Written questions

2,491 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with car tyre producers on extended producer responsibility for car tyres.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tyres: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of car tyres discarded in British coastal waters in each of the last three years.

25 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to update the National Shipbuilding Strategy to incorporate commercial shipbuilding and supply chain considerations.

23 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport of 24 September 2020 on dangerous cladding in Plymouth.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the chemical industry on potential chemicals stockpiling before the end of the transition period.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Greece: Type 23 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Greek counterparts on purchasing Type 23 frigates.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Solid Fleet Support Ships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Prime Minister on 19 November 2020, Official Report, column 487 on the Integrated Review, whether he has plans to order two or three Solid Fleet Support ships for the R

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Navy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made the total number of personnel required for the Royal Navy to crew the new ships announced by the Prime Minister in his statement of 19 November 2020 on the Integrated Review and to fulfi

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Type 32 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans the Type 32 frigates he plans to order to primarily be forward deployed.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Type 32 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the statement by the Prime Minister of 19 November 2020 on the update on the Integrated Review, how many Type 32 frigates he plans to order.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Devonport Dockyard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of retired nuclear submarines expected to be in long-term storage in Devonport by 2024.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Shipping: Plymouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the designation of Plymouth as the National Centre for Marine Autonomy Excellence.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Marines: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce new basing arrangements for the Royal Marines after the planned closure of Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth in 2028.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Contact Tracing: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has provided to defence contractors on whether their employees should (a) install, (b) use or (c) remove the NHS covid-19 app on their mobile phones.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Type 32 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans the Type 32 frigates he plans to order to be based in (a) Devonport or (b) Portsmouth.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Type 32 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 32 frigates he plans to order.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he plans to allocate to the submarine recycling and submarine dismantling programmes in the next four years.

20 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Prime Minister on 19 November 2020, Official Report, column 487 on Integrated Review, whether the additional funding announced for the Ministry of Defence has changed t

20 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to reply to the letter from fisheries leaders dated 30 October 2020 on concerns relating to catch certificates in preparations for operation from 1 January 2021.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people who have been diagnosed with autism have had their driving licences revoked following a report to the DVLA from the Police in each of the last three years.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have had their driving licences revoked following a declaration of autism.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to implement the £500-million Blue Planet Fund to restore marine ecosystems that the Prime Minister committed to at the UN High-Level summit on biodiversity; wh

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the completion of UK REACH registration dossiers for grandfathered EU REACH registrations, whether a Letter of Access already paid for by a UK registrant for an EU RE

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to issue further guidance to business on the changes to chemicals regulation after 31 December 2020.

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of UK-REACH implementation on UK businesses.

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the UK Competent Authority will continue to have access to the EU-REACH dossiers, including data on chemical substances, after the 31 of December 2020; and what steps he has ta

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to make representations to participants at the G20 meeting in November 2020 on creating an inter-country trade ban on legally imported (a) wildlife and (b

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the import and export of (a) wild animals and (b) wild animal products to help prevent a future zoonotic pandemic.

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wildlife: Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the covid-19 pandemic, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential role of the G20 meeting in November and COP15 and COP26 in 2021 in bringin

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what inter-country policy negotiations have taken place in advance of the November G20 meeting on tackling the root causes of the covid-19 pandemic; and if he will use that meeting to

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