Written questions
1,480 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Manahel al-Otaibi
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help secure the release of Manahel al-Otaibi.
15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports of the sentences for social media activity imposed on (a) Salma al-Shehab, (b) Fatima al-Shawarbi, (c) Nourah al-Qahtani and (
15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Abdullah al-Derazi and Jalal Labbad
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the death sentences of Abdullah al-Derazi and Jalal Labbad for crimes they allegedly committed when minors.
15 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ali al-Mubaiouq and Youssef al-Manasif
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the death sentences of Yousif Al-Manasif and Ali Al-Mubaiouq for crimes they allegedly committed as minors; and what recent representations
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's statistical publication of 16 November 2023, what information his Department holds on the reasons for which children in care were in a placement more than 20 miles from their
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in care were moved more than 20 miles away from their home in the 2022-23 financial year; and what steps she is taking to help reduce this number in future years.
30 Apr 2024 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) care leavers and (b) children in care are given placements as close as possible to (i) extended family members and (ii) others with whom they have important pers
24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Recognition of States
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the potential recognition of a Palestinian state.
20 Mar 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Adrenaline Auto-injectors
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of schools that have purchased adrenaline auto-injector devices for emergency use in children who are at risk of anaphylaxis since the coming into for
7 Mar 2024 · Attorney General
Government Departments: Legal Opinion
To ask the Attorney General, what guidance she has provided to Cabinet colleagues on when to publish (a) full and (b) summaries of legal advice.
23 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Human Rights
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made representations to his Saudi counterpart on the use of (a) judicial and (b) non-judicial travel bans on (i) prisoners of conscience released from prison and (i
23 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications of his policies of the (a) number of executions, (b) reported increase in the number of women executed, (c) execution of people who
23 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Manahel al-Otaibi
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on (a) the prosecution of Manahel al-Otaibi in the Specialised Criminal Court and (b) reports (i) relating to her
23 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Saudi Arabia: Human Rights
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Saudi counterpart to support the implementation of his Department's recommendations at Saudi Arabia’s Universal Periodic Review at the Human
22 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Defence
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13286 on Defence, if he will publish a list of the non-NATO countries with which the UK has (a) bilateral and (b) multilater
6 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Defence
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which non-NATO countries the UK has a commitment to defend against external aggression under (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral agreements.
6 Feb 2024 · Attorney General
Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to support external stakeholders to contribute to the next annual review of disclosure.
6 Feb 2024 · Attorney General
Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Annual Review of Disclosure, published on 26 May 2022, when the next annual review of disclosure will be carried out.
16 Jan 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Rwanda
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will have discussions with the Leader of the House on ensuring parliamentary time to (a) debate and (b) vote on the Government’s treaty with Rwanda within the timeframe outlined in the Constitut
18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Sanctions
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will apply Magnitsky-style sanctions to Israel’s (a) Minister of National Security and (b) Finance Minister in the context of settler violence in the West Bank.
18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Israel
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on allegations that Israeli forces detained six staff working with the Ministry of Health and Palestine Red Cres
18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on allegations that Israeli forces delayed a UN convoy that was evacuating patients from Al Ahli hospital on 9 D
6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023, published on 22 November 2023, whether the proposal to end access to legal aid for sanctioned Universal Credit claimants (a) relates to (i) criminal and (ii) civil leg
6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme: Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023, published on 22 November 2023, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to remove access to legal aid for Universal Credit claimant
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Allergies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress the Clinical Reference Group for allergies has made.
4 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Lithium-ion Batteries: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help raise public awareness of the safe purchasing of lithium battery products.
4 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Consumer Goods: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Office for Product Safety and Standards' timetable is for publishing the findings from the Product Safety review consultation which closed on 24 October 2023.
1 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters were purchased in the UK between 2023 and 2020; and whether she has made an estimate of projected sales in 2024.
1 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to safety of trends in the level of fires caused by conversion kits for e-bikes.
1 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Lithium-ion Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has taken steps to monitor the general (a) use and (b) safety of new lithium battery products.
Source: official written-questions record.