Written questions

1,206 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jan 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of sports coaches convicted for sexual abuse of children in the last two years.

7 Jan 2019 · Attorney General

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of sexual abuse of children by sports coaches are currently being prosecuted.

4 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sri Lanka: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made and to whom to ensure the government of Sri Lanka abides by UNHRC Resolution 30/1 agreed on 1st October 2015 at the 30th session of the UN Hum

20 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that teachers in sixth form colleges that (a) are and (b) are not academies receive the same Teachers' pay grant.

20 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to reports that some academies have chosen not to pay the 2018-19 teacher pay award despite receiving the Teacher's Pay Grant for that year, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that aca

20 Dec 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how his Department is ensuring that funds allocated under the Teachers' Pay Grant for 2018-19 are being used to fund teachers' pay and not for any other purpose.

3 Dec 2018 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the recent Government consultation on New cycling offences: causing death or serious injury while cycling, whether his Department has consulted on introducing new road traffic offences committ

29 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the detention of Uighur Muslims in China; and if he will make a statement.

28 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Palm Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that products containing palm oil that are sold in the UK use sustainably-produced palm oil.

22 Nov 2018 · Women and Equalities

Candidates: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2018 to Question 188804 on Equality Act 2010, what the timeframe is for the implement Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.

21 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of air pollution to legal limits in major cities.

16 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Statins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the supply of statins after the UK leaves the EU.

16 Nov 2018 · Treasury

National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2018 to Question 179286, whether the Government plans to make back payments of child benefit to those parents who have mistakenly omitted to claim that benefit and as a result lo

13 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nabeel Rajab

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of the case against Mr Nabeel Rajab; and what representations his Department has made to the Bahraini Government on Mr Rajab.

1 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Mohammed Nabi Wardak

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will reassess the case of Afghan interpreter Mohammed Nabi Wardak who translated for British armed forces on the front line in Helmand province between 2008 and 2011 and has been denied relocation to the UK

1 Nov 2018 · Treasury

National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has taken steps to help parents who have not claimed child benefit and as a result unintentionally missed years of accruing national insurance state pension credits.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will formally support a referral of Myanmar military leaders to the International Criminal Court for their actions against the Rohingya people.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has held with UN representatives on the agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.

1 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the safety and wellbeing of Rohingya refugees of the deal between Myanmar and Bangladesh to start repatriating those refugees.

31 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reinstating the Migration Impact Fund.

30 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Technetium

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what preparations his Department has made to ensure that there is a steady supply of Technetium-99m after the UK's leaves the EU.

15 Oct 2018 · Treasury

National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on parents who have mistakenly omitted to claim child benefit and as a result lost out on national insurance state pension credits; and what steps his Department is taking

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of biodegradable cutlery in reducing the use of single-use plastic; and what steps his Department is taking to promote and increase the use of

10 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Mohammed Nabi Wardak

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will reassess the case of Aghan interpreter Mohammed Nabi Wardak who translated for British armed forces on the front line in Helmand province between 2008 and 2011 and has been denied relocatio

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Glyphosate: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on peoples health of the use of Glysphosate as a herbicide and crop desiccant.

3 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money was spent from the public purse on sports programmes in prisons in (a) 2009 and (b) 2017.

3 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of sport programmes in prisons in supporting the rehabilitation of prisoners.

3 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of sports programmes in prisons; and what estimate he has made of the level of participation rates in sports programmes by prisoners in

3 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Leisure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of Government funding for local authorities on local authority spending on sports and recreation.

3 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of obesity in children in (a) 2009 and (b) 2017.

Source: official written-questions record.