Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Feb 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff have been employed by his Department in each month since July 2016.

28 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been employed by his Department in each month since June 2016.

28 Feb 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff have been employed by HMRC in each month since June 2016.

27 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department organising (a) UK, (b) overseas events, (c) overseas missions and (d) webinars for UK companies.

27 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the setup and maintenance of the great.gov.uk website (a) in the 12 months and (b) since its launch.

27 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential health benefits of extending free prescriptions to people with asthma.

27 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Exports: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Exporting is Great publicity campaign in the last year in (a) digital and (b) physical advertising.

27 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons people with asthma are charged for their medication; and if he will make a statement.

27 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Cherwell Valley Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2019 to Question 206853 on Cherwell Valley Railway Line: Electrification, for what reasons that answer did not specify when he expects the publication of the timetable for a

25 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2019 to Question 213459 on Department for International Trade: Internet, what proportion of spending on the Local to Global podcast was allocated to its (a) produc

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: South of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the tendering process was in relation to the allocation of £306.2 million to water companies to develop strategic water resources options for the South and South East of England.

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: South of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled, PR19 initial assessment of plans: South East Water company, published by Ofwat in January 2019, how programmes will be funded by the allocation o

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: South of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled, PR19 initial assessment of plans: South East Water company, published by Ofwat in January 2019, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate public

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reservoirs: South of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled, PR19 initial assessment of plans: South East Water company, published by Ofwat in January 2019, how much of the £306.2 million of funding for Sou

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Chlorine: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans she has put in place to ensure the safe storage of chlorine gas after the UK leaves the EU.

25 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Chlorine: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the safe storage of chlorine gas after the UK leaves the EU.

20 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2019 to Question 213459 on Department for International Trade: Internet, how many downloads have been made of the Local to Global podcast to date.

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

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legally binding targets to meet World Health Organisation-recommended limit values for particulate matter by 2030.

15 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Performing Arts: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he next plans to review the Children (Performances and Activities) Regulations 2014; if he will hold discussions with representatives of Brass Bands England as part of such a review; and if he will make a

12 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Migration

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department offers to (a) teachers and (b) schools on how they present the issue of migration.

11 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport

Seaborne Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) expenditure on the procurement process for and (b) legal advice around cancelling the Seaborne freight deal; and what the estimated cost of replacing that contr

11 Feb 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) permanent and (b) contracted staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months.

8 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has received from the UK Overseas Territories on maintaining UK Overseas Territory eligibility in a replacement mechanism for EU LIFE funding.

8 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: British Overseas Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the level of funding required to meet the Aichi targets in the UK Overseas Territories.

8 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2019 to Question 213461 on Environment Protection: EU Grants and Loans, whether his Department has plans to extend the ICF survey of EU LIFE funded

8 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2019 to Question 216426 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment, for what reasons he did not specify in that answer when the number of staff who ar

7 Feb 2019 · Treasury

Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will announce a review of the business rates system for pubs.

7 Feb 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Public Houses: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2019 to Question 211305 on Pubs Code, if he will conduct a public consultation on the review of the Pubs Code.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Migration: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides guidance to the writers of educational textbooks on how to present the issue of migration in their books.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of civil servants working full-time for two days on meetings related to a compromise plan for exiting the European Union.

Source: official written-questions record.