Written questions

Luke Pollard

2,491 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Standardisation: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the United Kingdom will remain a member of the European Committee on Standardisation after we leave the EU.

21 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

European Maritime Safety Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to maintain UK membership of the European Maritime Safety Agency after the UK leaves the EU.

21 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Maritime Law: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to maintain London's position as an international centre for maritime dispute resolution after the UK leaves the EU.

21 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the UK will continue to participate in the EU Rapid Alert Systems for Food and Feed after the UK leaves the EU.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Washing Machines: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the regulatory standards for filters in washing machines are; and whether he has any plans to review those standards.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics: Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the release of microfibres into the marine environment from washing clothes.

19 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the microbeads ban to include sunscreen and deodorants.

18 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Public Appointments

To ask Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many former Conservative Members of Parliament who were defeated at the general election 2017 and who now work in government were appointed after a publicly advertised and open recruitment process.

18 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what pay bands former Conservative Members of Parliament who were defeated at the General Election 2017 have been appointed to by Government Departments. .

18 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many former Conservative Members of Parliament who lost their seats at the general election 2017 have been appointed to (a) paid and (b) unpaid positions in Government Departments since June 2017.

18 Dec 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: South West

To ask Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of availability of mobile phone coverage on the Penzance to London train line; and if he will make a statement.

13 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Exeter-Plymouth Railway Line

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on allocating funding in line with the Peninsula Rail Task Force group's recommendations to improve journey times between Plymouth and Exeter.

11 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Social Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the availability of non-UK EU nationals to work in the social care sector.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure Cornish pasties retain European Protected Status.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many badgers have been culled in the south west of England in the last twelve months.

6 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the review of the National Security Strategy to be published.

6 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Submarines: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding he has allocated to the submarine recycling demonstrator project in each of the next three years.

6 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Defence

National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans a public consultation on the defence aspects of the National Security and Capability review.

6 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Submarines: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the ages of the submarines awaiting recycling in Devonport and Rosyth are.

5 Dec 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Sentencing

Whether there are plans to review sentencing guidelines for rape committed by people under 18.

13 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance and training is available to work coaches to advise them on the circumstances in which they can temporarily switch off a universal credit claimant's work search and availability (a) in the

13 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit sanctions were appealed on the grounds that a claimant's child had died or been stillborn within the last two years.

1 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has had any discussions with the Governments of Chile or Brazil on the purchase of (a) HMS Ocean, (b) HMS Albion, (c) HMS Bulwark and (d) any Type 23 frigate.

1 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Type 23 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to move HMS Richmond's base port from Portsmouth to Devonport.