Written questions
2,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union
EU Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Great Repeal Bill will incorporate all existing EU (a) regulations, (b) Directives and (c) Decisions into UK law.
18 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury
Financial Services
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it his policy to advocate for passporting for British financial services after the UK leaves the EU; and what steps the Government is taking to retain passporting for British financial services.
18 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Prime Minister's contribution of 12 October 2016, HC Deb, column 297, which countries have actively approached the UK about potential trade deals.
18 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade
European Free Trade Association
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether it is the Government's intention to sign up to (a) any or (b) all of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) level trade treaties with countries outside the EFTA in the event that the UK joined th
18 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade
Trade: European Economic Area
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of (a) existing trade deals and (b) trade deals under negotiation by the EU will be available to countries in the European Free Trade Area.
18 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government intends to (a) join the EU Customs Union, (b) negotiate a customs deal with the EU and (c) negotiate no customs deal as part of the process of the UK leaving the EU.
18 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade
World Trade Organisation
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to re-apply for World Trade Organisation membership upon leaving the EU; and what assessment he has made of the length of time it would take for such an application to be
18 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of applying country-of-origin checks to UK businesses in the event that the UK leaves the EU without joining the EU Customs Union
18 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union
UK Membership of EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many full-time equivalent officials were employed in his predecessor's renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU in 2015-16; and if he will estimate the total cost to the public pu
18 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Criminal Records: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to (a) continue to take part in the European Arrest Warrant system, (b) remain signed up to the Europol Information System, (c) retain voting rights in Europol and (d) rem
18 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Immigration: EEA Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European Economic Area citizens in the UK have permanent residence cards; and how many applications for such cards there have been in each of the last 12 months.
18 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Immigration: EEA Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the immigration status of European Economic Area citizens with permanent residence status in the UK will be affected by the renegotiation of the UK's membership with the EU.
18 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 24 May 2016, Official Report, column 422, on the number of British citizens who have travelled abroad to support Daesh, what progress his Department has made in obtainin
18 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury
Financial Services
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to (a) transpose the EU's fourth anti-money laundering directive into law, (b) continue to participate in measures to share details on the beneficial ownership of companies and (c) participate in the
17 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with which countries the UK has initiated negotiations on possible bilateral trade agreements.
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendations of the Review of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, on (a) requiring prov
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Review of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, whether her Department plans to encourage the collection of biometri
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendation of the Review of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, on contacting all rele
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Review of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, whether her Department plans to increase the exit times from support
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Review of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, whether her Department plans ultimately to remove the reasonable gro
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 5.2.13 of the Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, on country-by-country differences in acceptance rates
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations in paragraph 6.3.15 in the Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, on usin
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery: Convictions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convictions for slavery and human trafficking there have been under (a) each of the old offences before the passage of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and (b) each of the new offences following t
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases for (a) adults and (b) children going through the National Referral Mechanism for the victims of human trafficking and slavery were suspended before a (i) Reasonable Grounds decision an
17 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to put the National Referral Mechanism on a statutory footing after it is reformed; and whether such plans would require primary or secondary legislation.
17 Oct 2016 · Department for Education
Grammar Schools: Relationships and Sex Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to section 404 of the Education Act 1996, what her Department's policy is on the teaching of sex and relationships education in proposed new grammar schools.
17 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 against British soldiers in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan the Government subsequently found to be spurious in each year since 2009-10.
14 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport
Garden Bridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse his Department has allocated to the garden bridge project; and how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department have been working on that project.
14 Oct 2016 · Home Office
Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has any plans routinely to collect and publish data on (a) the response times and (b) the number of referrals through the National Referral Mechanism by First Responders.
14 Oct 2016 · Attorney General
Human Trafficking
To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions since the passage of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 have adult victims (a) applied for and (b) been granted the statutory defence for crimes they were compelled to commit while being enslaved or trafficked.
Source: official written-questions record.