Written questions

658 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Oct 2019 · Women and Equalities

Period Poverty Taskforce

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress the Government's period poverty task force has made in its objectives since it was established.

21 Oct 2019 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make it her policy to suspend the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.

16 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend automatic priority need for housing to survivors of domestic abuse.

15 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to implement the ruling of the Supreme Court on extending bereavement support payments to unmarried couples.

14 Oct 2019 · Treasury

Bank Mellat

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish (a) the amount paid to Bank Mellat to settle their recent lawsuit against the Government and (b) how much the Government spent on defending the claim.

14 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Anoosheh Ashoori

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when UK diplomats last met with the hon. Member for Lewisham East's constituent, Mr Anoosheh Ashoori.

14 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Anoosheh Ashoori

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed with his Iranian counterpart the case of the hon. Member for Lewisham East's constituent, Anoosheh Ashoori.

14 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Anoosheh Ashoori

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department made during the United Nations General Assembly of September 2019 on securing the release of the hon. Member for Lewisham East's constituent, Mr Anoosheh Asho

14 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Anoosheh Ashoori

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure the release of Mr Anoosheh Ashoori.

26 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds in relation to perpetrators of crimes using sharp objects and (a) time spent in Pupil Referral Units, (b) housing status and (c) employment status.

25 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Entry Clearances: Holidays Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to make sure people returning from holidays will not be affected by increased checks at border posts in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Redundancy: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to prepare for potential jobs losses in the event the UK leaves the EU without a negotiated withdrawal agreement.

25 Sep 2019 · Home Office

European Criminal Records Information System

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to mitigate the effect of the loss of access to the European criminal databases in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

25 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the supply of medicines to hospitals in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

24 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to ensure people on low-incomes will not be adversely affected by increased fuel prices in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

24 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuels: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure fuel supplies for London and the South East in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

24 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps her Department is taking to support businesses using seasonal workers to remain viable in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

24 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to avoid potential delays to passengers because of increased immigration checks at UK borders in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

24 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Customs: France

To ask the Secretary of State for Treasury, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK lorries travelling across the English Channel that will be prepared for French customs checks in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

18 Jul 2019 · Treasury

Minimum Wage and Unpaid Work: Complaints

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HMRC has received of employers (a) advertising unpaid internships and (b) not paying the minimum wage in the last 12 months.

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

Heat Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has written to all suppliers of heat networks asking them to sign up to the Heat Trust.

6 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health Hazards: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to align standards for protecting workers against exposure to carcinogens or mutagens with the provisions contained in Directive 2004/37/EC.

17 May 2019 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of women who made superannuation contributions to the Teachers Pension Scheme prior to 6 April 1988.

15 May 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Health Hazards: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to Directive 2004/37/EC, what steps he will take to maintain protections for workers against exposure to carcinogens or mutagens after the UK leaves the EU.

26 Apr 2019 · Department for Education

Teachers: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will estimate the cost of equalising widows’ and children’s pension benefits for female teachers who served prior to 6 April 1988.

25 Apr 2019 · Women and Equalities

Period Poverty

When the Government plans to establish the taskforce to tackle period poverty in the UK.

24 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if it is his Department's policy not to review the limits on seismic disturbance.

18 Apr 2019 · Home Office

Stop and Search

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his announcement on 1 April 2019 on the increased use of stop and search to tackle violent crime, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Home Office

27 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that houses in multiple occupancy meet the standards prescribed under the Housing Act 2004.

7 Mar 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to protect the (a) NHS and (b) other public services in the negotiation of trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.