Written questions

565 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hassan Mushaima

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the case of Bahraini political prisoner, Hassan Mushaima, and representations from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the EU Parliament for his i

16 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the decision published by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, published on 16 June 2021, which states that the detention of Bahraini death row inma

16 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gulf States: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf, entitled The cost of repression, published on 6 July 2021, what a

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the DVSA’s target time is for answering customer calls on 0300 200 1122; and what its performance is against that target.

13 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Xinjiang: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received evidence of an increase in repressive behaviour towards (a) Uyghurs and (b) other Turkic Muslim minorities in the Uyghur region of China f

16 Jun 2021 · Northern Ireland Office

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential contribution to easing trade flows between Northern Ireland and Great Britain of the UK securing veterinary and phytosanitary agreements with the EU.

10 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the risk of sensitive vaccine data being shared and the risk of discrimination against fans without smartphones, whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment and a Equal

7 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the legal basis is for the use of Covid Status Certification for attendance at domestic events as set out in the wording on the NHS App Covid-19 Status privacy policy.

7 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS users are aware of the upcoming 23 June 2021 deadline to opt-out of patient data sharing plans.

19 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Winter Fuel Payments remain outstanding for 2020-21.

19 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many delayed Winter Fuel Payments were caused by incorrect address transfers in the new Seasonal Payment System.

19 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether problems that may cause delays in Winter Fuel Payments were identified in relation to the new Seasonal Payment System; and what mitigation was put in place to avoid such delays.

19 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what risk assessments took place before the transfer to the new Winter Fuel Payments database (Seasonal Payment System).

19 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the new Winter Fuel Payments database (Seasonal Payment System) was chosen.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has set response time targets for correspondence with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methods of communication are available to (a) Ministers and (b) hon. Members for corresponding with the chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

18 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Hassockfield Immigration Removal Centre: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what visiting rights are planned for the proposed new immigration removal centre for women at Hassockfield for (a) the legal profession, (b) chaplaincy, and (c) friends and family.

10 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials were employed with responsibility for examining and making decisions on asylum applications in December 2020.

10 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Military Coups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to prevent UK companies doing business with military-owned and controlled companies in Myanmar in response to the coup in that country.

10 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to build international support for a global arms embargo on Myanmar.

9 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry and Tourism: VAT

If his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making permanent the five per cent reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sector.

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nawaf al-Osaimi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) make representations to the Government of Saudia Arabia on halting the execution of Nawaf al-Osaimi for crimes committed as a teenager and (b) urge the Governm

8 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Official Secrets

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of recommendation 33 of the Law Commission's September 2020 report, Protection of Official Data.

8 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Official Secrets

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Queen's Speech background briefing, published 19 December 2019, when the Government plans to publish its response to the Law Commission's report on Protection of Official Data.

2 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Lugano Convention

What progress the Government has made on the UK's accession to the Lugano Convention 2007.

27 Jan 2021 · Scotland Office

Fisheries: Scotland

What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Scottish fishing industry.

21 Jan 2021 · Home Office

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people's biometric residence permits UK Visas and Immigration has received with respect to the free one-year visa extensions for health workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

21 Jan 2021 · Home Office

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people there are whose employers have told UK Visas and Immigration that they are eligible for the free one-year visa extensions for health workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

21 Jan 2021 · Home Office

NHS: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been granted visa extensions under the scheme of free one-year visa extensions for health workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Jan 2021 · Home Office

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to open a review into citizenship-deprivation powers, as required by section 40B of the British Nationality Act 1981 and which her Department’s 2018-19 report on Disruptive an

Source: official written-questions record.