Written questions

735 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase response rates (a) to the armed forces, (b) families and (c) the reserves Continuous Attitude Survey.

28 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.73 of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body 46th Report, what steps his Department is taking to promote cohesion between Regulars and Reserves as part of the Whole Force approach.

28 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on substitute service (a) family and (b) single accommodation in each year from 2010 to 2017.

27 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Business Services: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff working at Defence Business Services are facing redundancy as a result of the decision by CSC to reduce its UK workforce; and if he will make a statement.

27 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Computer Sciences Corporation: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the management of CSC on its decision to reduce its UK workforce.

20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the capacity is of (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation; and where such accommodation by type is located.

20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on each Substitute Service (a) Family and (b) Single Accommodation in each year from 2010 to 2017.

1 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many penalty notices his Department has issued to suppliers for failing to disclose information on costs and pricing in each of the last seven years for which figures are available.

1 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total value was of contracts awarded by his Department to single-source suppliers in each of the last seven years for which figures are available.

1 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Government's reporting to NATO on defence expenditure in 2016 was categorised as (a) war pensions, (b) contributions to UN peacekeeping missions, (c) the Single Intelligence Account and (d)

1 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of changes in the exchange rate on the Equipment Plan 2016 to 2026.

27 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regiments have received Virtus body armour.

27 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the roll-out of the Virtus body armour has cost; and how much he expects the total cost of the roll-out to be.

27 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individual service personnel have received custom-fitted Virtus body armour.

27 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the roll-out of Virtus body armour to be complete.

27 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Body Armour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect that Virtus body armour has on the ability of service personnel to use (a) equipment and (b) vehicles effectively.

31 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Llanelli

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of moving additional work from elsewhere to his Department's building in Llanelli to make that site more cost effective.

31 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost per square metre is of each office, excluding jobcentres, currently used by his Department.

31 Jan 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Llanelli

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with other potential users of his Department's building on Llanelli on sharing the use of that space.

9 Jan 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Weddings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2016 to Question 35843 to the hon. Member for Bridgend, what the outcomes were of the pilot project implemented to explore registering Ministry of Defence sites for civil marriages

2 Dec 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral statement of 7 November 2016, Official Report, column 1286, on the Defence Estate, how many (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are based at each of the sites identified to be disposed of

18 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 8 November 2016, Armed Forces Pension Scheme - Advance from the Contingencies Fund, HCWS249, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure that sh

18 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 8 November 2016, Armed Forces Pension Scheme - Advance from the Contingencies Fund, HCWS249, when he was first made aware of the shortfall in the net cash requirement amount f

16 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessments his Department plans to undertake to determine the safety of land within those parts of the defence estate whose closure was announced on 7 November 2016 making sites safe again.

16 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to ensure that defence estate sites whose closure was announced on 7 November 2016 and which have historical significance are retained in public ownership.

16 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of the defence estate closures announced on 7 November 2016 on each local community affected.

16 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many defence estates sites whose closure was announced on 7 November 2016 are potentially affected by the Crichel Down Rules; and if he will make a statement.

21 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote the abolition of the death penalty worldwide.

21 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Indonesia: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Indonesian government on the treatment of people living with mental health conditions in that country.

21 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Papua: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote human rights in West Papua.

Source: official written-questions record.