Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Commonwealth: Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel from the Commonwealth Realms will be involved in the Coronation.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress Zimbabwe has made in its application to re-join the Commonwealth; and what requirements will need to be met by the Zimbabwean government to progress that

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals requested consular assistance in Guatemala in the last 12 months.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gibraltar: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Spanish Counterpart on the display of the Gibraltarian flag during the European Cricket League tournament in Spain.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Guatemala

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit Guatemala.

14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to attend the British Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meeting in May 2023.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Education: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of sixth form places in the London Borough of Havering.

29 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Drugs: Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle illegal drug use within the prison system.

29 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Police: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police officers in the London Borough of Havering.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to recruit additional teachers in Greater London.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help children with learning difficulties achieve higher GCSE and A-Level grades.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Asylum: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the amount local councils have spent on translation services for asylum applicants in each of the last four years.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help improve the safety of (a) Gallows Corner in Romford and (b) other major road junctions in the London Borough of Havering.

29 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Overseas Trade: Commonwealth

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK trade is with Commonwealth countries; and what the trends in the level of that trade with those countries has been since 2020.

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage foreign direct investment from member states of the Commonwealth into the UK and (b) promote UK foreign direct investment into member states of the Commonwealt

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Commonwealth Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with the Commonwealth Games Federation on promoting the (a) games in (i) Africa, (ii) Asia, (iii) the Caribbean and (iv) the Pacific and (b) sports indi

29 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will take steps to implement the proposals on pets in rental accommodation in his white paper entitled A fairer private rented sector published on 22 June 2022.

29 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Cars: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported instances of car theft there have been in the London Borough of Havering in each of the last eight years.

27 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Clothing: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to help prevent the use of (a) balaclavas and (b) other non-religious face coverings in serious crime.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote awareness of the (a) Commonwealth of Nations, (b) Monarchy and (c) Commonwealth realms in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: European Economic Area

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her counterparts in the European Free Trade Association on increasing (a) goods and (b) services trade with (i) Iceland, (ii) Liechtenstein, (iii) Norway and

27 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing priority passport queues for Commonwealth citizens.

27 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to add the Maldives to the differential evidence requirement list for UK Student Visas..

27 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth: Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Commonwealth Secretariat on trophy hunting in Commonwealth countries.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to end the distinction between qualifying and unqualifying leaseholders under the Building Safety Act 2022.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Entertainments: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to the fair, circus and showground industries; what assessment she has made of the contribution of that sector to culture; and if she will make a statemen

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Havering

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of people living in the London Borough of Havering have been homeless in each of the last seven years.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the reintroduction of pet passports for UK citizens wishing to take their pets abroad to EU countries.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take to steps to extend 30 free hours of childcare for one and two year-olds to working parents who individually earn more than £100,000.

22 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend his proposed 30 free hours of childcare outlined in the Budget 2023 to children aged between 12 and 24 months to households with a collective income over £100,000.

Source: official written-questions record.