Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce dependence on non-renewable sources of energy.

11 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to invest in solar energy over the course of the current Parliament.

11 Jul 2017 · Cabinet Office

Hereditary Peers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals for the removal of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords in the current Parliament.

11 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Care Workers and Nurses: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government’s policy is on maintaining the public sector pay cap for (a) nurses and (b) care workers.

10 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Whittington Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received representations from members of the public on the future of Professor Malone Lee's Urology Clinic at the Whittington Hospital.

6 Jul 2017 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is committed to awarding at least 33 per cent of government procurement to small and medium-sized enterprises by 2020.

6 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Open University: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Open University on its use of a restricted countries list in its applications process.

6 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's policy is on fracking.

6 Jul 2017 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Cuba

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate students studying in the UK are of Cuban nationality.

6 Jul 2017 · Prime Minister

Turkey: Human Rights and Press Freedom

To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions she has had with President Erdogan of Turkey on (a) human rights and (b) press freedom in that country.

6 Jul 2017 · Cabinet Office

Crown Dependencies: Companies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which of the UK's Crown Dependencies have a fully functional register of beneficial ownership; and which of those dependencies does not have such a fully-functional register.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sino-British Joint Declaration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on recent statements made by the People's Republic of China that the Sino-British Joint Declaration no longer has any significa

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2017 to Question 2349, whether he or the Minister for Asia plan to seek a meeting with Lord Patten of Barnes to discuss (a) human rights and the state of

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of the UK's Overseas Territories have a fully-functional register of beneficial ownership; and which of those territories does not have such a fully-functional register.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances he has given to his counterparts in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies that the Government will replace funding provided by the EU when the UK leaves the EU.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has spoken to Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, since 1 July 2017.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sino-British Joint Declaration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) the UK ambassador to the People's Republic of China have had with their Chinese counterparts on the status of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his North Korean counterpart.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has spoken to his US counterpart on the recent missile test in North Korea.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Idil Eser

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to make representations to his counterpart in Turkey on the arrest of Idil Eser, director of Amnesty International, Turkey.

6 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Media and Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of media freedom and plurality in Turkey.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Free Movement of People: Bermuda

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the Government's policy is on allowing Bermuda to maintain freedom of movement in the EU after the UK leaves the EU.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has plans to raise the state pension age.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to establish a passenger ombudsman for rail ticketing and pricing.

5 Jul 2017 · HM Treasury

Tax Allowances

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on raising the tax-free personal allowance to £12,500 by 2020.

5 Jul 2017 · HM Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on raising the higher rate threshold for tax to £50,000 by 2020.

5 Jul 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to eliminate rough sleeping by 2027.

5 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Urinary Tract Infections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which minister in his Department has responsibility for urological conditions.

5 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Urinary Tract Infections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support research into the (a) testing of and (b) treatment for urinary tract infections.

5 Jul 2017 · Department of Health

Urinary Tract Infections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people diagnosed with chronic urinary tract infections receive appropriate treatment.

Source: official written-questions record.