Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cayman Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) work with and (b) support the Government of the Cayman Islands in achieving the goals set out in its 2022-2024 Strategic Policy Sta

27 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Puffins: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of National Trust Jersey and Birds on the Edge’s initiative to reintroduce puffins to breeding sites in Jersey; and whether his Depar

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she has taken to help ensure UK consulate and embassy personnel are able to visit Jimmy Lai in prison in Hong Kong.

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Joseph Zen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to help secure the release of Cardinal Joseph Zen from prison in Hong Kong.

23 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Counter Disinformation Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the budget is for the Counter Disinformation Unit in 2022-23; and if it is operational as of 23 May 2022.

23 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144849 on Dogs: imports, when his Department will publish its response to the consultation on proposed restrictions to the com

23 May 2022 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has undertaken a recent assessment of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus; and what steps her Department is taking to encourage fu

23 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the acacia tree project in the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas; what the area of that project is in hectares; and whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the co

23 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken a strategic assessment of the land deal with Cyprus enabling Cypriots to purchase land in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of which animals are the most endangered in the Falkland, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; what statistics her Department

23 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Falkland Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2022 to Question 137988, on Falkland Islands: Sovereignty, whether his Department has undertaken a recent assessment of the adequacy of the level of UK forces in the South

23 May 2022 · Home Office

British Nationality: Chagossians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the new route to British Citizenship for Chagossians to those who are born outside of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

British Nationality: Chagossians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason it is her policy that the new route for Chagossians to acquire British Nationality will be time-limited to five years from the commencement date of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Anguilla: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential economic implications for Anguilla of that country's trading relationship with the EU; and whether she has had discussions

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 March 2022 to Question 136529, on Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes, how many schools have been affected by Hurricane Irma; and what recen

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Anguilla: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated to the mitigation of acidic water and water-borne diseases in Anguilla; and whether her Department has undertaken a recent asses

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps officials in her Department are taking to work with representatives of the British Overseas Territory on establishing environmental strategies to protect biodivers

23 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Platinum Jubilee 2022: British Overseas Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 137983, on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: British Overseas Territories, what plans officials in her Departmen

23 May 2022 · Home Office

British Overseas Territories: British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who (a) are the children of unmarried parents from the British Overseas Territories and (b) have sought to claim citizenship through their mother have had their application for British

23 May 2022 · Home Office

British Overseas Territories: British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made on the Government's consultation on the British Nationality Act 1981 in respect to discriminatory citizenship rules for people from the British Overseas Territories.

23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been paid under the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme in (a) the UK, (b) the London Borough of Havering and (c) Romford.

17 May 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has made to help schools with rising energy prices in Havering.

17 May 2022 · Department for Education

Faith Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has conducted a further assessment of the effectiveness of the continued existence of the 50 per cent rule for schools following the 2016 Government consultation, Schools that Work for Ev

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Police: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Havering-funded police officers under Section 92 are ever asked to perform policing activities in other parts of London, or whether they are exclusively stationed in Havering.

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Police: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the proportion of Havering’s budget that is spent on (a) policing and (b) Section 92 police officers.

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

CCTV: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to provide sufficient CCTV coverage in Romford; and whether his Department has conducted a recent assessment of the potential merits of providing

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Urban Areas: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that developments in Romford are in keeping with the historic market town style.

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Homes of Multiple Occupation there are in (a) Romford and (b) Havering; and what proportion of those have been built in the last five years.

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many houses were built in (a) Romford and (b) the Borough of Havering during the last 5 years.

17 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the appropriateness of the housing quota in Romford following local dissatisfaction on the number of houses being built.

Source: official written-questions record.