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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