Written questions

1,525 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason guidance entitled, Taking your pet abroad if there's no Brexit deal, which was updated on 19 December 2018, was withdrawn on 11 January 2019; and if he will make a stat

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Government's policy is on whether all UK citizens living in the EU after 29 March 2019 and in receipt of a UK state pension will benefit from annual uprating of state pensions irrespective of w

22 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that all Band D council taxpayers in Christchurch make the same financial contribution to the Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Uni

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Freezers: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 31 of the Government's response, dated 27 March 2018 to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee's report on the safety of electrical goo

22 Jan 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the EU has acted in accordance with its principle of sincere co-operation with the UK; and if he will make a statement.

19 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill (HL)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward a regulatory impact assessment of the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) [HL] Bill.

19 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch of 9 November 2018 on harmonisation of council tax.

19 Nov 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 15 November 2018, Official Report column 454, what the sanction or other mode of enforcement will be for a failure to comply with the legal

19 Nov 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 15 November 2018, Official Report column 454, what process there will be for resolution of any dispute as to whether best endeavours have

19 Nov 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 15 November 2018, Official Report column 454, what the meaning is of the legal term best endeavours.

1 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy that the current average council tax across Christchurch, Poole and Bournemouth be used as the base for setting the 2019-20 council tax across the n

1 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it the Government's policy that the current average council tax across Christchurch, Poole and Bournemouth be used as the base for setting the 2019-20 council tax

31 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 184368 on Public Sector Exit Payments, whether the affirmative regulations referred to are the same as the necessary regulations which were reported in the Answe

26 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his Department's policy to support the Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill; and if he will make a statement.

26 Oct 2018 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is the Government's policy that any treaty made between the UK and the EU pursuant to Article 50 should have a provision allowing the treaty to be denounced in the event that the ter

26 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 25 October 2018 to Questions 182083 and 182084, on Council Tax: Dorset, whether that draft secondary legislation will enable both new Dorset unitary a

26 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers of 25 October 2018 to Questions 182083 and 182084, on Council Tax: Dorset, whether he plans to consult on the draft secondary legislation providing for ha

22 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October, Question 180627, whether the calculation of the average amount of council tax across an area includes (a) parish and (b) town council precep

22 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October, Question 180627 on Council Tax: Dorset, if he will publish his preferred methodology for the calculation of the average amount of council ta

17 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average amount of council tax is across the area of (a) the Shadow Dorset Unitary Authority and (b) the Christchurch, Poole and Bournemouth Shadow Authority for the purp

5 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July to Question 162973 on council tax: Dorset, whether representations have been received in response to the consultation; and on what date the Gove

5 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Gardening Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff of her Department have been absent from work on full pay for more than twelve consecutive months.

5 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Gardening Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff of his Department have been absent from work on full pay for more than twelve consecutive months.

5 Sep 2018 · Home Office

Home Office: Gardening Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of his Department have been absent from work on full pay for more than twelve consecutive months.

11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the Government's publication of draft secondary legislation on local government reorganisation in Dorset; and what account the Government is taking of t

11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultations he is undertaking with (a) Christchurch Borough Council and (b) East Dorset District Council on the content of potential draft secondary legislation on future

11 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Christchurch Borough Council: Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the written evidence submitted by his Department to the High Court in respect of the judicial review being brought by Christchurch Borou

11 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport

Cross Country Trains: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the Government's policy that Cross Country train services from the north of England should continue to connect with Brockenhurst and Bournemouth without the need to change trains; and if he will m

11 Jul 2018 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the application for leave to remain in the UK submitted on 19 October 2017 under Immigration Case Ref 922984523 will be determined.

6 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost to the public purse has been per person for Lynch Syndrome testing for people diagnosed with bowel cancer over the last twelve months.

Source: official written-questions record.