Written questions

1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of dogs in the UK (a) in 2010 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available.

19 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Unidentified Flying Objects

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sightings of unidentified flying objects have been reported in each of the last five years.

18 Jul 2016 · Home Office

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what bi-lateral discussions she has had with her counterparts in which EU member states on the long-term status of UK citizens in those member states.

18 Jul 2016 · Home Office

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help secure the long-term status of UK citizens in other EU member states before Article 50 negotiations formally begin; and if she will make a statement.

15 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Racial Hatred

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents classified as racially-motivated were reported by prisoners in each of the last five years.

15 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on each level of incentives and privileges in each of the last five years.

15 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding will be allocated to the Youth Justice Board for expenditure on education in each of the next three years.

15 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Life Imprisonment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average tariff given with a mandatory life sentence was in each of the last 10 years.

15 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many operational prison officers there were on (a) 12 May 2010, (b) 4 September 2012, (c) 9 May 2015 and (d) 14 July 2016.

15 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect (a) bees, (b) moths and (c) other animals from (i) habitat loss and (ii) toxic neonicotinoid pesticides.

15 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department made in advance of the EU referendum for the eventuality of a vote to leave the EU.

15 Jul 2016 · Cabinet Office

Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of which pay grade will work in the Department headed by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; and where that Department will be based.

14 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for reform of judicial review.

14 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish its review of employment tribunal fees.

14 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Human Rights Act 1998

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has for reform of the Human Rights Act 1998.

14 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her plans are for prison reform.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to protect birds of prey.

5 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to investigate the effect of means testing for legal aid on the ability of domestic violence survivors to access justice.

5 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Justice

EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to introduce legislative proposals to limit the effect of EU law and the role of the Court of Justice of the EU within the UK during the period of negotiation on the UK leaving the EU.

5 Jul 2016 · Home Office

Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the security and intelligence agencies have held medical records as part of their bulk personal datasets.

5 Jul 2016 · Home Office

Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the security and intelligence agencies have held a bulk personal dataset of medical records sourced from UK or overseas healthcare providers.

5 Jul 2016 · Home Office

Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether information relating to health or medical conditions has been included in any bulk personal datasets held by the security and intelligence agencies.

4 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the extension of the prison sentence from four years to nine years of Sheikh Ali Salman in Bahrain; and what representations he has made to the government of Bahrain

4 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Circuses: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Government's policy is on banning wild animals from being used in circuses.

4 Jul 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many big cat sightings have been reported in each year from (a) 2000 to 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016 to date.

27 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40498, on domestic violence: legal aid scheme, which domestic violence support groups, legal representative bodies and colleagues across Government the Departmen

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reasons for recent reductions in the number of cases brought by women in employment tribunals.

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18873, what proportion of his Department's staff were agency workers covering (a) operational uniformed staff and (b) clerical agency staff in each yea

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

National Offender Management Service: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and (b) his Department spent on external consultancy fees related to NOMS in each of the last five years.

20 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2016 to Question 33365, on interpreters, what the value was of each of the 44 service credits imposed on Capita; and what amount Capita was paid in each month in which ser

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