Written questions
1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Agency: Hacking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will legal aid providers be able to submit (a) bills and (b) claims for payments on account following the Legal Aid Agency data breach.
15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Agency: Hacking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the response to the Legal Aid Agency data breach on the implementation of the means test review proposals.
15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Agency: Hacking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans for the Legal Aid Agency’s case management system to be fully operational, following the recent data breach.
15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Agency: Hacking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department retains access to all data held in the case management systems impacted by the Legal Aid Agency data breach.
15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Agency: Hacking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to rebuild the existing case management system or develop a new system, following the Legal Aid Agency data breach.
15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Agency: Hacking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to develop a new case management system following the Legal Aid Agency data breach.
30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the timely ratification and implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer, signed by the UK in May 2025; and what a
30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps with Polisario to improve security in Western Sahara not occupied by Morocco.
30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Morocco: Western Sahara
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on ending the military occupation of Western Sahara.
30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Overseas Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that Polisario is consulted on investment in Western Sahara by the Morocco Business Alliance.
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prisoners: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the (a) palliative, (b) end of life care and (c) other medical needs of older prisoners.
30 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of a national older offender strategy to address the health needs of the ageing prison population.
21 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Morocco: Western Sahara
To ask the Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the transfer of Moroccan citizens into occupied Western Sahara is a breach of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.
21 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Western Sahara: Self-determination of States
To ask the Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 51141 on Western Sahara: Self-determination of States, if he will support a referendum on self-determination for the people of
20 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Heathrow Airport: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent (a) civil servants and (b) consultants were working on proposals for the expansion of Heathrow Airport on 20 May 2025; and what the cost to the public purse is for (a) the time spe
19 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bahrain: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 48089 on Bahrain: Human Rights, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the criticisms
25 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bahrain: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bahrain on the (a) independence and (b) effectiveness of (i) Bahrain's human rights oversight mechanisms, (ii) the Nationa
24 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bahrain: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Bahrain on Bahrain’s political isolation laws.
17 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the data for UK trade with settlements is listed as (a) UK trade with Israel, (b) UK trade with the Occupied Palestinian Territories and (c) a separate category.
17 Apr 2025 · Treasury
Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of (a) exports to and (b) imports from Israeli settlements in 2024.
3 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3.54 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in March 2025, if he will publish the assessments
25 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Seafood: Cameroon and Trinidad and Tobago
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) value and (b) quantity was of seafood imported from (a) Cameroon in (A) 2023, (B) 2024 and (C) 2025 and (b) Trinidad and Tobago since October 2023.
18 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 30065 on Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories, whether Trade Envoys paid travel and accommodation expenses.
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 30065 on Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the role of the Trade Envoys to (a)
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 30065 on Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories, how much of his Department's budget has been allocated to each of the Trade Envoys for
17 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2025 to Question 30065 Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories, if he will list his department’s current priorities identified for (a) export and (b) inve
21 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2025 to Question 28899 on Grenfell Tower Inquiry, what (a) criteria and (b) evidence her Department plans to use in prioritising its work on preventing future deaths; and wit
11 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department (a) encourages and (b) supports UK businesses involved in (i) economic and (ii) financial activities that (A) support and (B) maintain Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem and t
10 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Trade Promotion: Israel and Occupied Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) role and (b) responsibilities are of the trade envoys to (i) Israel and (ii) the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
10 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Business: Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is his policy to not (a) encourage and (b) support UK businesses seeking involvement in (i) economic and (ii) financial activities in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territor
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