Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Frigates: Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2016 to Question 22740, what steps his Department is taking to encourage and facilitate the supply of steel from UK sources for the (a) Type 26 and (b) Type 31 frigate program

29 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Reserve Forces: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of new recruits to the reserve forces in each of the last 24 months were from BME communities.

29 Feb 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, what value and proportion of spending by his Department that was counted as Official Development Assistance was subject to the provisions of the International Development Act 2002 in each of the

24 Feb 2016 · Department for Transport

South Wales Main Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional capacity for extra stations is planned for East Cardiff as a result of the electrification of the Great Western main line.

24 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

UK Membership of EU: Referendums

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has made to reallocate UK aid funding from cross-EU funds and programmes in the event of the UK voting to leave the EU.

24 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Asylum: Cardiff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department was informed of plans by Clearsprings to expand asylum accommodation into East Cardiff.

24 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Terrorism: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many social media accounts promoting extremist content were recommended for closure by her Department in each of the last 12 months; and what proportion of such content related to Daesh.

24 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits to the (a) Reserve and (b) armed forces in each local authority area of their origin in Wales and in each branch of service began their basic training in each of the last 12 months

23 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff leaving employment at her Department in the last three years have subsequently been rehired within 12 months by the (a) Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (b) Ministry of Defence, (

23 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Departments other than her Department, the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Energy and Climate Change have responsibility for Overseas Develo

23 Feb 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much and what proportion of his Department's overseas development assistance budget his Department spent was subject to the International Development Act 2002 in each of the last thre

23 Feb 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Department for Energy and Climate Change: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much and what proportion of her Department's overseas development assistance budget her Department spent was subject to the International Development Act 2002 in each of the last three years

23 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's overseas development assistance budget his Department spent was subject to the International Development Act 2002 in each of the last three years.

9 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Business Premises: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Business Premises Renovation Allowance scheme is planned to close.

9 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Business Premises: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total value of tax relief has been granted under the Business Premises Renovation Allowance scheme in each of the last six years.

9 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Business Premises: Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have used the Business Premises Renovation Allowance scheme have also been subject to investigation by HM Revenue and Customs for tax avoidance or tax evasion.

9 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants were loaned or seconded from the (a) Department for International Development to the Ministry of Defence, (b) Ministry of Defence to the Department for International Deve

9 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the county of origin of manufacture is of the PCS clothing solution.

3 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Compass Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individual unique addresses asylum seekers were accommodated in by her Department in each constituency in the UK in each of the last six years.

3 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Asylum: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who are (a) men, (b) women and (c) under 18 were accommodated by her Department in each constituency in Wales in each of the last six years.

3 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which were the top 10 countries of origin of asylum seekers accommodated in (a) Wales and (b) the UK in each of the last six years.

3 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries regarding self-assessment originating from each constituency were handled by HM Revenue and Customs call centres in each of the last three tax years.

3 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Cardiff

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints from members of the public were received by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) relating to the closure of the HMRC enquiry centre in Cardiff in the last 18 months.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Exports: Cardiff South and Penarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the value of exports from firms based in Cardiff South and Penarth constituency to (a) the EU (b) the US and (c) China in each year of the last six years.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Zika Virus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK bilateral and (b) multilateral funding to support health care system strengthening in countries determined by the WHO to be affected by, or at risk from the Zika virus, has been in each

2 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Police: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last discussed funding for armed police response with each of the four Welsh police commissioners.

2 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Naval Reserve: Cardiff Bay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the transfer of HMS Cambria to Cardiff Bay is expected to be completed.

1 Feb 2016 · Home Office

Compass Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has made to its contractors for the provision of asylum support services on potential breaches of contract by those contractors.

1 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of steel used in the manufacture of (a) Scout, (b) the Type 26 Frigate, (c) the new Tide Class Tankers and (d) the new Offshore Patrol vessels is manufactured in the UK.

1 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of manufacture is of each type and item of military uniforms in each branch of the armed services.

Source: official written-questions record.