Written questions

Jim Shannon

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives her Department provides to farmers to increase bee habitats.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people participated in hunting with fox hounds in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage coppicing of woodland.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cucumbers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) maintain and (b) increase the proportion of land used for growing cucumbers.

8 Dec 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to encourage school children to participate in rifle shooting (a) sports and (b) as part of armed forces cadet activities.

8 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations the UK has made to other NATO member states on committing two per cent of their gross domestic product to defence.

8 Dec 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient lift capacity to airlift the two new strike brigades to theatres of operation.

8 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Money Laundering

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce the incidence of money-laundering in the UK.

7 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Central African Republic: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the UK has offered to Central African Republic with preparations for elections in that country in December 2015.

7 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the shipping industry on the proposed referendum on membership of the EU.

3 Dec 2015 · Department of Health

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on the link between the speed of a person's walk and dementia.

3 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Romania: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Romania on (a) Central Media Enterprise, (b) Adrian Sârbu and (c) Ronald Lauder.

3 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Romania: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of trends in media ownership in Romania.

3 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Romania: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Romania on improving media freedom and media pluralism in that country.

3 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to assist poorer students with the repayment of their student loans.

30 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had on the steps necessary to ensure driverless cars are safe before they are permitted on the road.

30 Nov 2015 · Department for Transport

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will establish an independent inquiry to consider the costs and benefits of frozen pensions.