Written questions

2,491 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to encourage train operating companies to establish a rail to refuge scheme for people experiencing domestic abuse.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the contract for development of the catch recording app for under 10m fishing vessels was awarded; what the value of that contract is; how much has been spent on that contract to

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who (a) requested and (b) authorised the removal from the Government Digital Services website of the original published report of the Record your catches beta assessment and its replac

9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Polling Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's premises can be used as polling stations.

9 Mar 2020 · Cabinet Office

Polling Stations: Schools

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children could not attend their school on 12 December 2019 as a result of their school building being used as a polling station.

9 Mar 2020 · Cabinet Office

Polling Stations: Schools

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many primary schools were closed on 12 December 2019 and used as polling stations.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) guidance and (b) regulations his Department has issued to ensure that there is no detrimental effect caused by the release of non-native gamebirds on local ecology and biodive

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-native gamebirds were released in the UK in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the release of non-native gamebirds on wildlife and native birds in Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation.

5 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been prosecuted under the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011.

5 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been prosecuted under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974.

5 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish information his Department has commissioned on estimating fish weights when compiling fishing vessel logbooks or catch returns.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Hospital Ships

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Secretary of State for Defence on the construction and operation of a UK hospital ship.

28 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the transport of pets by companies that do not have the required authorisation.

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

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many holdings were tested for bovine tuberculosis using interferon gamma testing; how many animals were tested in each of those holdings using interferon gamma tests; and of those

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

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the plus minus 10 per cent tolerance was first applied to estimating fish weights in logbooks on fishing vessels of 10 metres and over in length; and whether there has been a reco

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

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the estimated catch returns in (a) logbooks completed by fishing vessels required to have logbooks and (b) the catch records submitted by fishing vessels under 10m in length ar

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

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information the Government Digital Service has received on the known variations between sales notes and logbook estimated fish weights when seeking approval of the catch recording

26 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Warships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the number of Royal Navy Frigates and Destroyers will be (a) more or (b) less than 19 in each year in the next 10 years.

26 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Food Poverty

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government Minister has responsibility for hunger.

26 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review will tackle the timeline and delivery of the recycling of the retired nuclear submarines stored at (a) Devonport and (b) Rosyth.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of dogs and puppies that were illegally imported in 2019; and from which countries those dogs and puppies were illegally imported.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there was a senior responsible owner in (a) the Marine Management Organisation or (b) his Department who oversaw the development of the catch recording app for under 10m fishin

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches: Scotland and Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether under 10m fishing vessels registered in Wales or Scotland and landing in an English port will be required to create a catch record and report before the catch is moved off the

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches: Scotland and Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether under 10m fishing vessels registered in England and landing in a Welsh or Scottish port will be required to create a catch record and report before the catch is moved off the b

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the report of the Record your catches beta assessment on 24 July 2019 was submitted to the Marine Management Organisation for checking prior to publication.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister was responsible for presentation to the Assessment Panel and the service standard beta assessment report for the catch recording app for under 10m fishing boats in Engla

21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

World War II: Wrecks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the physical condition of the wrecks of (a) HMS Prince of Wales and (b) HMS Repulse.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the effect on local authority finances of issuing traffic regulation orders.

13 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Defence

World War II: Wrecks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the anchors of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse for posterity before they are removed from the seabed by metal scavengers.

Source: official written-questions record.