Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Somalia: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) training, (b) financial and (c) materiel support his Department is providing to the Somali National Army.

22 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of overseas development assistance was spent by departments other than her Department in each of the last six years; and what estimate her Department has made of that proportion

21 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Cardiff South and Penarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly personal independence payment was to people in Cardiff South and Penarth constituency in the last 12 months.

21 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Cardiff South and Penarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claimants there were in Cardiff South and Penarth constituency in each of the last 12 months.

21 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) train operating companies on minimising disruption from the planned closure of the Severn Tunnel for electrification.

21 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the (a) effect of lower-than predicted growth rates on the Overseas Development Assistance budget and (b) implications of such rates on the budget for her Departm

21 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the budgetary implications of lower-than-predicted growth rates for government departments other than the Department for International Development.

16 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Home Office: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of Official Development Assistance provided by her Department in each of the last six years; and what proportion of that assistance was subject to the International Development Act

16 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV is on the list of drugs being referred to NHS England's Clinical Priorities Advisory Group for decision.

16 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

International Humanitarian Law: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training modules are provided to armed forces personnel in international humanitarian law.

16 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

Self-employed: Cardiff South and Penarth

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered with HM Revenue and Customs as self-employed (a) wholly and (b) partly for the purposes of tax and national insurance in Cardiff South and Penarth constituency in each of the last 24 m

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value was of Official Development Assistance spent by his Department in each of the last six years; and what proportion of that assistance was subject to the International Develop

9 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Iran on the blocking by Hezbollah of humanitarian access to civilian areas in Syria in the last six months.

9 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Rescue Services: Mediterranean Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy in the last two years requested medical evacuation; and to what locations such people were transported for treatment.

9 Mar 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Military Intervention: Casualties

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties have resulted from direct UK military action in each theatre of operation in each of the last 12 months.

9 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 28855, how much of that spending in each of the last three years is subject to the provisions of the International Development Act 2002.

9 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury

VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of VAT arrears that had been owed for more than 12 months was recovered by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in last 12 months.

9 Mar 2016 · Attorney General

Attorney General: Legal Costs

To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the public purse of legal proceedings involving actions taken by the Government against (a) devolved administrations, (b) local government in England and (c) non-departmental public bodies has been in each of

8 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

Mediterranean Region: International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department has issued to the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) Home Office on international humanitarian law on UK operations in the Mediterranean.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for International Development

International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the memoranda of understanding between her Department and the Ministry of Defence on international humanitarian law.

8 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of violence against women were recorded in (a) Cardiff and (b) Vale of Glamorgan in each of the last 24 months.

8 Mar 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Islamic State: Yazidis

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of how many Yazidi civilians are held by Daesh forces in Iraq and Syria.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department endorses the provisions outlined in the Charter for Sustainable British Steel, published on 16 January 2015.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been received about services at (a) Penarth and (b) Cardiff Jobcentre Plus in the last 12 months; and what the general subjects of those complaints were.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Severn River Crossing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of free-flow technology on the Severn Bridge.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

South Wales Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when electrification of the Great Western Mainline as far as Cardiff Central is expected to be completed.

7 Mar 2016 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what revenue has been generated by the HGV levy for foreign operators in each of the last 24 months.

7 Mar 2016 · Home Office

Terrorism: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2016 to Question 28422, on terrorism: social networking, how many of the cases referred to in that Answer resulted in (a) prosecution and (b) conviction.

29 Feb 2016 · Prime Minister

Overseas Aid

To ask the Prime Minister, what value and proportion of cross-departmental spending on official development assistance overseen by the National Security Council was subject to the Independent Development Act 2002 in each of the last three years.

29 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to publish the (a) multilateral and (b) bilateral aid review.

Source: official written-questions record.