Written questions

2,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Sep 2014 · Department of Health

Food: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the written statement of 4 September 2014, on Elliott Review, what budget the Food Crime Unit will be allocated for (a) setting up and (b) operating in financial years (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.

11 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beavers: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 330W, whether he considers the population of wild beavers in Devon to be a non-native species.

8 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beavers: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 330W, on beavers: Devon, what other options have been discussed by his Department, Natural England and the Animal Health

8 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beavers: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 330W, on beavers: Devon, for what reasons he plans to recapture and rehome the wild beavers in Devon; and if he will mak

1 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish all work undertaken by his Department to (a) define what is affordable for consumers to pay to the water industry and (b) assess whether charges made by the water in

1 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he has produced on how his Department, OFWAT and water companies should monitor and assess affordability for consumers when carrying out their functions.

1 Jul 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work his Department has done to assess the long term effect of investment and pricing decisions made by (a) his Department, (b) OFWAT and (c) water companies on affordability for

26 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much resource his Department plans to provide as matched funding for badger vacination to tackle bovine TB in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

26 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department (a) has funded or (b) plans to fund badger vaccination against bovine TB in this calendar year.

26 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to expand the training provided by the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project.

26 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has undertaken of the effect of the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project on the incidence of bovine TB in cattle.

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Vacant Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department defines surplus land; and what land held by his Department's non-departmental public bodies can be so described.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the Public Forest Estate in the present Parliamentary session.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beavers: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to control the population of wild beavers in Devon; and whether such plans include an option for culling.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the EU's Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived he intends to allocated to public bodies and non-governmental organisations in each year between 2014 and 2020.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the EU's Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived he has allocated to public bodies and non-governmental organisations in 2014.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beavers: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Natural England on the control of the population of wild beavers in Devon.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the contribution by the Prime Minister of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1116W, what extra resource his Department will provide to deal with extended eligibility for

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the contribution by the Prime Minister of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1116W, what assessment he has made of the cost of flooding damage to (a) farmers and (b) sma

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the contribution by the Prime Minister of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1116W, what assessment he has made of the cost of flooding damage to small businesses in the UK from th

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the contribution made by the Prime Minister of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1116W, what extra resource his Department will provide to deal with extended eligibility for claim

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the contribution by the Prime Minister of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1116W, what assessment he has made of the cost of flooding damage to (a) householders and (b) s

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the contribution made by the Prime Minister of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 1116W, what extra resource his Department will provide to deal with extended eligibility f

4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings (a) the Prime Minister and (b) officials in his Office had with the National Farmers' Union (NFU) on the pilot badger culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset in 2013; what

4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) the Prime Minister or (b) officials in his Office have ever advised the National Farmers' Union not to communicate with journalists during the commencement phase of the pil

4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Urban Areas: Land Drainage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government expects to implement all the measures contained in Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act regarding sustainable urban drainage systems in this Parliame

4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of his Department's partnership funding framework has been spent on property level protection schemes to date.

4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Repair and Renew Grant for flooded businesses or households has been (a) allocated to local authorities and (b) received by households or businesses to date.

4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Support for Fishermen Fund to replace lost and damaged fishing gear has been received by fishermen and businesses to date.

4 Jun 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Farming Recovery Fund to cover the cost of restoration of agricultural land following the recent floods has been received by farmers and businesses to date.

Source: official written-questions record.