Written questions
1,447 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Jan 2019 · Wales Office
Wylfa Power Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the value of investment lost to Wales by the cancellation of Wylfa Newydd project.
22 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Democratic Republic of Congo: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
21 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum cases remain unresolved after 52 weeks.
21 Jan 2019 · Wales Office
Ports: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the free flow of goods at the ports of Holyhead and Pembroke in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
21 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Extradition
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency plans his Department has made to ensure that people wanted by the UK criminal justice system can be extradited to the UK in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
21 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Defence
Security: Impact Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment on the security implications of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
21 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Wylfa Power Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date the Government was made aware that Hitachi was considering withdrawing from the Wylfa Newydd project.
21 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many solar-based projects were on the Renewal Energy Planning Database in each quarter of the last five years.
16 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect on mixed-age couples of the changes to eligibility for pensions credit.
16 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Shops: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department holds statistics on the number of stores that closed in each quarter in each of the last five years.
16 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Zimbabwe: Trade Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Zimbabwean counterpart on that country's obligations under international human rights and international law in relation to the treatment of indepen
16 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Omar al-Bashir
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK allies that have failed to comply with the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir as a result of him being allowed th
16 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Laurent Gbagbo
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo on the efforts of the International Criminal Court to enforce human rights standards.
15 Jan 2019 · Department for Education
Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the number of international students choosing to study in the UK grows over the next 10 years.
15 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the current system of credibility interviews within the student immigration system is (a) cost-effective relative to current risk and (b) does not hi
15 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the option of introducing a post-study work visa allowing up to two years of work experience for international students in the UK.
15 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to assess the number of eligible applicants who do not complete their application for universal credit.
14 Jan 2019 · Wales Office
Wales Office: Brexit
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has had with the First Minister of Wales since the Welsh Assembly voted to reject the Withdrawal Agreement on 4 December 2018.
14 Jan 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate it has made of the amount of money spent by businesses in the 4th Quarter of 2018 on preparing for leaving the EU without a deal.
14 Jan 2019 · Northern Ireland Office
EU Grants and Loans: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of funding Northern Ireland has received from (a) grants from the EU and (b) loans from the European Investment Bank since 1998.
14 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Turkey: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Government of Turkey on its international obligations to maintain human rights.
10 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Offences against Children: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to extend the provisions of Section 21 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include Council funded sports coaches within the occupations class
10 Jan 2019 · Department for Education
Adoption Leave: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of self-employed people being unable to take paid adoption leave on the level of adoption.
10 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Food: Hygiene
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to extend the requirement for food vendors to prominently display food hygiene ratings on their premises to online third party food ordering (a) websites and (b) ap
10 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport
Port of Ramsgate: Channel Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the port of Ostend on the proposed re-opening of the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route.
10 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport
Port of Ramsgate: Channel Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that the (a) tendering process, (b) contract and (c) funding for the re-opening of the Ostend to Ramsgate ferry route complies with (i) the Concession Agreement with Eurotunnel
9 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will commission a report on the causes of homelessness in England.
9 Jan 2019 · Home Office
Proscribed Organisations: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of members of proscribed groups to raise funds via Paypal and Patreon.
9 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport
Channel Ferries: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he anticipates the Ramsgate to Ostend ferry route will be open to freight if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
9 Jan 2019 · Wales Office
Wales Office: Brexit
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department plans to tender to private contractors any work relating to prepartions for leaving the EU without a deal.
Source: official written-questions record.