Written questions

3,117 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Rwanda: Refugees

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an estimate of the number of refugees relocated to Rwanda via resettlement schemes from other countries.

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were reported on the True Vision website in the last 12 months.

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Violent and Sex Offender Register

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times have registered sex offenders (a) attempted to change their names and (b) been prevented from changing their names by legal means in the last two years.

12 Dec 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the public purse was for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery since it was established.

12 Dec 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

UN Human Rights Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence since March 2023.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Help to Grow Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to measure the potential impact of the Help to Grow scheme on business productivity.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 24 October 2023 to Question 203453 on Zero Hours Contracts, what the absolute change in the number of people employed under zero hours contracts was between 2017 and 202

11 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question HL5679,on Prisoners, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Inspector of Probation on his timetable for completing the requested inspection of p

11 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Home Office: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people participated in the free e-learning course created by his Department's FGM team in the last 12 months.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a comparative estimate of the number of Universal Credit claimants in the no work related requirements group between 2017 and 2022.

8 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many crimes were reported on the True Vision website in the last 12 months.

8 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was received from the immigration health surcharge in (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.

8 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Personal Savings: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with major banks on interest rates on savings accounts compared to other financial institutions.

8 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Woodlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Forestry Commission on promoting woodland creation.

7 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to reduce the minimum age for bowel screening to 50.

7 Dec 2023 · Treasury

World Economy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the International Monetary Fund on levels of national global debt.

7 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Argentina: Lithium

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Argentinian counterpart on lithium supply to the UK.

7 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

New START Treaty

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with his US counterpart on taking steps to ensure that all parties originally committed to the New START Treaty comply with their obligations under tha

6 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Hezbollah

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on trends in the level of financial support provided by Iran to the Hizballah organisation in the last six months.

6 Dec 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Elections: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 4640 on Elections: Northern Ireland and with reference to page six of the report by the Electoral Commission entitled Report on the May 2023 local el

6 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nicaragua: International Red Cross

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Nicaraguan counterpart on reinstating the legal status of the Nicaraguan Red Cross Association.

6 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Cybercrime

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what risks to (a) employees and (b) the wider population were identified following cyber crimes against Government departments in the last 12 months.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost has been of the Collective Training Transformation Programme in the last 12 months.

5 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Saudi Arabia: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Partnering Feasibility Study with Saudi Arabia.

5 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the recruitment websites for the armed forces were last updated.

5 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel who undertook regular fitness tests in 2022 were (a) found to be unfit and (b) had their service discontinued in the same year.

5 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

China and Russia: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart on the reported attack and disablement of one of the main railway lines linking Russia and China.

5 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Criminal Investigation: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Mutual Legal Assistance in Crimina

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the cost to the public purse of the communications campaign to raise awareness of Pension Credit between April 2022 and October 2023.

4 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has held with representatives of retail sector employees on the adequacy of measures to tackle physical assaults in the workplace.

Source: official written-questions record.