Written questions

558 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be subject to the 2019 Loan Charge after the implementation of the recommendations by Sir Amyas Morse.

16 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to provide for collective defined contribution pension schemes.

1 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Drax Power Station: Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what sums have been paid in subsidy in each of the last five years to Drax power station for burning wood pellets.

1 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations his Department has received from (a) fracking companies, (b) environmental groups and (c) the shale gas commissioner on the appropriateness of current guideli

1 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to review the guidelines on earth tremors caused by fracking operations.

1 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking: Earthquakes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on how many occasions the Government guidelines on earth tremors have been breached by fracking operations in each of the last three years.

4 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Zambia: Hippopotamuses

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Zambian counterpart on (a) trophy hunting and (b) culling of hippopotamuses in that country.

12 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lumacaftor/ivacaftor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using a Crown licence obtain the drug Orkambi at an affordable price.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has audited the expenditure of Overseas Development Assistance by the Palestinian Authority.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has investigated allegations that UK aid has been used to purchase school books encouraging Palestinian children to sacrifice their lives in the name of religion.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Palestinian Authority is breaking any conditions attached to the delivery of aid by the UK.

17 Dec 2018 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what sums her Department has disbursed in aid to the Palestinian Authority in each of the last five years.

18 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether new sanctions against Russian entities in relation to Syria have been put in place since 20 April 2018.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breaches of the regulations controlling the use of primates in research have been identified in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many primates have been used in animal research in each of the last three years.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to phase out the use of primates in animal research.

8 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to revise the requirements of routes to post-study work for international students.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Money Laundering

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of imposing stronger penalties on people found to have set up shell companies to launder money.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Money Laundering: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the ability of Companies House to verify that a company registering with Companies House complies with the EU's fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directi

9 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of the level of funding allocated to the provision of (a) equipment and (b) treatment for disabled children.

9 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times for disabled children to access health and social care services in each of the last five years.

9 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of health and social care services for disabled children.

9 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made for the (a) quality, (b) availability and (c) adequacy of funding of social services for disabled children.

26 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Visas: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have applied to come to the UK to work as (a) doctors, (b) engineers, (c) teachers, (d) in IT, (e) healthcare professionals and (f) in professional services have been turned down f

4 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fracking: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time taken to process a shale gas exploration application was in each of the last three years.

4 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fracking: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process planning applications for shale gas extraction.

4 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

A75

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Mid and East Antrim Council and (b) the Dumfries and Galloway Council on the effect on the local economy of improvements on the A75.

4 Jun 2018 · Department for Transport

A75

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to upgrade the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway.

15 May 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has received from Amnesty International and other NGOs on reports of actions taken by the Iranian authorities to destroy the mass graves of people who

16 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Disabled Students' Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been paid out to disabled students allowances in each of the last three years.

Source: official written-questions record.