Written questions
1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jul 2016 · Department for International Development
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to identify potential recipients of overseas development assistance currently given to (a) the European Development Fund, (b) the European Commission Humanita
4 Jul 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Northwood Headquarters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of the outcome of the EU referendum for the EU Maritime Headquarters at Northwood.
4 Jul 2016 · HM Treasury
Railways: South Wales
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government intends to replace or substitute any loss of funding to the Welsh Government for the South Wales Metro as a result of the outcome of the EU referendum.
4 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Trade Agreements: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether officials from the Welsh Government have been identified to take part in the establishment of expanded trade negotiation functions in his Department as a result of the outcome of t
4 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of the UK steel industry on the implications of the outcome of the EU referendum for that industry; and what assessment he has made of the
24 May 2016 · Department for International Development
Somaliland: Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much official development assistance the Government has dispersed to Somaliland (a) bilaterally (b) through the EU and (c) through UN institutions in each of the last six years.
24 May 2016 · Department of Health
Blood: Contamination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether (a) he and (b) ministers of his Department have had discussions with the new Welsh Government on support arrangements for people infected with contaminated blood.
24 May 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Somalia: Somaliland
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on Turkish facilitated talks between Somalia and Somaliland.
24 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Yemen: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of UK-supplied BL-755 cluster munitions by the Saudi Arabian-led coalition on the civilian population in Yemen.
24 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Iron and Steel: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) he and (b) ministers of his Department have met with the new Welsh Government to discuss the steel crisis.
24 May 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Arms Trade: Treaties
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he made his most recent assessment of UK compliance with (a) the Cluster Munitions Convention, (b) the Arms Trade Treaty and (c) the EU Consolidated Arms Export Criteria.
23 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will suspend the sale of arms to countries of the Saudi Arabian-led military coalition following the coalition's alleged use of cluster munitions in the Yemen conflict.
23 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 21 January 2016 to Question 23632, whether UK military personnel providing training and education for military personnel in Saudi Arabia on the subjects of compliance with internat
23 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Yemen: Cluster Munitions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 15 March 2016 to Question 30727, what knowledge UK military personnel based in the command and control centre for Saudi Arabian airstrikes in Yemen had on the alleged use of cluste
27 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Financial Assistance Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Financial Assistance Scheme paid out in each of the last six years.
27 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
ASW: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average value was of payments made under the Financial Assistance Scheme to former members of Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme in each of the last six years.
27 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming (a) pension protection arrangements and (b) corporate pension schemes.
27 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
ASW: Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department last met representatives of former members of the Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme.
27 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Financial Assistance Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received payments from the Financial Assistance Scheme in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) government region in the last year; and how many of those recipients were former mem
25 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Egypt: Human Trafficking
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) migrants and (b) people seeking asylum who have attempted to travel to Europe via Egypt in each of the last two years.
25 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Egypt: Human Trafficking
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the Egyptian government to prevent people traffickers operating from (a) Alexandria and (b) other Egyptian ports.
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change
Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department has produced an implementation plan for the Sustainable Development Goals.
25 Apr 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Refugees: Mediterranean Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of origin was of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa who were intercepted by (a) NATO (b) EU and (c) UK maritime operations in each of the last two years.
25 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
International Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has produced an implementation plan for the Sustainable Development Goals.
18 Apr 2016 · Department for International Development
Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value of (a) general budget support and (b) sectoral budget support provided by her Department was in each of the last six years.
18 Apr 2016 · Home Office
Counter-terrorism: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to youth-focused projects in South Wales Police area as part of the PREVENT programme in each of the last three years.
18 Apr 2016 · Department of Health
Blood: Contamination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Wales Office and (b) Welsh Government on ensuring that Welsh victims of contaminated blood are not left worse off than counterparts in other parts of the UK in
18 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Gambia: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in The Gambia following recent disturbances including in the state of Coma.
18 Apr 2016 · HM Treasury
Business Premises: Tax Allowances
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many schemes have benefited from the Business Premises Renovation Allowance in each of the last five years; and what the average value of such benefit was.
22 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Yazidis: Military Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) training and (b) materiel support is being provided by his Department to Yazidi militia forces.
Source: official written-questions record.