Written questions

1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the civil war in Yemen of arms sold by the UK to Saudi Arabia.

9 Jun 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Squirrels: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assurances she has received from Natural England that the system of wildlife licences provides adequate protection for red squirrel species.

9 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to the Iraqi armed forces to help reclaim the city of Fallujah from Daesh.

9 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular service personnel, (b) reservists and (c) civilian staff were employed by his Department in each year since 2010.

9 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent report he has received on seizing Saudi weapons from Syrian rebel forces.

9 Jun 2016 · Department for International Development

Iraq: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah.

9 Jun 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

HM Land Registry: Privatisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on the public purse of privatising the Land Registry while maintaining ownership of the Land Register.

6 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the findings of the Royal College of Physicians' report, End of Life Care Audit: Dying in Hospital, published in March 2015, what steps his Department has taken to improve end-of-life care in the

6 Jun 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the trade of (a) greyhounds and (b) other animals to countries with little or no protection for animals rights.

3 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will increase funding for research into brain tumours.

26 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Apprentices: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people appointed to the taskforce to look at improving accessibility of apprenticeships for people with learning disabilities have learning difficulties.

26 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Armed Forces: Census

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that questions to determine the number of veterans, armed forces personnel and reservists be included in the next census.

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of steel used in the new Ajax armoured vehicles will be (a) sourced from the UK and (b) imported from abroad.

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new Ajax armoured vehicles will be produced (a) in the UK and (b) abroad.

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will ensure that people with coeliac disease can continue to get prescriptions for gluten-free foods.

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing P-8: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with which of his international counterparts on the provision of maritime patrol aircraft for use in the UK in advance of the delivery of the P8 aircraft.

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) joined and (b) left the army reserve force in each year since 2010.

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people who joined the army reserve force in each year since 2010 subsequently left that force in each of those years.

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Boeing P-8: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of UK allies providing maritime patrol aircraft for use in the UK in advance of the delivery of new P8 aircraft.

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were deployed to which countries on (i) 1 May 2016 and (ii) during 2015.

24 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of full-time members of the (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force was on 1 January 2016.

24 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if the Government will extend the Right to Buy discount to housing association tenants who already own a share of their property.

24 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students who completed access courses secured places on nursing degrees in each of the last three years.

18 May 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the petition entitled Introduce Helen's Law, published on the change.org website, what steps his Department is taking to encourage prisoners to reveal information about the crimes they have comm

18 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that the pensions of people enrolled in pooled local government pension schemes are safeguarded in the event of a failed infrastructure project that

4 May 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to refuse the applications to use neonicotinoid pesticides on British fields this year.

25 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Nursing: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) applicants and (b) accepted offers of places there were for nursing degrees at each institution in 2014-15 from (i) A-levels and (ii) Access students.

25 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Nursing: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many places were awarded on nursing degrees at each institution in each of the last 5 years.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Centre for Health and Disability Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to gather the views of and comments from claimants regarding their experiences with Maximus Health and Human Services Ltd.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons appointments were cancelled by Maximus Health and Human Services Ltd in each local authority area in each month of that organisation's contract with his Department.

Source: official written-questions record.