Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Papua: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to respond to the communique of the 50th Pacific Islands Forum raising concerns about the reported escalation in violence and continued allegations of human

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's target time is for processing new claims for disability living allowance from a child under the age of 16; and what (a) percentage and (b) total number of new claims were dealt wit

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the target time for processing a claim to renew disability living allowance for a child under 16 years of age is; and what estimate he has made of the (a) proportion and (b) total number of renewal

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government plans to take to mitigate the potential effect of increased prices in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on people on low incomes in receipt of out of work or di

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Biometrics: Privacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) effect of increased use of facial recognition software on privacy and (b) the adequacy of existing legislation to protect privacy.

2 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to support the transfer of the Great Northern Rail Line from Govia Thameslink to Transport for London.

2 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations from the Home Affairs Select Committee in its report entitled Serious violence, HC 1016, published 31 July 2019, whether she plans to allocate dedicated police of

25 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to (a) meet and (b) have discussions with representatives of the Iranian Government within the next week.

25 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade deals her Department is aiming to complete before 31 October 2019.

25 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sino-British Joint Declaration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy to fulfil the UK's obligations under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.

25 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is Government policy to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP target on overseas aid.

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will require schools to implement LGBT-inclusive Sex and Relationships Education.

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to review Government policy on tackling plastics pollution.

25 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the restrictions that prevent asylum seekers from working.

25 Jul 2019 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Furniture

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether funds were (a) authorised and (b) released for the purchase of any furniture for the Rt hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (i) before and (ii) after he took office as Prime Minister on 24 July 20

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Transport

Crossrail 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure the delivery of Crossrail 2.

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has plans to review the ban on fox-hunting.

25 Jul 2019 · Cabinet Office

Constituencies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government still plans to bring forward the 2018 Boundary Commission proposals to Parliament.

25 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Police: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 24 July 2019, how many new police officers will be deployed to (a) London and (b) Haringey.

25 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's Downing Street Statement of 24 July 2019, how the additional 20,000 police officers will be distributed to each region.

25 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement of 24 July 2019, what the timescale is for the recruitment of 20,000 police officers.

24 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternal Mortality: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission an urgent review of maternal care in response to the findings of the MBRRACE-UK maternal deaths and morbidity statistics 2014-16 relating to increased maternal mortality rates

22 Jul 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance is in place for schools on the circumstances when they should provide information to the police on domestic extremists.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for Education

Protest: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on collecting data on students missing school to take part in climate change protests.

22 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of palliative care arrangements and support in place for the victims of the contaminated blood scandal.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Electronic Surveillance: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the use in Hong Kong of telecommunications interception equipment purchased from the UK; and will he make a statement.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Electronic Surveillance: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what criteria are used to assess whether to grant export licences to foreign governments for surveillance technology.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade

Electronic Surveillance: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what human rights assessment was made before the approval of an export licence for telecommunications interception equipment to Hong Kong.

18 Jul 2019 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions: Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year (a) nine, (b) 10 and (c) 11 left full-time education after permanent exclusion from a school in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jul 2019 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions: Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year (a) nine (b) 10 and (c) 11 were permanently excluded from a school in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.