Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings officials in her Department have held with representatives from the (a) US Administration (b) Australian Government and (c) European Commission on protecting UK standard

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings have taken place between officials in her Department and officials in the Department for International Trade on protecting UK standards on (a) animal welfare, (b) environ

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Products: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the compliance of imported agricultural goods with UK (a) animal welfare, (b) environmental and (c) food safety standards after the transition period.

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Meat: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which EU regulations to prohibit the import of (a) chlorine-washed chicken, (b) hormone-treated beef, (c) ractopamine-fed pork have been replicated in UK law; and if she will make a st

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) chicken meat, (b) beef, (c) pig meat, (d) sheep meat, (e) fresh egg, (f) egg powder, (g) fresh milk and (h) milk powder was imported to the UK from (i) EU27 countries, (ii

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) chicken meat, (b) beef, (c) pig meat, (d) sheep meat, (e) fresh egg, (f) egg powder, (g) fresh milk and (h) milk powder was exported from the UK in the last 12 months for

12 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, how many people with a diagnosis of autism received a Disabled Facilities Grant in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

12 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people received a Disabled Facilities Grant in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

12 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish a Statement of Expectations for supported housing providers; and if he will make a statement.

4 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of sows in organic farming environments are kept in (a) (i) outdoor and (ii) indoor farrowing systems and (b) farrowing crates; and if she will make a stat

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of growing pigs are (a) free range having been born outside with access to a field throughout life, (b) outdoor-reared having been born and reared outdoors

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of sows are kept in (a)(i) outdoor and (ii) indoor farrowing systems and (b) farrowing crates; and if she will make a statement.

29 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the shortage of HRT products in the UK.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Experiments: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department is taking to reduce toxicity tests performed on animals for new chemical substances.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK chemicals regulations conform with the EU-REACH standards in the (a) short-, (b) medium- and (c) long-term.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

European Chemicals Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on the UK's future working relationship with the European Chemicals Agency after the UK leaves the EU.

23 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

International Seabed Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent on promotional materials for the re-election of Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority.

23 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

International Seabed Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have met with Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority in the last four years.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Copyright: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral statement of 16 January 2020, Official Report, column 1141, on the EU Copyright Directive, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the protecti

22 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Copyright: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral statement of 16 January, Official Report, column 1141, on the EU Copyright Directive, what (a) criteria and (b) process the Government plans to use to decide

22 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Copyright: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral statement of 16 January, Official Report, column 1141, on the EU Copyright Directive, what her timetable is for (a) reviewing the Directive and (b) announcing

20 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what her timescale is for publishing the response to the Corporate transparency and register reform consultation which closed on 5 May 2019.

15 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on implementing the recommendations of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Special Report on Disinformation and Fake News set out in the online h

29 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Experiments: Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the sharing of data on chemical safety jointly owned through consortia to ensure that duplicate tests on animals for the purposes of a

23 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what regulations apply to the sale of vaccinations by private companies.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of whole farm agroecological systems.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to support the recommendation of the Royal Society of Arts Food, Farming and Countryside Commission report published on 16 July 2019 that the UK transiti

14 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Asylum: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals against a refusal of an application for Section 4 support for refused asylum seekers were successful in the latest period for which figures are available.

26 Sep 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on creating financial incentives for local authorities to invest county farms estates.

26 Sep 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a community supported agriculture start-up fund.

Source: official written-questions record.