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.