Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Ethiopia: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to assist Ethiopia with famine relief and support in dealing with drought.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Non-native Species: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to enforce the EU-wide ban on 37 invasive species.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of pigs which have died of disease or were put down on account of disease in each of the last five years.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Japanese Knotweed

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of knotweed proliferation; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making house and land owners more responsibl

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cattle: Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of cattle which have died of disease or were put down on account of disease in each of the last five years.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Schools: Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that sprinkler systems are installed in all schools.

11 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of dental treatment available to armed forces personnel.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Pornography

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage children not to access indecent images on social media.

15 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the introduction of a graduated licence system for young drivers.

15 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that people who lose their driving licence on the grounds of poor vision and subsequently receive a letter from their optometrist confirming that their vision meets the required

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers on leaving service have transferred to the Reserves in each of the last five years.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much repairs to Type 45 ships will cost; and whether the cost will be borne out of existing funds or a new allocation.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to ensure that Type 45 ships will be repaired and fully operational in order to support the planned new aircraft carrier.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Reserves who did not pass the annual mandatory training test in 2015 were deployed on operation.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army Reserves successfully passed the annual mandatory training test in 2015.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the military (a) capabilities and (b) asset levels in Northern Ireland to deal with the threat level.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency plans his Department has to respond to a raised security threat level in Northern Ireland.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to end the CarillionAmey contract to support armed forces married quarters and revert to previous regional arrangements.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the delivery of services under the CarillionAmey contract to support armed forces married quarters.

13 Sep 2016 · Home Office

Borders: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to support the management of the Northern Ireland-Republic of Ireland border when the UK leaves the EU.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular armed forces personnel have been involved in recruiting since the commencement of the Capita contract for recruitment; and what the cost to the public purse has been of that involvement.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Reserves recruits made it through Phase 1 of the recruitment process in the last 12 months; and whether the target for such recruitment was met.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) joined and (b) left the (i) armed forces and (ii) the Reserves in each of the last five years.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Army Reserve: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets he has set for recruiting female soldiers into the Armed Forces Reserve; and how he plans to track those soldiers' performance through the recruiting process.

13 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many FTRS contracts have been used to reinforce the Capita armed forces since that contract began; and how it is being met.

12 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has issued guidance to the Aviation Authority on fire risks related to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

12 Sep 2016 · Department for International Development

Kurds: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provides for medical support for internally displaced people in Kurdistan.

12 Sep 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will hold discussions with Greek Orthodox leaders in (a) Iraq and (b) Kurdistan on (i) support for internally displaced people from and (ii) returning internally displac

12 Sep 2016 · Department for International Development

Kurds: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to the Kurdistan regional government related to internally displaced people in that region.

12 Sep 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Iraqi government on steps to tackle drug abuse in Iraq.

Source: official written-questions record.