Written questions

738 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has demonstrated the capability of Certified Predator B for the duration of the Protector programme.

7 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Middle East: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any RAF personnel have carried out airstrikes outside the coalition mission in the Iraq and Syria conflict zone since 2 December 2015.

19 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Databases

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the results of the Better use of data in government consultation.

27 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Yemen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any MOD personnel have been seconded to positions in Yemen since 2012.

27 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Yemen: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of airstrikes in Yemen since 2012.

12 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office Referendum Unit

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget is of the Cabinet Office Referendum Unit.

12 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office Referendum Unit: Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse is of civil servants seconded to the Cabinet Office Referendum Unit.

12 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office Referendum Unit: Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants (a) from each Department and (b) at each civil service grade have been seconded to the Cabinet Office Referendum Unit.

22 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government approved or was consulted on the US airstrike in Syria that killed Junaid Hussain on 24 August 2015.

22 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2016 to Question 30084, if he will make the Attorney General's advice available for inspection by the (a) Chief of the Air Staff (b) Deputy Commander of Operations and (c) Staff

22 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Middle East: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2016 to Question 23886, whether asset-sharing in Syria, Iraq or Libya was considered at the meeting of the Reaper User Group that took place on 14 to 18 March.

22 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Rules of Engagement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of his Department's (a) civilian casualty review procedure and (b) standard operating procedure in the Library.

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance Contributions: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the methodology and data sources set out in his Department's paper, Benefit claims by EEA nationals, published in November 2015, how many individuals recorded in government computer sy

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the methodology and data sources set out in his Department's paper, Benefit claims by EEA nationals, published in November 2015, how many individuals recorded in government computer sy

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the methodology and data sources set out in his Department's paper, Benefit claims by EEA nationals, published in November 2015, how many individuals recorded in government computer sy

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

PAYE: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the methodology and data sources set out in his Department's paper, Benefit claims by EEA nationals, published in November 2015, how many individuals recorded in government computer sy

15 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

France: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment of the merits of the Protector drone and other current and projected UK capability requirements was made to underpin the recent £1.5 billion UK-France collaboration on a joint unmanned combat air

7 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many operations the UK Reaper force has transferred operational control of UK Reapers to (a) the US Air Force and (b) embedded RAF personnel in the US Air Force in Syria and Iraq since 2 December 2015.

7 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement of 7 September 2015, Official Report, column 23, what rank of officer within the RAF chain of command had access to the Attorney General's advice on the legal basis for

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the methodology and data sources set out in his Department's paper, Benefit claims by EEA nationals, published in November 2015, how many individuals are recorded in government compute

3 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the methodology and data sources set out in his Department's paper, Benefit claims by EEA nationals, published in November 2015, how many individuals are recorded in government compute

2 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

National Insurance: EU Nationals

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral Answer by the Prime Minister, 2 March 2016, Official Report, column 946, if he will take steps to publish data on the number of active National Insurance numbers attributable to non-UK EU nationa

22 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Libya: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedure was followed before the authorisation of the use of RAF Lakenheath for airstrikes in Libya on 19 February 2016.

22 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Libya: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the legality of US airstrikes in Libya before authorising use of RAF Lakenheath for airstrikes in Libya on 19 February 2016.

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Italy: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether personnel from Reaper Squadrons 39 and 13 have been deployed to Sicily.

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether personnel from Reaper Squadrons 39 and 13 are currently embedded with (a) US, (b) French and (c) Italian armed forces.

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Libya: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposal from the Italian government (a) to deploy 1,000 British troops to Libya and (b) for Italian Reaper drones to conduct target acquisi

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Libya: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether personnel from Reaper Squadrons 39 and 13 attended military meetings in Tobruk between 18 January and 31 January 2016.

26 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Written Statement of 20 July 2015, HCWS 149, if he will make it his policy to publish the (a) numbers, (b) units and (c) dates of embedded service of UK personnel embedded in other nations' armed

26 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Statement of 20 July 2015, HCWS 149, whether UK personnel embedded with the US military are subject to US military and domestic criminal law, or UK law, or both.

Source: official written-questions record.