Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Anguilla: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to help support the development of Anguilla's aviation and transport links.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Turks and Caicos Islands: Coral Reefs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the preservation of coral reefs surrounding the Turks and Caicos Islands.

22 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

St Helena: C-17 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason a RAF C-17 Globemaster plane was at St Helena Airport between the 19 May and 20 May 2023; what activities this plane has undertaken in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Further Education: St Helena

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) improve and (b) simplify access to tertiary education in the UK for people from St Helena.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Anguilla: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the development of renewable energy in Anguilla.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tristan da Cunha: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the development of renewable energy on Tristan da Cunha.

22 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: British Virgin Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the British Virgin Islands to achieve its renewable energy targets.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Montserrat: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the tourism industry in Montserrat.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Virgin Islands: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support the deep sea fishing industry in the British Virgin Islands.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Diplomatic Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking diplomatic steps to tackle the potential (a) influence and (b) presence of China in the South Atlantic region; and if he will make a statemen

22 May 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps to support the (a) growth and (b) commercialisation of scientific research in Havering.

22 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to monitor the effectiveness of police enforcement of the ban on live hunting under the Hunting Act 2004.

22 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Market Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to provide funding to (a) Romford and (b) other historic charter market towns for the promotion of their (i) history, (ii) heritage and (iii) identity.

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 75 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published in March 2023, whether additional financial support for childcare will be available for families who are not currently receiving universal

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Tuvalu

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit Tuvalu in the next year.

22 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pacific Ocean Islands: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the Pacific region on the potential upgrading of Honorary Consulates in (a) the Solomon Islands, (b) Vanuatu and (c) T

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources are available to schools on promoting the nuclear family.

22 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Switzerland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to discuss the facilitation of (a) travel and (b) cultural exchanges between the UK and Switzerland during free trade agreement negotiations with that country.

22 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Switzerland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her expected timescale is for signing a free-trade agreement with Switzerland.

19 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to issue guidelines to ensure that county days are principally used to celebrate historic counties rather than administrative areas of county counci

15 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Flags

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the county flag of Middlesex will be flown from 10 Downing Street on Middlesex day; and whether he plans to fly the respective county flags from 10 Downing Street on county days.

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will fly the respective county flags on county days.

15 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of low traffic neighbourhoods on levels of congestion.

15 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which retained EU laws her Department has repealed in the last two years; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of repealing those laws on the international competitiveness of smal

15 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on implementing the key findings from the 2016 Farmer Review on cutting the cycle of re-offending.

15 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce attacks on prison officers.

15 May 2023 · Home Office

Judicial Review: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many judicial review applications were made by foreign national offenders in prisons under the Human Rights Act 1998 in each of the last ten years; and how many and what proportion of these were s

15 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) impact of the prison officer retirement age on safety in prisons and (b) merits of aligning the retirement age of prison officers with police officers.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Multi-academy Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential impact of multi-academy trusts on costs for schools in the 2021-22 financial year; and if she will make a statement.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Multi-academy Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the accountability of executive heads of multi-academy trusts.

Source: official written-questions record.