Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Dec 2016 · Department of Health

Care Homes: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to support people in care homes who receive unexpected (a) telephone and (b) management fees bills.

1 Dec 2016 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the agricultural workers scheme.

1 Dec 2016 · Home Office

EU Common Foreign and Security Policy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to co-operate on knowledge-sharing related to policy and security with other EU countries after the UK has left the EU.

1 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure that the UK remains a leader in promoting human rights after the UK has left the EU.

1 Dec 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islam: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government is providing to (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan and (c) Nigeria to ensure the protection of minority Shi'a Muslims in those countries.

1 Dec 2016 · HM Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the geographical distribution of funding previously paid to the EU to regions and constituent parts of the UK after the UK has left the EU.

29 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding the Government provides to the government of Pakistan to help improve educational standards in that country; and whether any such funding is provided to assist in ensuring positive

29 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role Government aid plays in helping the government of Pakistan strengthen legal protections for minorities in that country.

29 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role Government aid plays in assisting the government of Pakistan fulfil its duties under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

29 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any Government aid is provided to the government of Pakistan in connection with strengthening its powers under Article 25(1) of that country's constitution.

29 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Pakistan on its National Action Plan of December 2014; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that plan's i

29 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when her Department last made representations to the government of Pakistan on discriminatory material used in schools in that country.

29 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the implications for her policies are of the findings of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom on the presence of discriminatory and inciteful material in text books in schoo

29 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Pakistan: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of young people from minority backgrounds leaving school early in Pakistan on account of discrimination.

29 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Pakistan on its duties under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

28 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) response times and (b) consistency across the UK in such times for the renewal of firearms licences.

28 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to raise awareness of potential measures to reduce the risk of shoplifting and pick-pocketing in the Christmas period.

28 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2016 to Question 50110, whether her Department had made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the collection of data on the presumed religion or belie

28 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with (a) knee, (b) ankle, (c) foot, (d) hand and (e) neck arthritis in each of the last five years.

28 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Blepharitis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with blepharitis in each of the last five years.

28 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hornets

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the invasive Asian hornet from entering the UK.

28 Nov 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Salmon: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Scottish government on changes in the number of salmon available to anglers in the 2016 season.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department gives to spouses of service personnel to help them find employment following their spouse's relocation.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department gives to married service personnel who move post and location frequently.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the (a) upskilling and (b) retention once upskilled of service personnel.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential merits of making monthly flights available to family members on the same basis as for service personnel.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that armed forces personnel are made aware of overseas postings available to them.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Forces Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the availability of the Help to Buy scheme for service personnel.

28 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that levels of salary for armed forces personnel reflect changes in salaries for non-service personnel.

28 Nov 2016 · Leader of the House

e-Petitions

To ask the Leader of the House, what steps his Department is taking to assess potential changes to the system for e-petitions to ensure petitions submitted have evidential basis.

Source: official written-questions record.