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.