Written questions

1,447 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending a statutory duty on flood response to the Fire and Rescue Service in England in line with that in Scotland, Wales and Northern Irela

12 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure parity of financial compensation for people affected by the infected blood scandal in each nation of the UK; and if he will make a statement.

11 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Unexplained Wealth Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been issued in each quarter since the implementation of those orders.

11 Feb 2020 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have had a (a) passport and (b) UK citizenship withdrawn under the Royal Prerogative in each year since 2013.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Import Controls

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice his Department has issued to businesses on the steps required to prepare for importing goods from the European Economic Area after December 2020.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Holyhead Port: Infrastructure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of additional infrastructure required (a) in and (b) around the port of Holyhead to conduct checks on goods after the transition period.

11 Feb 2020 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Import Controls

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the annual gross cost of checks on goods from the European Economic Area; and what estimate he has made of the (a) staffing costs and (b) infrastructure maintenance costs of

6 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect a mutual recognition agreement with the US on animal welfare standards on the competitiveness of UK animal produce in the UK

6 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of removing agricultural tariffs on US imports on the viability of small and medium sized UK farms.

6 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has undertaken of the effect of air pollution on health in the UK.

6 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for child sexual abuse committed in the (a) 1970s and (b) 1980s since the police service began the national operation coordinating claims of non-recent child sexual abuse in 2

5 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are waiting for the return of their child to the UK from another country under the 1980 Hague Convention.

5 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Children: Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has any plans to update the current guidance on cases of parental child abduction to Japan.

5 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Hague Convention On the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have applied for the return of their child to the UK from another country under the 1980 Hague Convention in each of the last five years.

4 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on vulnerable people of charging a fee for scanning supporting documents for Settled Status at a single location in Wales.

4 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of a single location in Wales for scanning settled status application documents on vulnerable applicants in Wales.

29 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the application process for settled status for EU nationals living in the UK that are homeless.

29 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking support EU nationals living in the UK that (a) lack mental capacity and (b) do not have a power of attorney with their application for settled status.

29 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Naturalisation: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the application fee for British citizen naturalisation; and if she will make a statement.

27 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Concessions

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department will take to ensure that (a) deaf and (b) elderly BBC licence fee payers will be adequately provided for by the BBC.

27 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Information Services

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the effect on people who are both deaf and elderly of the decision by the BBC to end teletext pages 102 and 1610.

27 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Information Services

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the BBC on its decision to end BBC teletext pages 102 and 1610.

22 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of people moved from home care into residential care since 2015.

21 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Colombian counterpart on the safety and security of the 9,000 FARC members living outside of official reincorporation zones in Colombia.

21 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart on the violence against (a) social activists and (b) FARC former combatants in that country; and if he will make a statement.

21 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the 8 January 2020 UN Security Council Mission to Colombia report on the state of the Colombian peace process; an

16 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Copyright: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the EU Copyright Directive in UK law.

16 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to negotiate access to EU markets for UK (a) professional and (b) legal services businesses during the implementation period for the UK's depar

15 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Profession: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK remains a world leader in lawtech after the UK leaves the EU.

15 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Profession: UK Relations with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the legal services sector on the future relationship between the UK and the EU in relation to legal services.

Source: official written-questions record.