Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the work with local community faith groups under the Prevent programme.

7 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his officials have had with the Pakistan government on tackling terrorism in that region.

7 Jul 2015 · Ministry of Defence

Strategic Defence and Security Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials are working (a) in his Department and (b) across Government on the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

7 Jul 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Battle of the Somme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to publicise the ballot for 8,000 free tickets to the ceremony to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme in July 2016.

6 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Genocide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is towards the proposal by the French government for permanent members of the UN Security Council to suspend use of the veto in cases of alleged genocide.

2 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Piracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the scale of international at-sea piracy; and what steps the Government is taking to counter piracy at sea.

2 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nuclear Disarmament

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage nuclear non-proliferation and multilateral disarmament of existing nuclear weapons.

2 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to UK holidaymakers who get into difficulty when travelling abroad.

2 Jul 2015 · Home Office

Drugs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the size of the international trade of illegal drugs and narcotics; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce such trade.

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to raise literacy standards amongst children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

1 Jul 2015 · Home Office

101 Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average time was taken to answer calls made to the 101 police non-emergency number in (a) the UK and (b) South Yorkshire in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014.

1 Jul 2015 · Home Office

101 Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of calls to the 101 police non-emergency number were dropped calls in (a) South Yorkshire and (b) the UK in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014.

1 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which countries (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department plan to pay official visits in the next 12 months.

1 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken in response to recent incidents of Russian jets operating near UK airspace.

1 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on support to the YPG and YPJ in repelling ISIS in Syria; and if he will make a statement.

30 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British personnel are deployed in Afghanistan in non-combat roles.

30 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation.

30 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.

29 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Veterans: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce an option for people to identify themselves as a veteran on the Certificate of Vision Impairment.

29 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

USA: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal being negotiated by the US.

26 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Pakistan: Save the Children Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Pakistan on its attempt to close the offices of Save the Children in Islamabad.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress has been made on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations; and if he will make a statement.

24 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Ovarian Cancer: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

24 Jun 2015 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Neonicotinoids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will maintain the current restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.

23 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent by his Department on the development and implementation of plans for a secure college.

23 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Health Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that clinical commissioning groups adhere to the Armed Forces Covenant when responding to Individual Funding Requests for the treatment of ex-servicemen.

18 Jun 2015 · Department of Health

Everolimus: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide funding for everolimus.

17 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on plans for Secure College rules.

17 Jun 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans there are to accommodate (a) girls and (b) offenders under the age of 15 in the proposed Secure College.

16 Jun 2015 · Department for International Development

Nepal: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the government of Nepal to extend the waiver on custom duties on life-saving humanitarian items.

Source: official written-questions record.