Written questions
3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 May 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
Golf: Portrush
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 19 July 2023 to Question 194133 on Golf: Portrush, whether he is taking steps with the Northern Ireland Executive to help increase economic opportunities during the Open C
15 May 2024 · Treasury
Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish an independent body to verify the accuracy of forecasts made by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
14 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Japan: Military Alliances
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement, signed on 11 January 2023, whether he plans to deploy armed forces to the South China Sea in proximity to Taiwan.
14 May 2024 · Cabinet Office
Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will hold discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on duty-free shopping in Northern Ireland airports when travelling to and from destinations in the EU.
14 May 2024 · Department for Education
Confucius Institutes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is taking steps to monitor activities at Confucius Institutes.
14 May 2024 · Home Office
Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on the (a) implementation and (b) operation of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
13 May 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the £100m Security Investment Programme in preventing drugs being smuggled into prisons since March 2022.
13 May 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of projected trends in the number of hotels being used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers between 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.
13 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2024 to Question 9340, when she plans to respond the correspondence of an East Londonderry constituent of 16 June 2023 on water fluoridation policy; and for wh
13 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
BSE
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
10 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Arms Trade
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur.
10 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Reactors: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the percentage of the UK's total energy requirement that will be delivered through the Advanced Nuclear Fund in each of the next ten years.
10 May 2024 · Department for Education
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the value of tuition fee repayments that were written off due to lower graduate salary levels between 2020 and 2023.
8 May 2024 · Home Office
Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2024 to Question 15230 on Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership, what each of those multiple agreements in place with Northern Ireland government depar
8 May 2024 · Treasury
Business: Insolvency
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1823 on Business: Insolvency, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the trend in the number of companies declaring insolvency in that period.
8 May 2024 · Home Office
Home Office: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 6089 on Home Office: Training, whether participants in the e-learning training on FGM were asked to provide an approval rating for that course.
8 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Armed Conflict
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will have discussions with the UN on establishing responsibility for the (a) bombing of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza in October 2023 and (b) recent deaths of four Israel Defence Forces soldiers at Kerem Shal
3 May 2024 · Department for Education
Confucius Institutes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2023 to Question 182232 on Confucius Institutes, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the Chinese authorities of maintaining the Confucius Institutes in the UK in
3 May 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
Euro 2028: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on the timelines for the announcement of capital requirements for the stadia for the Euro 2028 Championships.
3 May 2024 · Treasury
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is to amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 to differentiate between (a) domestic and (b) foreign politically ex
2 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Exports: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to UK Export Finance's Business Plan 2024-29, published on 30 April 2024, what steps she is taking to help companies in Northern Ireland Companies to export globally.
2 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will have discussions with the UN on steps that were taken to ensure (a) the independence of the processes for and (b) the accuracy of the findings of the Colonna report.
1 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Taiwan
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of gold purchased by the Chinese government on the risk of a conflict in Taiwan.
1 May 2024 · Treasury
No-interest Loans Scheme: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he expects the pilot No Interest Loan Scheme run by Fair4AllFinance to be launched in Northern Ireland before the end of the calendar year.
1 May 2024 · Department for Transport
Road Traffic
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish revised national road traffic projections before the Summer recess.
1 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Streptococcus: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she expects to receive the outcome of the Group B Streptococcus trial before the House rises for the Summer adjournment.
29 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Christmas Island: Nuclear Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the environmental impact of the UK's nuclear test programmes in Kiritimati in the last 10 years.
29 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fertility: Electronic Cigarettes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of vaping on fertility.
29 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11269 on Electric Scooters: Hire Services, whether he plans to announce a decision on extending e-scooter rental trials before the Summer recess.
29 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer on 25 April 2024 to Question 22900 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, whether the Ukrainian authorities have accepted liability for any UK seacraft in the last twelve months.
Source: official written-questions record.