Written questions

1,887 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Patients: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will make available travel assistance to families who do not meet the criteria of the NHS Low Income Scheme.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has for members of the public to contribute to the consultation on its 25 year plan for the natural environment.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much in total was paid under the Basic Payments Scheme in England in 2015 for (a) lowlands, (b) severely disadvantaged areas and (c) moorlands; and for each of those areas, how man

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Arable Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons field margins have not been included in ecological focus areas on arable farms in England.

8 Nov 2016 · Prime Minister

Colombia

To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions she has had with President Santos of Colombia during her recent visit to the UK on (a) access to justice for victims of conflict-related sexual violence, (b) land restitution, (c) securing truth, justice and rep

8 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Faith Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department's proposed change to the requirement for new religious free schools in respect of potential applications from people of other faiths or none represents a change in policy; and what the re

8 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on children's well-being of children being taught in different schools on account of their religious background.

3 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many peat extraction licenses are currently valid; and when those licenses are scheduled to expire.

3 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many peat works the Government has bought out in each of the last five years; and how much the Government spent on buying out peat works in each of the last five years.

3 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils are classified as of Asian ethnic origin at (a) state Catholic schools and (b) Church of England free schools and other Christian free schools.

3 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's publication, Schools that work for everyone, published in September 2016, whether the figures for ethnic diversity in other Christian free schools presented in that document i

3 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Free Schools: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the 50 per cent cap on religious selection on ethnic diversity in Church of England and other Christian free schools; and what evaluation has been made of the poten

24 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress signatories to Courtauld 2025 are making towards reducing food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025.

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that people who violate the law on protected birds of prey are prosecuted.

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foxes: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which animal welfare groups her Department consulted on the new Code of Practice for the use of snares for fox control in England.

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gun Sports: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodology her Department used to assess the financial contribution of driven grouse shooting to the economy.

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received on violations of the law protecting birds of prey.

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been paid in subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy for land which is used for driven bird shooting in each of the last five years.

10 Oct 2016 · Attorney General

Deer Act 1991

To ask the Attorney General, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of offences under the Deer Act 1991 in 2015; and if he will make a statement.

10 Oct 2016 · Attorney General

Badgers Act 1991

To ask the Attorney General, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of offences under the Badgers Act 1991 in 2015; and if he will make a statement.

10 Oct 2016 · Attorney General

Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996

To ask the Attorney General, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of offences under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996 in 2015; and if he will make a statement.

10 Oct 2016 · Attorney General

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Attorney General, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in 2015; and if he will make a statement.

7 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on a potential establishment of a no-fly zone over parts of Syria.

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trapping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44687, on trapping, which animal welfare experts were consulted on trap designs and the decision to delay implementation; and fo

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: MRSA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to undertake a national monitoring survey of the pig population for the presence of MRSA.

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: MRSA

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of livestock-associated MRSA in live breeder pigs and meat products imported from (a) Denmark and (b) other European countries

7 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Slaughterhouses: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of requests made to slaughterhouses with CCTV to release their footage for independent review in each of the last five years; and in how many of those cases that

7 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many breaches of animal welfare regulations (a) in slaughterhouses and (b) during transportation his Department recorded in each of the last six years.

7 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many animals died during transportation to slaughterhouses in each of the last six years.

7 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) meat hygiene inspectors and (b) independent vets have been employed to report to the FSA on animal welfare standards in slaughterhouses in each of the last six years.

Source: official written-questions record.