Written questions

Mark Pritchard

849 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rodents: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of glue traps for the killing of mice and rats.

27 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Indonesia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Indonesian counterpart on the use of the death penalty for EU citizens convicted of drug-related offences.

27 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his German counterpart on measures to stop the sale of stolen antiquities from Syria and Iraq in the German art and antiquities market.

27 Jan 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Industrial Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet the National Farmers' Union and the Health and Safety Executive to discuss possible measures to reduce the number of (a) injuries and (b) deaths in the farming sector.

20 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Pakistani counterpart on the protection and maintenance of Jewish cemeteries in that country.

9 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the extent of persecution of Christians in (a) Nigeria and (b) Iran.

3 Dec 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people over 50 seeking employment.

10 Nov 2014 · Home Office

Asylum: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.

4 Nov 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Vietnam

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Vietnamese counterpart on the effect on the international reputation of Vietnam of the killing of domestic dogs in that country for the dog meat ind

29 Oct 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Slaughterhouses: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps alongside the food industry to institute a voluntary code for installing CCTVs in slaughter houses.

23 Oct 2014 · Department of Health

Abortion: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Irish nationals had (a) one and (b) more than one abortion via NHS England in 2013.

17 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Financial Services: Terrorism

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to prevent banks within the UK banking system being used for funding domestic or international terrorism.

17 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Financial Services: Islam

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend Sharia financing within the UK banking system.

10 Oct 2014 · HM Treasury

Rent a Room Scheme

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to change the tax-free threshold for the Rent a Room scheme.

26 Aug 2014 · HM Treasury

M6: M54

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has for future funding for a new M6 South road link to the M54.

15 Jul 2014 · Home Office

Cultural Heritage: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime on a global response to the sale of stolen antiquities to fund terrorism.

15 Jul 2014 · Department of Health

London Underground

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will discuss with Transport for London the installation of hand sanitisers on London Underground trains and platforms.

15 Jul 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will bring forward legislation to outlaw the sale of stolen conflict antiquities in the UK.

15 Jul 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with Sotheby's Auction House on the sale of conflict antiquities in the UK domestic marketplace.

15 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cultural Heritage: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the theft of antiquities by ISIS and their sale in the international arts market.

15 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the sale on stolen antiquities to fund violent conflict and terrorism in Iraq.

15 Jul 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with the major auction houses on the sale of stolen antiquities from conflict areas and the links between the proceeds of such sales and the funding of terrorism.

10 Jul 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain.

2 Jul 2014 · Home Office

Asylum: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what system is in place to regularly review the number of Syrian resettlement places in the UK as part of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme in order to ensure the scheme is responsive to