Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Customs Officers: France

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the strikes of customs officers at the French border.

26 Mar 2019 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent from the public purse on (a) advertising, (b) video footage and (c) audio footage on (i) Facebook, (ii) Twitter, (ii) Google, (ii) Instagram in relation to the Prime Minister's speech at

26 Mar 2019 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent by each Government Department on advertising on (a) Facebook, (b) Twitter, (c) Google, (d) Instagram in the last 12 months.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth, (b) the Vale of Glamorgan and (c) Wales that have waited more than 6 weeks to receive benefit payments in the

25 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of universal credit claimants in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth, (b) the Vale of Glamorgan and (c) Wales who have (ii) had their housing benefit stopped wi

25 Mar 2019 · Department for International Development

World Health Assembly

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to support Italy’s draft resolution on improving the transparency of markets for drugs, vaccines and other health-related technologies at the World Health Assembly.

25 Mar 2019 · Department for International Development

Southern Africa: Storms

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial aid her Department plans to provide to (a) Mozambique and (b) Malawi to tackle the destruction of Cyclone Idai; and which organisations will receive that funding.

25 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Terrorism: New Zealand

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Turkey, (b) Bulgaria and (c) Greece on supporting their investigations into the movement of the suspect in the recent shootings in mosques in C

22 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Borders: France

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with this counterpart in the French Government on (a) travel and transport delays caused by recent industrial action at the French border and (b) how many additional custom

22 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Public Transport: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the level of security provision on public transport since the recent tram attach in Utrecht.

22 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Religious Buildings: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of advice his Department provides on safety protocols to maintain public safety and security at places of worship.

22 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Radicalism: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with (a) social media companies and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the potential viability of a 24-hour take down rule on social media content to tackle extremist c

22 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Sexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to review the content of the Asylum Policy Instruction: Sexual Orientation in Asylum Claims plan.

14 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Surinder Singh cases that will have to re-apply for permanent UK residency after 29 March 2019.

14 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all Surinder Singh people with issued EEA Family Permits and UK Residence Cards will have to re-submit all evidence of life in the UK when re-applying for permanent UK residence after 29 March

13 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice his Department has provided to people involved in Surinder Singh immigration cases on the implications for their immigration status of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal

13 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Immigration: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice has been given to Zambrano carers following the rulings in Chen v Home Secretary and Maria Teixeira v London Borough of Lambeth and Home Secretary in the context of (a) the UK's withdrawal

12 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average annual loss in pension credit and pension age housing benefit per couple who are in a mixed-aged relationship after 15 May 2019.

12 Feb 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) Post Office and (b) Crown Post Office closures on the local economy in England and Wales.

12 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Cocoa

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) West African and (b) South and Latin American cocoa producers supplying (i) the UK and (ii) other EU countries while earning less than

12 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Police: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with police forces on reforming recruitment procedures to increase the recruitment, retention and promotion of people from BAME backgrounds.

4 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Elton John AIDS Foundation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that its £1.5 million contribution to the Elton John AIDS Foundation to support the Evening Standard’s AIDSfree campaign will help achieve the target o

28 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sudan: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many peaceful protesters have been (a) killed and (b) injured by Government of Sudan's security forces since December 2018.

28 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sudan: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Government of Sudan on that Government's response to protests in that country.

28 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pension credit claimants in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth, (b) the Vale of Glamorgan and (c) Wales who have a partner of working age and will be affected by f

28 Jan 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authorities have (a) volunteered to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and (b) published the number of children who have been successfully rehomed since the launch of the Nat

25 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chechnya: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Russian officials on the persecution of LGBT+ people in Chechnya.

25 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chechnya: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to organisations supporting LGBT+ people facing persecution in Chechnya in each year since 2015.

24 Jan 2019 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to secure a resolution for the 30 unaccompanied children in Calais who have had their migrant status confirmed in the UK under the Dubs scheme.

24 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Public Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the national insurance surplus has been spent on reducing national debt in each year since 2015.

Source: official written-questions record.