Written questions

387 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: China and Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to implement targeted sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies supplying (a) drones, (b) military hardware, (c) surveillance tools and (d) aviation

10 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: China and Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the extent of (a) financial and (b) military assistance provided to the military regime in Myanmar by (i) China and (ii) Russia; and

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

TGP Europe: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to prohibit the owners of white label gambling operator TGP Europe from holding gambling licenses in the future.

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41783 on Bet365, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission’s regulatory action against operators t

30 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Bet365

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 41783 on Bet365, what enforcement measures the Gambling Commission has considered in relation to Bet365’s operations in China.

22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Xinjiang: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international human rights organisations on (a) the Xinjiang Police Files and (b) the adequacy of human rights in the Uyghur Region.

22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Xinjiang: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) international and (b) Chinese counterparts on (i) the Xinjiang Police Files, published in 2022, and (ii) allegations of human rights

22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Xinjiang: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Xinjiang Police Files in 2022.

20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of law 3894 on religious freedom in Ukraine.

20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Ukraine on religious freedom, in the context of the ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under law 3894.

15 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on the establishment of the gambling ombudsman.

15 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Surveillance: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of surveillance technology by authoritarian governments to target religious minorities;

30 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Royal Mint: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on the cost of (a) overtime payments, (b) equipment, (c) special measures and (d) mutual aid from the policing of protests outside the Roya

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve enforcement against unlicensed gambling operators.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of enforcement action against unlicensed online gambling operators.

25 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Audiology: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to move toward patient self-referral for community audiology services as a default pathway in (a) Chingford and Woodford Green constituency and (b) England.

25 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that community-based glaucoma (a) monitoring, (b) referral and (c) refinement services are made available to patients in (i) Chingford and Woodford Green constitue

8 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

North Korea: Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recent $1.5 billion cryptocurrency theft by North Korea; what steps he has taken to trace th

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take to improve training across all levels of the justice system on gambling-related harm.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) awareness and (b) understanding of (i) gambling-related suicide and (ii) other gambling-related harm at all levels of the justice system.

4 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions to Official Development Assistance Spending on (a) Gavi, (b) the Global Fund and (c) other programmes.

4 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for the funding of (a) the Global Fund and (b) other global HIV programmes, in the context of the planned reduction in Official Development Assistance spend

2 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department plan to visit the official memorial in Girne in Northern Cyprus.

2 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department plan to visit the official memorial in Girne in Northern Cyprus.

31 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Foreign Relations: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 38340 on Foreign Relations: China, how many meetings with Chinese government officials have taken place at her Department since September 2024, broken down by (a) month

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to regulate unregulated legal gambling.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Bet365

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will withdrawn Bet365's UK operating licence for openly operating in China.

14 Mar 2025 · Treasury

Foreign Relations: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March to Question 36039 on Foreign Relations: China, on what dates these meetings were held.

12 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Northern Cyprus: Travel Restrictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of impact of (a) indirect flights via Turkey and (b) other travel restrictions on UK nationals travelling to the Turkish Republic of Northe

7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tower of London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the submission by Historic England on potential impact of the Royal Mint Court Development on the

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