power Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the agreed terms and retail price (a) with and (b) without an RPI-annual refix are of the recently announced China/EDF deals.

27 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Anguilla: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to transfer powers over the raising and spending of public finances from the government of Anguilla to the Government.

26 Oct 2015 · Department for Transport

Motorways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve the quality of roads on the motorway network.

Source: official written-questions record.