Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he included previously excluded expenditure such as war pensions in the latest UK response to NATO's defence spending requirement.

26 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage other NATO member states to honour their commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence.

26 Oct 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Nuclear Power Stations: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department plans to take to safeguard new nuclear energy facilities constructed in the UK with Chinese involvement from future Chinese cyber attacks; and if she will make a statem

26 Oct 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Battle of Agincourt: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to promote commemoration of the 600th anniversary of the battle of Agincourt; and what plans his Department has to ensure that similar anniversaries are approp

26 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Workplace Pensions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employers use the correct pension classification code and pay their due amount as contributions.

26 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Argentina: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to meet with his Argentinian counterpart following the recent presidential election in that country; and if he will reaffirm to the new Argentinian administration Britis

26 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Taiwan: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to promote the UK's ties with Taiwan; and if he will make a statement.

26 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Elephants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on preventing the practice of capturing and breaking young elephants in India for use in the tourism industry.

26 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Elephants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that British citizens travelling to India are aware of the illegal practice of capturing and breaking young elephants in India for use in the tourism indus

26 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all sides in the conflict in Yemen maintain acceptable humanitarian and human rights standards.

26 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that people involved in the conflict in Yemen are able to access humanitarian and commercial aid,

26 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle obesity.

26 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

MRSA

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a comparative assessment of the number of recorded MRSA infections in (a) Havering and (b) other districts in (i) the present and (ii) the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

21 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) his ministerial colleagues and (b) external organisations on the future of the mortgage guarantee scheme of the Help to Buy policy; and if he will make a statement.

21 Oct 2015 · HM Treasury

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he plans to provide to home-buyers after the end of the mortgage guarantee scheme in 2016.

20 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Justice

European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward plans to suspend UK membership of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of UK military operations.

20 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to ensure that (a) UN membership of the European Convention on Human Rights and (b) other human rights measures do not adversely affect the ability of service personnel to discharge th

20 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of legal costs to his Department in defending service personnel in relation to actions carried out in the course of duty; what estimate he has made of the proportion of such costs which

19 Oct 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Space Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to reduce aid spending in countries with their own space programme.

19 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Forced Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent young people from being forced in to arranged marriages overseas.

19 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of German policy on working with the Turkish government to tackle migration on her Department's objective to reduce net migration to the UK.

19 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of the Iranian government's decision to release from custody five senior members of Al Qaeda during international negotiatio

19 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Karl Andree

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterparts on the case of Karl Andree.

19 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Nuclear Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to fully implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran.

19 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Iran on alleged Iranian support to the Houthi rebels in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.

19 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the (a) Palestinian Authority and (b) Israeli government on recent violent attacks in that region.

19 Oct 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Middle East: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for peace in the Arabian peninsular of the Gulf coalition's efforts to restore President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi's government to power in Y

19 Oct 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of any potential effects of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on food standards in the UK; and if she will make a statement.

19 Oct 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Russia: Central Asia

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the recent announcement by President Putin of a Russia-led Central Asia taskforce, what assessment he has made of the security implications for (a) NATO and (b) the conflict against the Taliban.

19 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Food: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on food prices in the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.