Written questions

1,470 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) risks of the RAF delivering aid through air drops to Aleppo; and if he will make a statement.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 28 November 2016, on the risks to RAF personnel of air drops of aid to Aleppo, what as

16 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 45062 on Yemen: military intervention when he plans to place the information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on

16 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State: War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2016 to Question 47678, what steps the Government is taking with (a) other countries and (b) the UN to gather and preserve evidence of genocide and ot

26 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kashmir: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will request that the Human Rights Council begin an investigation into human rights abuses in Kashmir.

11 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on invoking UN Resolution 337A, Uniting for Peace, in order to convene an emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Syria.

11 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

UK Trade with EU

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the (a) percentage change in GDP and (b) change in the number of jobs in the UK in the event of the UK leaving the EU without securing any preferential trade agreements and reverting to standard W

11 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

UK Trade with EU

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the percentage change in (a) trade, (b) foreign direct investment and (c) the level of productivity in the UK in the event of the UK leaving the EU without securing any preferential trade agreemen

11 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

UK Trade with EU

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual (a) percentage change and (b) change to the nearest million pounds in tax revenue to HM Treasury in the event of the UK leaving the EU without securing any preferential trade agreements

11 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Financial Services: Euro

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the potential change in (a) the number of jobs in the UK and (b) tax revenue collected by HM Treasury in the event of euro-denominated clearing being no longer permitted once the UK leaves the EU.

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make an estimate of the potential average cost for a typical family of their weekly shopping in the event of the UK leaving the EU without securing any preferential trade agreements

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make an assessment of the effect on the UK (a) car, (b) food and (c) drinks industry of the UK leaving the EU without securing any preferential trade agreements and reverting to stan

10 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Exchange Rates

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Bank of England to prepare for any fluctuations in the value of the pound during the process of negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) UK gross domestic product that the UK has linked to exports to the EU, (b) EU gross domestic product that the EU has linked to exports

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

European Patent Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is the Government's policy to negotiate to continue participation in the European Patent Office after the UK leaves the EU.

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

European Aviation Safety Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the Government's policy to negotiate to continue participation in the European Aviation Safety Authority after the UK leaves the EU.

10 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Blood and Organs: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is the Government's policy to comply with EU rules on the exchange of (a) blood and (b) organs after the UK has left the EU.

10 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is the Government's policy to seek to maintain free emergency medical treatment for (a) citizens from EU countries in the UK and (b) UK citizens in EU countries after the UK has left the EU.

10 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

European Medicines Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) health and (b) economic effects of the UK withdrawing from the European Medicines Agency.

10 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

European Food Safety Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is the Government's policy to negotiate to continue participation in the European Food Safety Authority after the UK leaves the EU.

10 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

European Banking Authority

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic effect on the UK of the UK withdrawing from the European Banking Authority.

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

EU Institutions: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many jobs in the UK would be at risk if the (a) European Medicines Agency and (b) European Banking Authority relocated out of the UK.

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

European Arrest Warrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is the Government's policy to remain part of the European Arrest Warrant.

10 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to Question 45944, on Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff, how many offers of pro bono support from consultancy firms his Department has

10 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Hamza Sodagar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the admission of Shaykh Hamza Sodagar into the UK; and if she will make a statement.

10 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will (a) carry out its own assessment and (b) support an independent international inquiry into whether the airstrike on a community hall in Sana'a, where a funeral was

10 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State: Genocide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 12 September 2016 to Questions 45151 and 45154, on Iraq: Genocide, whether the character and scope of the campaign to hold Daesh to account for its crimes have

7 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls have been made by employers to the Employer Checking Service in each of the last five years.

7 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of employer enquiries to the Employer Checking Service resulted in a response confirming that the subject of the enquiry had the right to work in each of the last five years.

13 Sep 2016 · Department of Health

Learning Disability: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department holds on the number of people with learning disabilities who are employed in (a) day centres, (b) care homes and (c) schools and colleges.

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