Written questions
743 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's strategy on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
16 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to assess the skills of prospective migrants using measures other than their expected salary in reforms to the UK's immigration system; and if he will make a statement.
16 Oct 2018 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Medicine
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the medical research sector will be able to recruit talented overseas professions through the immigration system that will be introduced after the UK
8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent internet service providers from advertising using the term fibre when their network uses copper wiring.
8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2018 to Question 167873 on Broadband: Advertising, what steps he is taking to ensure consumers have clear, concise and accurate information to make
8 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the differences in (a) speed and (b) reliability of (i) FTTC and (ii) FTTP broadband connections.
11 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on the length of time that the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2018 will remain in place.
5 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment (PIP) claimants in Scotland over the age of 65 have had their award (a) increased, (b) reduced and (c) unchanged under the PIP review process.
5 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of personal independence payment in Scotland over the age of 65 have been (a) sent an AR1 for a review of their award and (b) referred to the assessment provider as part of that revie
5 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Scotland over the age of 65 have been (a) successfully reassessed and (b) unsuccessfully reassessed after being invited to move from disability living allowance to personal independen
5 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Scotland over the age of 65 have been (a) invited to move from disability living allowance to personal independence payment and (b) referred to the assessment provider as part of that
24 Jul 2018 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing into the airline industry a delay-repay scheme similar to that in the rail industry; and if he will make a statement.
17 Jul 2018 · Treasury
Public Expenditure: Scotland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there will be a Barnett consequential for the Scottish budget as a result of the additional funding provided for Computing Science in education in England.
2 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 27 June 2018 to Question 158218 on Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance, when he is planning for a contract to be awarded.
27 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Scottish shipyard industry on future maintenance of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
27 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which dry dock facilities in the UK are of sufficient size to house the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
27 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Defence
Aircraft Carriers: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which dry dock facilities in the UK are under consideration as a future maintenance base for the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
3 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 134167, what the timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals to bring into effect automatic split payments of universal credit.
1 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 134167 on Universal Credit: Scotland and with reference to the decision of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Social Security Bill to require the Sc
1 May 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2018 to Question 134167 on Universal Credit: Scotland and with reference to the decision of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Social Security Bill to require the Sc
1 May 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
World War I: Anniversaries
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what monies have been allocated from the public purse to commemorate the role of women in World War 1 at centenary events.
27 Apr 2018 · Treasury
Air Passenger Duty: Scotland
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he is basing his plans for the (a) disapplication of Air Passenger Duty and (b) replacement of that duty with an air departure tax in Scotland.
13 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glioblastoma
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible brain tumour patients with a glioblastoma had their tumour tissue assessed for MGMT promoter hypermethylation status between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017.
13 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Glioblastoma
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible brain tumour patients with a glioblastoma had their tumour tissue assessed for MGMT promoter hypermethylation status between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016.
13 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible brain tumour patients with a glioma had their tumour tissue sample tested for 1p/19q co-deletion biomarker between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017.
13 Apr 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Boxes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many post boxes (a) have been removed from operation and (b) had their collection rates reduced since the Royal Mail was formally privatised.
13 Apr 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible brain tumour patients with a glioma had their tumour tissue sample tested for 1p/19q co-deletion biomarker between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016.
26 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2018 to Question 131814, on Universal Credit: Scotland, what information the Scottish Government has provided to her Department on its split payment policy; and if she
26 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2018 to Question 131814, on Universal Credit: Scotland, on what date his Department held early discussions with the Scottish Government on the split payment policy for
23 Mar 2018 · Treasury
Carer's Allowance
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to make bring forward legislative proposals to amend s.660 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the tax status of the carers allowance supplement.
Source: official written-questions record.