Written questions
361 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Nuclear Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking following Iran’s decision to suspend application of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Additional Protocol.
25 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Scottish Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support she is providing to Galashiels Job Centre to further assist the unemployed.
9 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme: Scottish Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new job placements have been created in the Scottish Borders as part of the Kickstart Scheme.
29 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Drugs: Organised Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) Police Scotland and (b) the British Transport Police on county lines.
29 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how the UK is assisting the Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies with the roll-out of the covid-19 vaccine.
29 Jan 2021 · Scotland Office
Food Standards Scotland: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what staffing resource has been provided by the UK Government to Food Standards Scotland since the end of the transition period.
29 Jan 2021 · Scotland Office
Union Connectivity Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to increase local engagement with the Union Connectivity Review.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Union Connectivity Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the Union Connectivity Review.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Pay: Scottish Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many workers in the Scottish Borders will benefit from the increase in the (a) National Living Wage and (b) National Minimum Wage from April 2021.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she will next meet with the US Trade Representative; and what will be discussed at that meeting.
29 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Freeports: Scotland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on freeports.
29 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Gift Aid: Scottish Borders
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Gift Aid has been paid to charities in the Scottish Borders in each of the last three years.
29 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Soft Drinks: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has raised since that Levy was introduced.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Microplastics: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental benefits of banning microbeads in June 2018.
19 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Foreign Relations
What recent steps he has taken to improve UK relations with Israel.
3 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative estimate he has made of the number of driving tests taken between April and September at (a) Duns, (b) Hawick, (c) Peebles, (d) Galashiels, and (e) Kelso driving test centres, this year and in
3 Dec 2020 · Scotland Office
Coronavirus: Scottish Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what covid-19 testing sites have been made available in the Scottish Borders since the beginning of the outbreak; and how long those sites have been operational.
26 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Warm Home Discount Scheme: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people in Scotland are in receipt of the Warm Home Discount.
26 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on rolling out the Kickstart Scheme; and what discussions he has with the devolved Administrations on that scheme.
17 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Procurement: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether covid-19 vaccine procurement has been carried out at a UK-wide level.
16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of covid-19 testing in Scotland is provided by the UK Government.
16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether each approved covid-19 vaccine will be distributed across the UK according to population.
16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with the Scottish Government to develop a communications campaign to promote the uptake of covid-19 vaccines.
16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Scottish Government to develop plans for a coordinated rollout of covid-19 vaccines.
15 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Child Benefit: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating people who were unable to claim child benefit due to delays in receiving their child's birth certificate as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
1 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to next meet with the US Trade Representative on removing tariffs on (a) cashmere and (b) other products.
1 Sep 2020 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from the Scottish Borders have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme.
1 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Overseas Territories: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government provided to British Overseas Territories to help them tackle the effects of the covid-19 pandemic.
1 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Dstl: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has provided in tackling covid-19.
1 Sep 2020 · Scotland Office
Local Growth Deals: Borderlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he will take to fast track the Borderlands Growth Deal to ensure it can help the area recover from the economic effects of the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: official written-questions record.