Written questions

849 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve and Cadets: Firearms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will improve security at (a) Army Reserve centres and (b) cadet organisations that house weapons for small arms training or drill practice.

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the number of reported incidents of sonic induced illnesses suffered by UK diplomatic staff serving overseas for the period from 1 September 2017 to 30 Sep

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Firearms and Weapons: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the (a) number and (b) types of small arms and light weapons that went missing from his Department's establishments and facilities in 2018-19.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Retail Trade: Money

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cash only proprietors in the retail sector in order to increase revenues for the public purse.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to expand the UK's network of hydrogen refuelling stations.

21 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Police: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in England and Wales were (a) cautioned, (b) reprimanded and (c) dismissed for being members of proscribed religious or political organisations in 2018-19.

21 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Police: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in England and Wales were (a) cautioned, (b) reprimanded and (c) dismissed for viewing political or religious extremist material online in 2018-19.

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will amend government guidance to allow groups of up to 30 people to attend (a) Narcotics Anonymous meetings and (b) other mutual aid meetings provided that social distancing rules are observ

22 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review: Conflict Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to include conflict prevention as part of his Department's contribution to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

22 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Magnet Fishing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislation proposals to regulate magnet fishing to make it mandatory to declare all finds of (a) barrelled weapons, (b) bladed instruments above three inches and (c) munitio

7 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Greater London

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on central London parishes of the congestion charge being levied on Sundays.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hedges and Ditches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending The Hedgerow Regulations 1997 to strengthen protections for mature hedgerows of less than 30 years of age.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward a scheme to ensure a minimum driving standard requirement for delivery drivers who use mopeds.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the National Federation of the Blind of the UK and and the Royal National Institute of Blind People on the use of e-scooters on pedestrian walkways.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with representatives from major hot food delivery companies on reducing the use of petrol and diesel vehicles for customer deliveries.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Motorcycles: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with representatives from (a) Deliveroo, (b) UberEats and (c) other online food ordering and delivery companies to ensure that (i) bicycles and (ii) mopeds used to deliver food meet

29 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Yemen: World Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to support the World Food Programme distribute overseas aid to Yemen.

18 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Central Bank Digital Currencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an economic assessment of the potential merits of establishing a UK digital currency reserve bank.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

St Kitts and Nevis: Financial Services

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress the St Kitts and Nevis Government has made in reforming its financial sector; and what support her Department is providing to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to regulate the Eas

15 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Small Business Grants Fund: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership in ensuring that Shropshire businesses receive business grant support.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Caribbean: EU Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund in helping countries agree trade agreements with the European Union.

15 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Fines: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals who have been issued with fines for not complying with the requirement to quarantine upon entering the UK; and if she will p

15 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Surveillance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that commercial spyware and surveillance technology is not used by foreign governments against UK nationals.

15 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Surveillance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to counter threats posed by the use by foreign governments and other entities of commercially available cyber intrusion and other surveillance technology against UK citizens, companies an

15 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Quarantine: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the human rights implications of introducing a 14 day quarantine period for UK and EU citizens arriving in the UK.

5 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Coronavirus: Travel Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what travel will be classed as essential under the terms of his Department's covid-19 Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice.

4 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Life Imprisonment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of discretionary life sentences for people that have been convicted of the rape of minors.

4 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the tariffs of custodial sentences for people convicted of committing sexual offences against children.

4 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of automatic custodial sentences for people convicted of sexual offences against children.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when hairdressers and barbers will be able to open as part of the easing of the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

Source: official written-questions record.