Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Justice
Animal Welfare: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of animal abuse in England and Wales in 2013.
30 Jun 2014 · Home Office
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make the homing of cats, dogs and other animals no longer required for experimentation a mandatory requirement for laboratories.
30 Jun 2014 · Department of Health
Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what direct funding his Department has made available for research into Parkinson's disease.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Nigeria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has offered to the Nigerian authorities in tackling the threat of Boko Haram.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Gibraltar
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar in relation to a change in law enabling British citizens to become Gibraltarians after 10 years of residence in Gibraltar.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Gibraltar
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that businesses choosing to operate in Gibraltar are able to do so as easily as possible.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Bulgaria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on recent difficulties facing Bulgarian banks.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Pakistan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the government of Pakistan in tackling the threat posed by the Taliban.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Iraq
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to assist the government of Iraq in tackling the threat posed by Isis.
30 Jun 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Foreign Investment in UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage foreign direct investment from member states of the Commonwealth.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Gibraltar: Spain
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the current official position of the UN on Spain's claim to Gibraltar; and what steps he is taking to secure condemnation by the UN of Spain's beh
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on immediate threats to Ukraine from Russia.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
China
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on animal welfare issues in China.
30 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK contribution to establishing democracy in Syria.
30 Jun 2014 · Department for Education
Truancy: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents and guardians of children within the state school system were fined as a result of unauthorised absence by their children in 2013.
23 Jun 2014 · Department for Education
Academic Year
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the economic effects of deregulating school holidays on (a) tourism jobs in seaside areas and (b) seaside economies.
18 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent trends in employment in the private sector.
18 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Families: Taxation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal measures he has introduced to reduce the level of taxes paid by families.
4 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ascension Island
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he took to ensure that the foreign commercial vessels fishing in the waters of Ascension Island from 2010 to 2013 did not use slave labour.
4 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ascension Island
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of living conditions and labour standards on commercial vessels long-lining in the waters of Ascension Island from 2010 to 2013.
4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) the Joint Nature Conservation Committee spent on biodiversity research in (i) the UK and (ii) the Overseas Territories in each of the last four year
4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on biodiversity conservation in (a) the UK and (b) the Overseas Territories in 2013-14.
4 Jun 2014 · Ministry of Defence
Cyprus
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to decide whether Cape Pyla in the Cyprus sovereign base area of Dhekelia will be designated as a protected area.
Source: official written-questions record.