Written questions
305 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Cadmium: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of the reduction in cadmium within phosphate fertilisers in the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Coun
14 Dec 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cadmium: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to UK agriculture of the reduction in cadmium within phosphate fertiliser set out in the proposal for a regulation of the European Par
14 Dec 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cadmium: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) her EU counterparts, (b) the EU Commission and (c) sedimentary phosphate exporters on mitigating the effect of cadmium reduction in phosphate fert
14 Dec 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cadmium: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will quantify the contribution to soil cadmium levels of (a) phosphate-based fertilisers and (b) environmental pollution.
7 Dec 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Manufacturing Industries: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to calculate the cost to (a) consumers and (b) the environment of planned obsolescence of electronic products manufactured in the UK.
7 Dec 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Foreign Investment in UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what safeguards his Department has to ensure that rules on mergers and acquisitions do not damage foreign direct investment.
7 Dec 2016 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities his Department has consulted on the progress of plans for the construction of High Speed 2 since May 2015.
7 Dec 2016 · Home Office
Cybersecurity: Nuclear Power
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implication for her Department's policies on the cyber security of nuclear facilities of the Stuxnet cyber attacks.
7 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
Community Hospitals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information (a) his Department and (b) NHS England holds on plans for community hospitals to relieve pressures on acute hospitals over the winter 2016 period.
7 Dec 2016 · Department of Health
NHS: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency planning his Department is undertaking on the recruitment of (a) EU and (b) non-EU health services staff prior to the UK's exit from the EU.
7 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British ex-patriots residing in EU countries have contacted (a) UK embassies and (b) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding visa rights since 23 June 2016.
7 Dec 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Mobile Phones: Radio Frequencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 3.20 of the Autumn Statement 2016, what her timetable is for (a) tackling network not spot zones and (b) national roll-out of 5G.
7 Dec 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Letting Agents
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that private letting agencies do not (a) transfer costs to landlords and (b) redefine tenant fees.
6 Dec 2016 · Home Office
Bail
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the Government has made on reforming pre-charge bail.
23 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department met small businesses to discuss company law reform in each of the last two years.
23 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Telecommunications: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department met with their counterparts in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to discuss competition in the telecommun
23 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport
South Western Rail Franchise
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date he plans to announce the successful bidder for the South Western rail franchise.
23 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department met representatives from the (i) NHS and (ii) pharmaceutical industry to discuss drug price rises in each of the last two years.
23 Nov 2016 · Department of Health
General Practitioners: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students undertook the MRCGP exam in each year since 2014.
23 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the anticipated profile is of British military units in Afghanistan over the next five years.
23 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury
Local Government: Public Private Partnerships
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the value of local authority debts accrued from public-private partnership developments since 2010 in (a) England and (b) Wiltshire.
23 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what actions were agreed during meetings he had in the last six months with representatives from the Association of Residential Letting Agents relating to fees for private sector tenants.
23 Nov 2016 · Cabinet Office
Government Property Unit
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the value of savings accrued from government land and property by the Government Property Unit since 2010; and what the running costs of the Government Property Unit have been since 2010.
1 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated projected cost is of (a) the basic state pension and (b) additional pensioner benefits by benefit for (i) the lifetime of the current Parliament and (ii) 2020 to 2025.
1 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of a real terms increase of (a) 1.5 and (b) 2.5 per cent in the basic state pension in each year to 2025.
1 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dairy Products: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates she has met representatives from the milk industry to discuss raising dairy prices.
1 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence
MOD Lyneham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are being trained at MOD Lyneham.
1 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence
MOD Lyneham
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost is of refurbishment at MOD Lyneham for accommodating consolidated Army, Royal Navy and RAF training.
1 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates he met (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Department for Education to discuss academic support for children of military personnel.
25 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Nuclear Power: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of Stuxnet cyber-attacks on the UK's civil nuclear power programme.
Source: official written-questions record.