Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Christianity: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support Christians at risk of religious persecution in countries around the world.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the UK Government's capability to support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Official Development Assistance is not allocated by the Palestinian Authority to the families of people who have been involved in terrorist act

23 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five countries have received the largest proportion of Official Development Assistance in each of the last three years.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Tanzania: Non-governmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of Official Development Assistance allocated to Tanzania was received by local and national nongovernmental organisations.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the transition to universal credit does not have a disproportionate effect on those with mental health issues.

23 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-medical directors employed in NHS Hospital Trusts and NHS England earn more than the Prime Minister.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Irish National Lottery

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received on missing scratch card prizes in the Irish National Lottery.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will ensure that all recorded (a) breaches by and (b) fines levied on the National Lottery operator in the last 25 years are disclosed to the public.

23 Jan 2020 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge: Romford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children there are in households to which the high income child benefit charge applies in Romford constituency.

23 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospital admissions resulted from violent crime in 2019.

23 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans in place for joint procurement between the UK and EU member states after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university places were allocated to non-British Commonwealth citizens in each year from 2015 to 2019.

23 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Diplomatic Service: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the implementation of its revised toolkit on freedom of religion or belief by embassies.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Meat

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) her global counterparts and (b) animal rights groups on cruelty in the global dog meat trade.

23 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the Government in Egypt in providing for the security and well-being of (a) Coptic Christians and (b) other religious minorities in that country.

23 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nepal: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the treatment of Christians in Nepal.

23 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of recruitment in social care; whether he is taking steps to increase the level of recruitment in that sector; and if he will make a statem

23 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Asia and South America: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he is taking steps to prioritise infrastructure investment in (a) Asia and (b) South America; and if he will make a statement.

23 Jan 2020 · Home Office

European Council of Imams: Muslim Brotherhood

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential connection between the European Council of Imams, launched in Paris in November 2019 and the Muslim Brotherhood.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Huawei: 5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpoint in the US on shared intelligence and Huawei's proposed role in developing the UK's 5G network.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British National (Overseas): Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of detainees abroad who hold a British National (Overseas) passport who have been provided with consular assistance in the last 12 mont

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Cabinet plans to consider the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro's Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Embassies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on reports of trespassing on the territory of the British Consulate in Hong Kong by Hong Kong Police.

15 Jan 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the publication of the negotiation objectives for a US trade deal.

15 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are claiming universal credit in Romford constituency.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tanzania: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of religious freedom and tolerance in Tanzania.

15 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of (a) sanctions and (b) conditionality on the mental health and well-being of claimants.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Conflict Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help prevent an escalation of conflict in Iran.

15 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

GCSE: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children achieved (a) the highest and (b) pass grades in their GCSE examinations in Romford constituency in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.