Written and Oral Questions to Ministers

SYRIA: ARMED CONFLICT

25th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Turkey on its recent intervention in Syria.

TREES: CONSERVATION

25th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what studies his Department is conducting into the prospects for survival of the ash tree.

ASH DIEBACK DISEASE

25th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Ash Dieback on tree numbers in the UK; and if he will make a statement.

MATHEMATICS: SCHOOLS

25th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many specialist maths schools his Department has established since 2011; and how many he plans to establish in each of the next five years.

CURLEW: CONSERVATION

24th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Bradford District Metropolitan Council on the future of the resident curlew population on Ilkley Moor as a result of the Council’s decision not to renew the shooting lease to the Bingley Moor Partnership.

INFRASTRUCTURE: TRAINING

24th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of skills specifically to help deliver the Government's infrastructure programmes.

HEALTH VISITORS

24th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of health visitors.

HEALTH VISITORS

24th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many health visitor positions there are in England; and how many of those positions are vacant.

LANGUAGES: EDUCATION

24th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage language teaching in the UK.

RUSSIA: SUBMARINES

24th January 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received on increased Russian submarine operations in the North Atlantic.

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