Written questions

2,222 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jun 2015 · Cabinet Office

Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the work of the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund is co-ordinated at ministerial level; and if he will make a statement.

19 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with their Israeli counterparts since the Israeli elections on 17 March 2015; and if he will make a statement.

18 Mar 2015 · Home Office

Asylum: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) referred to the UK's Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and (b) successfully resettled in the UK under the Vulnerable Persons R

18 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies has spent on legal fees in each year since 2010; and if he will publish a detailed breakdown of that expen

18 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Climate Change: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many official meetings representatives of the UK have attended in the run-up to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference in late 2015; and who those representatives ar

11 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State: Boko Haram

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of links between ISIS and Boko Haram; and if he will make a statement.

11 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers in his Department have made representations to the government of Sudan on reports of human rights abuses in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states; and if he will make a st

11 Mar 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the efforts of the Iraqi government to engage constructively with the Sunni community; and if he will make a statement.

4 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2014, paragraph 2.77, what the date was of the Government's application for State Aid approval for changes to (a) the Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Social Investment Tax

4 Mar 2015 · HM Treasury

Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the European Commission asked the Government for further information in connection with the application for state aid approval for changes to (a) the Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) social investment tax

29 Jan 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Egyptian government about the death of Shaimaa El-Sabbagh; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jan 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Postal Services: Harrow

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on mail volumes to the universal service provider in the HA postcode area of London of end-to-end competition; and if he will make a statement.

5 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for how many units of housing planning permission has been granted on sites in London classed as on hold or shelved; and if he will make a statement.

5 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated for the building of affordable housing in London in each year from May 2010 to May 2019; and if he will make a statement.

5 Jan 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been paid under the New Homes Bonus grant scheme in each region in each year since 2013; and what estimate he has made of the amount likely to be so paid in each year to 2018

18 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the initiative to host a conference in Moscow of representatives of the Syrian regime and opposition for talks to find a political solution to the crisis in

18 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of efforts to form an inclusive government in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

18 Dec 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has received any representations asking him to intervene in the BBC's decision to broadcast the short story, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher; and if he will make a statement.

16 Dec 2014 · Department for International Development

UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to continue to fund UNRWA when the current funding programme ends in 2015; and if she will make a statement.

16 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of closures to camps for internally displaced peoples around Goma on local refugee populations; and if he will make a state

16 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the situation in North Kivu; and if he will make a statement.

16 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo on possible closures of camps for internally displaced peoples around Goma by the end of 2014; and if

16 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what priority he and other Ministers in his Department are giving during discussions on the UK's military involvement in Iraq to ensuring that the Iraqi government holds talks with Sunni

10 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the conduct of the general election in Bahrain in November.

10 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans there are for Ministers to visit Bahrain.

10 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans there are for visits to the UK by representatives of the Bahrain government.

10 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met Prince Nasser bin Hamad; and what areas of bilateral cooperation were discussed at that meeting.

5 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that both sides in the conflict in South Sudan implement the agreement to end all hostilities; and if he will make a statement.

5 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of renewed conflict in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement.

5 Dec 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that the UN peace keeping mission to South Sudan is well-resourced, fully deployed and implementing its mandate; and if he will make a statem

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