Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of withdrawing from Horizon 2020 on higher education funding in the North East.

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2018 to Question 133046 on adult education: finance, whether the WEA will continue to be funded nationally for a period of two years after the devolution of the Adult Educatio

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

STEM subjects

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effect on the take up of careers in (a) engineering and (b) physics by (i) women and (ii) men of the (A) Highers system in Scotland and (B) A-Levels in England an

8 Oct 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for the achievement of justice for the victims of flight MH17 of the alleged computer hacking by the Russian military of the investigation

13 Sep 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of international trade delegations to the UK have visited the North East in the last year.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: Liberia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade delegations there have been to Liberia in the last five years.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: Liberia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to promote trade relations between the UK and Liberia.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the level of trade with and procurement from Commonwealth nations of the UK leaving the EU.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a human trafficking-risk index to support a sustainable trade policy that removes modern-day slavery practices from global supp

13 Sep 2018 · Home Office

Police: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to develop algorithms to assist in police investigations.

13 Sep 2018 · Cabinet Office

Cybercrime: USA

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2017 to Question 106493 on Cybercrime: USA, whether the National Cyber Security Centre plans to publish the outcome of its pilot; and if he will make a statement.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Global Navigation Satellite Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost to and (b) liabilities on the public purse of developing a UK alternative to the Galileo satellite navigation system.

10 Sep 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral response of the Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, 6 September 2018, Official Report, column 304, who has his Department consulted with on the data re

10 Sep 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to develop a national data strategy; and if he will make a statement.

24 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Construction: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to promote productivity in the construction sector.

24 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Social Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the commercialisation of social science research.

24 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to bring forward a property sector deal.

24 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

General Electric: Rugby

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to agree to General Electric's proposed closure of manufacturing facilities in Rugby.

24 Jul 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to prevent broadband services using copper which is sold as fibre.

23 Jul 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

General Electric: Rugby

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the future of GE engineering in Rugby.

23 Jul 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Type 26 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government's procurement of Type 26 Destroyers will include a requirement for manufacture (a) of components sourced from manufacturing facilities in Rugby and (b) in the UK.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadcasting: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with representatives at (a) the BBC, (b) Channel Four and (c) private sector broadcasters on promoting diversity in those organisations.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture and Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to introduce ring-fenced funding for arts, culture and media projects to incentivise greater diversity.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will require the BBC to publish the proportion of people it employs working (a) on-screen and (b) off-screen who are BAME.

19 Jul 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture and Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing ring-fenced funding for arts, culture and media projects to incentivise greater diversity.

19 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) medicines adherence and (b) error rates in repeat prescription dispensing of digital-first pharmacy services.

19 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential savings from digital-first pharmacy services.

19 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to allow pharmacy payment processes to include internet-only dispensing models.

18 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his representative supported the publication of a joint communique at the June OECD Ministerial Meeting.

18 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial incentives for small businesses taking on T Levels work-placement students.

Source: official written-questions record.