Written questions
579 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Nov 2017 · Home Office
Internet: Privacy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to regulate the download of anonymity network broswers.
15 Nov 2017 · Department of Health
Diabetes: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prevent Type 2 diabetes in children.
15 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote in-ovo gender identification techniques in the poultry industry in the UK.
15 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable the Government has set for introducing legislation to increase the maximum sentence for animal cruelty offences to five years' imprisonment.
15 Nov 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats and Dogs: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prohibit the third party sale of puppies and kittens.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many areas in the UK outside London reported illegal levels of air pollution in 2016.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase food production and food self-sufficiency in the UK, after the UK leaves the EU.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Pet Travel Scheme in preventing the illegal smuggling of puppies into the UK.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Organic Farming: Permaculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of organic farms in the UK which use permaculture or sustainable intensification techniques.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Permaculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of permaculture and sustainable intensification techniques on long-term economic growth in the agricultural industry.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Soil
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve soil regulation in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to prohibit the sale of brachycephalic dogs.
27 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to implement emissions charges programmes in areas of the country outside London which have reported illegal levels of air pollution.
27 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former Army personnel died by suicide in each of the last five years.
27 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health provision for former armed forces personnel.
27 Oct 2017 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: ICT
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether blockchain technologies are used in the public sector.
27 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury
Financial Services: Technology
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to which countries he has made representations in respect of building FinTech bridges.
27 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury
Financial Services: Technology
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the benefits of FinTech to the UK economy.
27 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury
Cryptocurrencies: Regulation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to regulate (a) Bitcoin and (b) other crypto-currencies.
10 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the next version of the personal independence payment assessment guide for assessment providers to be published.
10 Oct 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health provisions in prisons.
9 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a carer will be placed in the no work-related requirements conditionality group of universal credit claimants if that carer provides full-time care for a disabled person awaiting a decision on t
9 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families receive disabled child (a) element within their child tax credit award and (b) premium via an income support or jobseeker's allowance award; and how many such families have a child who
9 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he plans to issue to officials of his Department to aid them in deciding whether a full-time carer should be placed in the no work-related requirements conditionally group under regulation
9 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations into unlicensed (a) dog breeding and (b) pet shops have led to a prosecution in each of the last five years.
9 Oct 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pets: Shops
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of unlicensed (a) dog breeding and (b) pet shops in the UK.
9 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury
Pets: Sales
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of corporation tax revenue lost from unlicensed pet sales in the last 12 months.
6 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury
Pension Rights: Cohabitation
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2017 to Question 652450, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the judgment of the Supreme Court of 8 February 2017 in the matter of an application by D
13 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average sentence served has been by people convicted of animal cruelty in each of the last five years.
13 Apr 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State of 30 March 2017, Official Report, column 480-2, on animal welfare, whether she plans to strengthen legislation on animal cru
Source: official written-questions record.