Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 May 2019 · Department for Education
Degrees
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote double degrees.
8 May 2019 · Department for Education
Universities
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university courses have a mandatory international semester.
8 May 2019 · Department for Education
Educational Exchanges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for promoting international exchange in British schools and at national, regional and local level.
8 May 2019 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a training budget is available to teachers.
8 May 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Nationals Abroad: Homophobia and Racial Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department has issued to UK citizens on the prevalence of (a) racism and (b) homophobia when travelling abroad.
1 May 2019 · Treasury
Personal Income
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of household income spent as cash in the last 12 months; and what projection his Department has made of changes in the level of income and spending with cash
1 May 2019 · Treasury
Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Payment Services Regulator on the effect of changes to LINK rates; and whether he plans to re-impose interchange rates at LINK cost study levels.
1 May 2019 · Treasury
Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on poorer households of recent increases in the number of free ATMs becoming pay ATMs; and if he will make a statement.
1 May 2019 · Treasury
Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that reductions in the interchange rate do not result in free ATMs becoming pay ATMs.
30 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timescale is for announcing whether students from the EU planning to study at a UK university will be subject to international student fees or qualify for home fee status for the 2020-21 academic year.
30 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Bahrain: Human Rights and Press Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Bahraini ambassador to the UK Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammad Alkhalifa’s record on human rights and press freedom in Bahrain.
30 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Regional Planning and Development: North of England
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to use the forthcoming Spending Review to invest in the Northern Powerhouse.
30 Apr 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Mobile Phones: Cybercrime
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to (a) protect critical national infrastructure, business and consumers from the vulnerabilities to hackers in mobile signalling networks SS7 and Diam
30 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Mortgages
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to address the loyalty penalty in the mortgage market.
30 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Health: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and the Industrial Strategy, whether local health profiles influence the allocation of public investment in health research.
30 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Horizon 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions the Government has had with the EU Commission on facilitating the UK’s future association with the Horizon Europe programme.
29 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2019 to Question 247049 on Manufacturing Industries, what proportion of the £4 billion allocated to preparations on the UK leaving the EU is being spent supporting manufacturers fa
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school (a) teachers and (b) pupils have benefited from Erasmus programmes in each of the last five years.
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Circuses
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support he provides for the promotion of circus skills (a) in local communities and (b) internationally.
24 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2019 to Question 244078 on Manufacturing Industries, whether any financial support is available to manufacturers affected by the change in the date of the UK's withdrawal from the
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 242826, whether all data is considered to be user-generated content; and what the definition is of user-generated content.
11 Apr 2019 · Home Office
Visas: Africa
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of visa applications processed in (a) Croydon, and (b) Sheffield were from people from African countries.
11 Apr 2019 · Home Office
Entry Clearances
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) Entry Clearance Officers and (b) Entry Clearance Managers are employed on a permanent and full time basis in decision-making hubs in (a) Pretoria, (b) Abuja, (c) Lagos, (d) Accra, (e) Cro
11 Apr 2019 · Home Office
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of decisions made on visa applications was on each day in the decision-making hubs in (a) Pretoria, (b) Abuja, (c) Lagos, (d) Accra, (e) Croydon and (f) Sheffield.
11 Apr 2019 · Home Office
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for UK visas are received for processing on average each day in (a) Pretoria, (b) Abuja, (c) Lagos, (d) Accra, (e) Croydon and (f) Sheffield decision making hubs.
11 Apr 2019 · Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what standard training and assessments UKVI Entry Clearance Officers receive (a) before they begin their role and (b) after they have started their role.
11 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Brexit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the unrecoverable cost to British economy of preparations for the (a) 31 March deadline for the UK to leaving the EU and (b) 12 April deadline for the UK to leaving the EU.
11 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of 9 April 2019, Official Report, column 159, what assessment he has made of the effect of the extension to Article 50 has had on levels of stockpiling; and what support his D
11 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of 9 April 2019, Official Report, column 159, if he will publish the (a) organisations and (b) individual his Department is consulting with to establish (a) the level of need
11 Apr 2019 · Treasury
Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of 9 April 2019, Official Report, column 159, which banks the Government is working with; how much funding has been made available; and what the process is for businesses to a
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