Written questions

460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Aircraft Carriers: Deployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the National Audit Office's report entitled Carrier Strike - Preparing for deployment, published in June 2020.

13 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has commissioned research on the potential effect on the mental wellbeing of universal credit claimants of removing the work conditionality and sanctions regime.

8 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Osime Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to (a) ensure that Osime Brown is not deported from the UK and (b) is not detained pending a final decision on deportation; and what assessment she has made of the support he re

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people over 75 who claim the 50 per cent discount of the television licence.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people over 75 who are registered blind and qualify for the 50 per cent discount of the television licence.

6 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Banks and Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from residents in (a) Wick and (b) other towns in cases where a bank branch has been proposed for closure at the same time as the proposed closure of the last post office in that

6 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty and Wind Power: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the £160 million allocated to developing offshore wind he plans to spend on the coasts of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; and whether he plans to tackle fuel po

14 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) personal injury claims and (b) claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 were brought against his Department in each of the last five years; what proportion of those claims related to overseas operation

6 Jul 2020 · Prime Minister

First Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, on what date he has held discussions with the First Minister of Scotland; and if he will publish the minutes of discussions between his Office and First Minister's Office from 24 March to 6 July 2020.

30 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of companies that were not eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as a result of filing their annual PAYE report after the 19 March 2020.

23 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civil and (b) criminal claims of abuse during interrogation in Iraq between 2003 and 2009 were subsequently made against the UK.

19 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what date the Minister for Tourism, held discussions with his counterpart in the Scottish Government on specialized support for the tourism Industry; and if he will publish the minute

18 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of reported complaints of racist incidents in the Armed Forces between (a) 2015 - 2016, (b) 2016 - 2017, (c) 2017 - 2018, (d) 2018 - 2019, and (e) 2019 - to 17 June 2020.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aerospace Industry: Sutherland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the plans of the (a) French Government (b) German Government and (c) US Administration to support their domestic ae

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UN Climate Conference 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether accredited observer organisations will have access to the Blue Zone at COP26.

17 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Voyager Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of repainting RAF Voyager.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had on food safety and standards with her US counterpart during the UK-US trade negotiations.

15 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Tourism: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had with Fergus Ewing MSP, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, on arranging a 12-month financial support package for the tourism industry

10 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Bank Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support people who require access to (a) offline and (b) face-to-face banking during the covid-19 outbreak.

10 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Financial Conduct Authority and the Payment Systems Regulator on a minimum service guarantee for cash; and with reference to the March 2020 Budget whether he has a ti

10 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Torture: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the circumstances are in which a prosecutor is able to exercise their discretion not to prosecute an offence of torture.

10 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is Government policy that the (a) prohibition of torture is absolute and (b) obligation to prosecute torture is absolute.

10 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aerospace Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of plans in (a) France, (b) Germany and (c) the US to support their domestic aerospace industries.

8 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department has collected on the (a) quantity, (b) type and (c) harmful effects of plastic pollution in the UK’s marine environments.

4 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hydroxychloroquine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the Government has purchased £5 million worth of hydroxychloroquine before clinical trials have proved the effectiveness of that drug against covid-19.

1 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

UN Convention against Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UK's status as a signatory to the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT), what his policy is on the prohibition against the limitation of criminal and civil proceedings in respect of torture,

1 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the criteria are for deeming a claim for damages in respect of the alleged conduct of British forces in overseas operations to be meritorious; and whether claims deemed to be ummeritorious are excluded from

5 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating their plasma to a trial to provide treatment for covid-19.

5 May 2020 · Department for Education

Remote Education: ICT

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of children’s access to (a) laptops, (b) a reliable internet connection and (c) other remote learning equipment during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.