Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) countries and (b) programmes will receive the additional funding announced by the Prime Minister on 21 September 2016.

15 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Department of Health: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on advertising in each of the last six years in (a) The Sunday Times, (b) The Times, (c) The Mail on Sunday, (d) The Sun, (e) The Sun on Sunday, (f) The Huffington Post, (g) Mail

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Government has spent on advertising in each of the last six years with (a) The Times, (b) The Sunday Times, (c) The Mail on Sunday, (d) The Sun, (e) The Sun on Sunday, (f) The Huffington Post, (g)

15 Nov 2016 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Advertising

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has spent on advertising in (a) The Times, (b) The Sunday Times, (c) The Mail on Sunday, (d) The Sun, (e) The Sun on Sunday, (f) The Huffington Post, (g) Mail Online, (h) Daily Mail, (i)

2 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's programmes that contribute to HIV prevention, treatment and care are planned to close in 2016-17; and what the value of those projects is.

2 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the percentage change there was in spending by her Department on programmes coded under HIV treatment, prevention and care in each year since 2012-13; and what the percentage change in such

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Citizen Service Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2016 to Question 50181, what the cost, inclusive of operating costs of the National Citizen Service Trust and payments to delivery organisations, has been to

26 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the price of HIV drugs procured by her Department has increased over the last five years; and whether her Department's overall spending on drug procurement has increased as a result.

26 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to ensure value for money when procuring medicines and other health technologies as part of its bilateral and multilateral spending on health.

25 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Citizen Service Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 26796, whether the return of £3.98 for every £1 spent on the National Citizen Service is calculated on the basis of the cost of (a) delivery

25 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 26796, how the figure of (a) £1,500 allocated to each young person and (b) cost of running the NCS Trust was calculated.

19 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 48291, what bids his Department received for the provision of specialist steel required for the pressure hulls for the Successor submarine programme.

19 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 48291, what process his Department followed to determine whether a bid to provide specialist steel for the Successor submarine pressure hulls was viable.

18 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Government Minister authorised UK participation in airstrikes south of Deir ez-Zour on 17 September 2016.

18 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal advice his Department received prior to the airstrike south of Deir ez-Zour on 17 September 2016.

17 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Yemen: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) technical and (b) personnel support has been provided to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to investigate possible breaches of (i) targeting procedures, (ii) the rules of engagement and (iii) international hum

17 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Yemen: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) training and (b) specific operational advice has been provided to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on (i) political authorisation of military operations, (ii) targeting of aerial operations and (iii) after-ac

14 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: South Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of the UK leaving the EU on the steel industry in South Wales.

13 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Transport: South Wales

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic effect of the withdrawal of EU funding on the South Wales metro project.

13 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Kenya: Migrant Camps

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian effect of the closure of the Dadaab camp on Somali refugees in that region.

13 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to publish an updated list of her Department's priority countries.

13 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of withdrawing overseas development assistance funding to countries in which the death penalty is applied.

13 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Somaliland

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Somaliland government's work on reconciliation between the communities in the Sool and Sanaag regions of Somaliland; and what support the Government is

13 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kenya: Migrant Camps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp will have on the stability of Somalia and the East Africa region.

13 Oct 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Somaliland: Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the Government plans to take in helping to facilitate a resumed dialogue between Somaliland and Somalia after presidential elections in Somaliland in March 2017.

12 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Afghanistan: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of assistance funding to Afghanistan, announced by her Department on 2 October 2016, she estimates will be spent by Departments other than her own in each year to 2019-20.

12 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of whether British steel could be used in the construction of the pressure hulls for the Trident Successor programme.

12 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel who were dishonourably discharged from the (a) Royal Navy excluding the Royal Marines, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Army and (d) Royal Air Force in each year from 1986 to 2000 have since had

12 Oct 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were dishonourably discharged on the grounds of their sexual orientation from the (a) Royal Navy excluding the Royal Marines, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Army and (d) Royal Air Force in each

13 Sep 2016 · Department for International Development

Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings her officials have had with non-governmental organisations which receive funding from her Department since she took up office.

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