Written questions

1,565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forensic firms used by police forces in England and Wales have gained formal accreditation to carry out digital forensic science work.

25 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review the (a) value for money and (b) effectiveness of outsourcing criminal forensic work.

25 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the amount saved in costs associated with forensic work since abolishing the Forensic Science Service in 2012.

25 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Forensic Science

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forensic firms used by police forces in England and Wales have failed to meet official quality standards since 2012.

16 Jan 2018 · Department for Transport

Railways: Diesel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of diesel trains on air quality at railway stations.

16 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the use of nutritional supplements has been trialled in Young Offenders Institutions in England and Wales to reduce violence levels in the last 10 years.

16 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice

HMP/YOI Parc: Dietary Supplements

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the use of nutritional supplements has been trialled for use in HMP Parc Young Offenders Institute to reduce violence or anti-social behaviour in the last 10 years.

15 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offender Institutions: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of violence in Young Offenders Institutions in England and Wales.

18 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Syria: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department has provided to (a) the Assad regime and (b) Eastern Ghouta in each of the last five years.

18 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information his Department holds on the level of United Nations aid that has been given provided to (a) the Assad regime and (b) Eastern Ghouta in each of the last five years.

18 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representation he has made to the United Nations on lifting the siege in Eastern Ghouta.

18 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Syria: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the representatives of the United Nations on restoring the provision of humanitarian aid to Eastern Ghouta.

15 Dec 2017 · Home Office

101 Calls: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make the non-emergency police phone number 101 a free-to-use service.

15 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Lumacaftor/ivacaftor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with cystic fibrosis charities on the effectiveness of Orkambi.

15 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Lumacaftor/ivacaftor: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with cystic fibrosis have been prescribed Orkambi in (a) England and (b) Wales in each of the last five years.

14 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Syria: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with UN bodies on aid air-drops to besieged areas of Syria.

14 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Syria: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many aid air-drops the UK has made in besieged areas in Syria since the start of the conflict.

14 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Security Council Resolution 2165, if he will make representations to UN bodies on the need to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Eastern Ghouta and other

14 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to UN bodies and the Syrian Government on humanitarian access to and urgent medical evacuations from Eastern Ghouta and other besieged areas in Syria.

14 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to UN bodies and his counterpart in the Syrian Government on civilian protection and ending the siege in Eastern Ghouta and other besieged communities in S

14 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to UN bodies on air and artillery attacks in Eastern Ghouta since it was designated a de-escalation zone.

14 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterparts in Russia, Iran and Turkey on air and artillery attacks in Eastern Ghouta since it was designated a de-escalation zone.

14 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with UN bodies and his international counterparts on ending the siege of Eastern Ghouta.

14 Dec 2017 · Department for International Development

Syria: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is providing humanitarian assistance to Eastern Ghouta in Syria.

14 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that non-EEA nationals who were granted permanent residency but who are no longer family members of EEA nationals can obtain settled status when the UK leaves the EU

14 Dec 2017 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing non-EEA nationals who were granted permanent residency under EEA Regulations but who are no longer family members of EEA nationals to s

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what cost-benefit analysis his Department carries out prior to making a decision on whether to electrify rail lines.

7 Dec 2017 · Home Office

101 Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to callers of the non-emergency police phone number 101 in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each of the last five years.

7 Dec 2017 · Home Office

101 Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the average duration of calls made to the non-emergency police phone number 101 in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each of the last twelve months.

7 Dec 2017 · Home Office

101 Calls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls were made to the non-emergency police phone number 101 in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.