Written questions

460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans there are for military personnel to provide support at ports in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

23 Oct 2019 · Home Office

Ports: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans there are for police officers to provide support at ports in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

23 Oct 2019 · Treasury

Ports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that ports are prepared for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

21 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Hybrid Warfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to modernise defence strategy to ensure the UK can address hybrid threats.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the affordability of public transport costs for those attending (a) Wick Job Centre and (b) job centres; and whether her Department is taking steps to provide

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will introduce a bus voucher system for universal credit claimants who may not be able to afford public transport costs to attend job centres.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that payments of statutory maternity pay that are delayed due to bank holidays do not affect universal credit payments.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Allowance: Highlands of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the Highland Council area received two statutory maternity payments within the universal credit calculation period due to a bank holiday in 2019.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much a universal credit payment to a single mother is reduced by when two maternity payments are received within the universal credit calculation period due to a bank holiday.

15 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antidepressants: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of anti-depressants used in the UK are imported from the EU; and what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the supply of those medicines in the event that the UK leaves the

15 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the adequate supply of (a) Sertraline, (b) Quetiapine and (c) Venlafaxine for the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder in the event that the UK

25 Sep 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Unmanned Air Systems: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that drone safety regulations are maintained when the UK leaves the EU.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

Unmanned Air Systems: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequently the regulatory framework for drone safety is (a) reviewed and (b) updated in the UK.

1 Jul 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Satellites

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the timeframe for bringing forward secondary legislation to enable the launch of small satellites will ensure that the target date of achieving a first launch by 2021 can

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Delivery Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure business accountability to online guarantees of delivery costs.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Delivery Services: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of excess delivery charges on people in the far north of Scotland; and what steps he is taking to reduce those charges.

20 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former disability living allowance claimants living in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross receive (a) a reduced mobility element or (b) a zero mobility element as a result of moving to perso

20 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Highlands of Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former disability living allowance claimants living in the Highland local authority area receive (a) a reduced or (b) no mobility element under personal independence payment.

20 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants have had their mobility payments (a) reduced and (b) stopped when transferring from disability living allowance to personal independence payment.

15 May 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps her Department is taking with the Department of Health and Social Care to increase the capacity of veteran-specific mental healthcare within the NHS.

14 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) plans and (b) timetable he has to review the (i) Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme and (i) Common Tariff Obligation.

27 Mar 2019 · Scotland Office

Driving under Influence

What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on harmonising Scottish and English drink-driving laws.

25 Mar 2019 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: NHS and Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure effective recruitment from EU countries to meet demand for (a) NHS and (b) care workers after the UK leaves the EU.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the procedure is for addressing complaints raised by black, Asian, minority ethnic and female military personnel.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Service Complaints Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve response times within the Service Complaints Ombudsman.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2019 to Question 221002 on Navy: Shipping, what the maximum (a) lifespan is of newly constructed warships and (b) number of years commercial vessels can have been in service

21 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Slavery: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the particular effect of modern slavery on adolescent girls; and if she will make a statement.

21 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Slavery: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's publication entitled DFID Strategic Vision for Gender Equality, published in March 2018, what steps her Department is taking to integrate its work on modern sl

13 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected lifespan of refurbished commercial vessels is compared to newly constructed warships.

13 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) repairing and (b) retrofitting (i) ferries and (ii) container vessels retired from commercial service to make them operable for the Royal Navy.

Source: official written-questions record.