Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Aircraft Carriers: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of manufacture was of the non-British steel used in the construction of (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales.

1 Feb 2016 · HM Treasury

ClearSprings Group

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Clearsprings (Management) Ltd and (b) Clearsprings (Ready Homes) Ltd are under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs.

1 Feb 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last discussed import duties on steel reinforcing bars with the European Commission.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Cardiff South and Penarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty in Cardiff South and Penarth constituency in each of the last 12 months.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Clearsprings Ready Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been accommodated by Clearsprings on behalf of her Department in (a) Cardiff, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in each of the last six years.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Compass Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the delivery standards and criteria her Department sets for housing providers in the provision of housing to asylum seekers.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Clearsprings Ready Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value is of contracts awarded to Clearsprings by her Department in each of the last six years.

25 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Clearsprings Ready Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department has received regarding services provided under contract by Clearsprings from (a) service users and (b) external parties in each of the last six years.

21 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Somaliland: Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress in electoral registration in Somaliland; and what support the UK is providing for that process.

21 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of steel used in projects and in equipment procured by his Department in each of the last six years was manufactured in the UK.

18 Jan 2016 · Department for International Development

Burkina Faso: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development and humanitarian support the Government has provided (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally to Burkina Faso in each of the last six years.

18 Jan 2016 · Home Office

Police: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional funds will be provided for armed response police in South Wales; and what proportion of the total additional funding those funds represent.

18 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burkina Faso: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security situation in Burkina Faso since the recent terrorist attacks in that country.

18 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Burkina Faso: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support UK military personnel are providing to the (a) security services and (b) armed forces of Burkina Faso.

18 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many attacks by the RAF have been carried out specifically targeting the communications capacity of Daesh in Syria since Parliament authorised such action.

12 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Cardiff

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who his Ministerial private office informed of his plans to visit Cardiff on 7 January 2016; by what method they so informed those people and on what date those communications took place.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Cardiff

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants accompanied him on his visit to Cardiff on 7 January 2016.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Cardiff

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether invitations to the event at which he spoke on 7 January 2016 at St David's Hotel were issued by his Department.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Cardiff

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants attended his speeches at (a) St David's Hotel and (b) Salt Bar on 7 January 2016.

11 Jan 2016 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Cardiff

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any of the costs associated with events that he spoke at on 7 January 2016 at (a) St David's Hotel and (b) Salt Bar were met from the public purse.

5 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Indian government on the recent attack on an Indian military facility at Pathawkof.

5 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Falkland Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the new Argentinian government to emphasise the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and the right of self-determination.

5 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Africa: Missionaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff were employed at each civil service grade at UK missions to each African country on 1 January 2016.

5 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the progress made in recent talks between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan.

5 Jan 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security and political situation in Helmand province, Afghanistan; and what support the Government (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide to stabilis

16 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Gambia: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) ECOWAS and (b) the African Union on ensuring free and fair elections in the Gambia in 2016.

16 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Gambia: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed the declaration of an 'Islamic State' by the government of the Gambia with that government; and what assurances he has received from that government on the protec

16 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Gambia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation of (a) women, (b) journalists, (c) the LGBT community and (d) religious minorities in the Gambia.

16 Dec 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burundi: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed violence and insecurity in Burundi with (a) the Burundi Ambassador, (b) the Burundi government, (c) the UN and (d) the African Union.

16 Dec 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will set out the exemptions and compensation for the steel industry, and the dates from which each will apply, announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

Source: official written-questions record.