Written questions
1,447 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of hospitals in England that contain asbestos in their building and premises.
7 Feb 2019 · Department for Education
Schools: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of schools in England that contain asbestos in their buildings and premises.
6 Feb 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of solar energy.
6 Feb 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Iron and Steel and Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement on the UK (a) automotive and (b) steel industries.
6 Feb 2019 · Home Office
Children in Care: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department used to assess the availability of spaces in local authority care for unaccompanied child refugees.
5 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2018 to Question 168121 on Armed Forces: Training, what account his Department takes of the human rights records of those countries prior to engaging in training those countr
4 Feb 2019 · Home Office
Asylum: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to prevent attacks on refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
4 Feb 2019 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Settled Status App requests applicants to provide proof of residence for six months for the year 2019.
31 Jan 2019 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Contracts
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the total number of public contracts tendered by Government departments were awarded to UK companies in each of the last two years.
31 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
USA: NATO and United Nations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assess the commitment of the Government of the United States of America to (a) the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and (b) the United Nations.
31 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Radicalism: Crime and Terrorism
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to estimate the number of far-right linked terrorist actions and crimes in the last five years.
31 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the number of prosecutions for non-payment of the National Minimum Wage (a) overall since 2010 and (b) for each year since 2010.
31 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Living Wage: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the UK currently being paid the under-25 rate of the National Living Wage.
30 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health nurses have practised in each year since 2010.
30 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the longest waiting time has been for a decision to be made on an application for Settled Status.
30 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Immigration: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which versions of the Android operating system are compatible with the Government’s Application for applying for Settled Status.
30 Jan 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Brexit: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union, if he will place in the Library copies of his Departmental papers in relation to the viability of placing alternative arrange
30 Jan 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union
Brexit: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union what (a) technologies and (b) methods are included in the term alternative arrangements in relation to the Northern Ireland ba
29 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the date of completion is of the most recent equality impact assessment carried out on the changes to universal credit entitlement for mixed-aged couples.
29 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking ensure that there is sufficient public awareness of the changes to universal credit entitlement for mixed-aged couples among people who are affected by that change.
29 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates' Courts: Witnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of non-appearances by (a) defendants and (b) witnesses in magistrates’ courts over the last three years.
29 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Profession
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of leaving the EU on the UK’s legal sectors.
29 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates' Courts: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of magistrates’ court closures on access to justice.
24 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport
Channel Crossing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the Eurostar and rail freight companies in relation to the EU Commission’s position on the validity of ORR issued
24 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport
Channel Crossing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the smooth running of the Eurostar and freight trains travelling between the UK and the EU in the event that no withdrawal agreement is reached with the EU.
24 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Office of Rail and Road issued rail operator licences will be invalid in the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
23 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Employment: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the participation of BAME women in the labour market.
23 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Competition and Markets Authority: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether additional funding will be made available to the Competitions and Market Authority to fulfil its new role in the enforcement of state aid rules.
23 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Turkey: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help protect political and ethnic groups that are being targeted by the Turkish Government.
23 Jan 2019 · Wales Office
Renewable Energy: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the total value of UK Government funded renewable energy projects that have been cancelled in Wales in the last three years.
Source: official written-questions record.