Written questions

713 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Kurds: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent requests his Department has received from the Kurdistan regional government for (a) gas masks and (b) escape hoods to protect its Peshmerga forces advancing on Mosul from chemical weapons attack by Da

16 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Kurds: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) gas masks and (b) escape hoods required to protect Kurdish Peshmerga forces against chemical attack during their advance on Mosul; what the estimated cost of

7 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

BBC Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on national security of the (a) proposed reductions in the (i) staff and (ii) budget of BBC Monitoring and (b) the closure of Caversham Pa

7 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

BBC Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the aggregate extra costs to government (a) departments and (b) agencies from purchasing (i) commercial services and (ii) monitoring relevant foreign b

7 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

BBC Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the output of the BBC Monitoring Service of relinquishing the ownership of Caversham Park; what estimate he has made of the annual running cos

18 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the potential benefits which investment in renewable energy generation methods can bring to developing countries; what research has been undertaken on how

15 Sep 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) policy his Department follows and (b) advice his Department gives to staff travelling to malarial regions regarding the use of Lariam as an anti-malarial drug; and what records h

15 Sep 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iraq: Islamic State

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the US in respect of coalition obligations to exclude from forces preparing to expel Daesh from Mosul any militias which are assessed as lacking respect

21 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

ARM: SoftBank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for the technological competitiveness of the UK of the proposed takeover of ARM Holdings by the Japanese company Softbank; and if h

21 Jul 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

ARM: SoftBank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for the security of the UK of the proposed takeover of ARM Holdings by the Japanese company Softbank; and if he will make a stateme

20 Jun 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Diplomatic Service: Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department gives to staff of HM Diplomatic Service (a) visiting and (b) posted to malaria-prone countries on use of anti-malarial drugs; whether the Lariam form of mefloqu

7 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of personal recovery officers related to different categories of injury of armed forces personnel who are due to receive medical discharge; how many such officers there are in each branch of the

7 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length is of the transition period for personnel of each of the Armed Forces between a decision of the Medical Board recommending discharge and that discharge taking place; and what support is gi

7 Jun 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were medically discharged from the (a) Royal Navy excluding the Royal Marines, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Army and (d) Royal Air Force in each year since 2010.

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the planned locating of future aircraft carriers at Sheer Jetty and Victory Jetty has resulted in reconsideration of the transfer of nearby land and buildings to the Portsmouth Naval Base Trust; what asse

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Portsmouth Dockyard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent reports he has received on the state of disrepair of (a) the Block Mills, (b) numbers 1, 4, 5 and 6 dry docks, (c) the South Office Block, (d) the Old Naval Academy, (e) the Parade, (f) the former Iro

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the proposed transfer of land and historic buildings from his Department to Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust by the end of 2016 has been delayed; and whether it remains his policy to carry out

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the value for money of the investment made by the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust from his Department's reverse premium of £6 million on assets previously transferred; and what

25 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Listed Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether obligations on private owners to preserve scheduled monuments and listed buildings are applicable to government departments; and what his policy is on fulfilling such obligations.

18 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Type 26 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the original projected in-service date was for the first Type 26 Global Combat Ship; and what the current projected in-service date is for first such ship.

18 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Type 26 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of by how much the cost of the Type 26 programme is expected to increase for every year that the in-service date for each ship is delayed.

18 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Type 26 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the original planned date was for cutting steel to begin for the first Type 26 Global Combat Ship; to what date this planned date has been moved; whether the cause of that change was (a) limited capacity of

21 Mar 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the total annual cost of energy bills in the UK which results from EU legal requirements.

10 Feb 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Government has to ensure comparable treatment in respect of (a) immunity from prosecution and (b) prosecution for former service personnel who served in Northern Ireland during the Trouble

10 Feb 2016 · Northern Ireland Office

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assurance the Government has given to (a) former members of Irish terrorist organisations and (b) former service personnel on any continuing liability to prosecution for alleged crimes committed dur

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department gives to former service personnel who are approached by officers of the Police Service of Northern Ireland investigating allegations of criminal behaviour during the Troubles; wheth

10 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to provide immediate legal advice, without cost, to former service personnel required to submit to an interview about allegations related to past service during the Troubles.

10 Feb 2016 · Attorney General

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Attorney General, what the CPS's policy is on seeking prosecutions of former members of paramilitary and terrorist organisations in Northern Ireland for attacks made against members of the armed forces during the Troubles; and if he will make a

25 Jan 2016 · Leader of the House

Trident

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to his oral contribution of 21 January 2016, Official Report, column 1556, whether he has since been advised of the date on which the House will hold its debate on the maingate for the successor to the Triden

18 Jan 2016 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Ocean: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19049, if he will ensure that there will be no gaps in capability between the decommissioning of HMS Ocean and its role being taken over by other ships.

Source: official written-questions record.