Written questions
4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Secondment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) serving military personnel and (b) civilian staff were seconded to (i) the Joint Intelligence Organisation's Assessments Staff and (ii) the National Security Secretariat within the Cabinet Office dur
20 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Syria
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many desk officers within the Joint Intelligence Organisation's Assessments Staff work on Syria-related issues; and how many such desk officers had specialist knowledge or experience related to Syria prior t
20 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Syria
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Syria-related desk posts within the Joint Intelligence Organisation's Assessments Staff were (a) vacated and (b) filled during 2015.
14 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Special Forces: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for his policy on withholding categories of information relating to UK special forces from the public; when that policy was last reviewed as to its operational necessity; and whether he plans
14 Apr 2016 · HM Treasury
Trident Submarines: Costs
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures his Department has in place to monitor any changes in the estimated cost of the Successor submarine programme subsequent to the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
14 Apr 2016 · HM Treasury
Trident Submarines: Costs
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures his Department had in place to monitor any changes in estimates of the cost of the Successor submarine programme during preparations for his Budget statement in March 2016.
13 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Weapons: Proliferation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much in support of which projects the counter-proliferation programme spent in each of the last six financial years.
13 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of Syrian opposition groups which the Joint Intelligence Committee has identified as non-extremist are currently represented in the UN-led peace negotiations
13 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Weapons: Proliferation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding was allocated to the counter-proliferation programme in each of the last six financial years; and how much funding has been allocated to that programme for the 2016-17 fi
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Police stations there were in each of the last six years.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total (a) budget for and (b) full-time equivalent workforce of the Ministry of Defence Police was in each of the last six years.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which suppliers his Department has contracted to provide steel for construction of the Successor submarine.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Single Source Regulations Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on recruiting a permanent chair of the Single Source Regulations Office; and when he expects the new chair to be in place.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Police officers were deployed to support civilian police forces in each of the last six years.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Trident Submarines
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has updated estimates of the cost of the Successor submarine programme since the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Syria: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of Russian airstrikes on the number of non-extremist opposition fighters in Syria.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) new contracts and (b) amendments to existing contracts placed by his Department in 2015 were not referred to the Single Source Regulations Office because the approval of the (i) Ministry of Defence a
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single source contracts his Department placed in 2015; and how many such contracts were classed as (a) new contracts and (b) amendments to existing contracts.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Syria: Islamic State
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of how many non-extremist opposition fighters in Syria have fought against Daesh since 21 December 2015.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at which military bases unauthorised entries were reported in each year from 2014.
13 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Military Bases: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2016 to Question 25082, how many unauthorised entries to military bases were (a) investigated by a military police force, (b) investigated by Ministry of Defence Police and (c
13 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Trident Submarines
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority have been assigned to work on the Government's Successor submarine programme; and what (a) their grades, (b) their job titles and (c) the da
13 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Armed Conflict: Syria
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Joint Intelligence Committee has revised its estimate of the number of non-extremist opposition fighters in Syria since 2 December 2015.
8 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Libya: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress the UN Support Mission in Libya has made on resolving the competing claims for (a) chairmanship of the Libyan Investment Authority and (b) governorship of the Central Bank o
8 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Libya: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has (a) sought and (b) received permission for the use of (i) Italian or (ii) US facilities at Sigonella by RAF aircraft for operations in Libyan airspace.
8 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Special Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the chairs of the (a) Defence, (b) Foreign Affairs and (c) Intelligence and Security Committee were briefed on special forces operations in each of the last 10 years.
8 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Special Forces: Counter-terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has received a request from the Home Office for assistance from special forces with domestic counter-terrorism policing in each of the last 10 years; and on how many occasions
8 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Special Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel from (a) 22 Special Air Service Regiment, (b) Special Boat Service, (c) Special Reconnaissance Regiment, (d) 18 Signal Regiment, (e) Special Forces Support Group and (f) Joint Special F
8 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Special Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel there were in (a) 22 Special Air Service Regiment, (b) Special Boat Service, (c) Special Reconnaissance Regiment, (d) 18 Signal Regiment, (e) Special Forces Support Group and (f) Joint
8 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Special Forces: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits joined (a) 22 Special Air Service Regiment, (b) Special Boat Service, (c) Special Reconnaissance Regiment, (d) 18 Signal Regiment, (e) Special Forces Support Group and (f) Joint Special Forc
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