Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2019 · Treasury

Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will made an assessment of the potential merits of waiving tax on generic versions of lifesaving cystic fibrosis drugs entering the UK from Argentina until an agreement between NHS England and Vertex can be ag

21 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on reports of war crimes committed by Turkish backed armed forces against the Kurdish community in Syria; and if he will make a st

21 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to investigate allegations of Turkish backed armed forces committing war crimes against the Kurdish population in Syria and the surrounding regions.

21 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cameroon: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Cameroon.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Solent

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) equity of Solent local enterprise partnership's grant criteria in relation to the Southsea sea defence scheme.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if she will commission a review of the value for money provided by local enterprise partnerships.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps her Department has taken to measure the effectiveness of the disbursement of public money by local enterprise partnerships.

18 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the safety of LGBT+ activists in that country.

18 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterpart on enforced disappearances of opposition party members in that country.

18 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure the safety of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement.

18 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Journalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the safety of journalists in that country.

18 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support democratic processes in Bangladesh to ensure fair and transparent elections in that country.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Travel Cards: Isle of Wight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a reduced rate travel card for people living on the Isle of Wight to improve connectivity with Portsmouth.

18 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Railways: Isle of Wight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when work will be completed on a new passing loop at Brading on the Isle of Wight; and what the timescale is for introducing a half-hourly service on that railway line.

16 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a reduced rate bus pass for women born in the 1950s who have had their state pension age changed.

15 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Kurdish people do not come to harm following the implementation of what Turkish officials are calling the safe zone.

15 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that Kurdish people in (a) Syria and (b) surrounding regions do not come to harm following the US troop withdrawal from that area.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency between local authorities on the waste that they collect for recycling.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: High Rise Flats

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to make it easier for people who live in high-rise accommodation to recycle.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: High Rise Flats

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of high-rise accommodation without a waste shoot that allows for recycling separation on (a) residents’ ability to recycle and (b)

14 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a separate railcard for those veterans who do not qualify for existing railcards.

14 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the HM Forces Railcard to include armed forces veterans.

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

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to provide for support for people who are seeking to collect earnings from organisations that have gone into c

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

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that people who have (a) uncollected holiday pay and (b) uncollected time off in lieu can access their earnings from (a) Thomas Cook

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

Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps her Department is taking to support people seeking to retrieve financial earnings from (a) Thomas Cook and (b) other organisations that have gone into compulsory liquid

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to increase the number of trees integrated into productive land management systems through agroforestry.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of integrating trees into productive land management systems through agroforestry on (a) land management and (b) tackling climate change.

1 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Isle of Wight: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has his Department made of the effect on the (a) economic prosperity (b) well-being of people on the Isle of Wight of improved transport links between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.

1 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Isle of Wight: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve transport links between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.

27 Sep 2019 · Department for Education

Students: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of delays in the provision of new purpose-built student accommodation beyond the start date of students' courses on (a) student well-being, (b) academic achieve

Source: official written-questions record.