Written questions

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Egypt on the sentences handed down by Egyptian courts in criminal cases against LGBT individuals on 14 November 2018.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Emergency Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Egypt on the recent extension of the state of emergency in that country.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burundi: Non-overnmental Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in Burundi on the (a) three-month suspension of certain NGOs accused of non-compliance with that country’s January 2017 law on f

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burundi: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the African Union, (b) the East African Community and (c) members states of those organisations on the African Union’s announcement

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) proposed terms of reference of and (b) the delegates to be invited to the National Conference in Libya proposed in the Action Plan set out

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Action Plan set out by the UN Special Envoy to Libya in September 2017, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made by Libya on preparations for a Nation

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the timing of a national referendum in Libya on the draft permanent constitution of that country of the amendments to the Libyan Con

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress on implementing the restructuring of the Libyan Presidential Council, since the adoption of the amendments to the Constitutional Declaration of 201

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the compliance by the Special Deterrence Forces militia with the order to disband, made by the Presidential Council of Libya in May 2018.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the statement by the UN Support Mission in Libya on evidence of ongoing extrajudicial killings b

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) attendees and (b) outcomes of talks on Libya held in Khartoum on 29 November 2018.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) attendees and (b) outcomes of the talks on Libya held in Jordan on 2 December 2018.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Armed Forces and Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made by the Government of National Accord in Libya on establishing joint (a) military and (b) police forces in Tripoli, in accordance wi

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) political stability and (b) the security situation in Libya of the cabinet appointments made by the Prime Minister of the Govern

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the compliance with the UN-brokered ceasefire announced on 26 September by militias based in Tripoli.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Libya’s Government of National Accord on the storming of the office of that country's Prime Minister by militias on 2 December 2

28 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the combined annual salaries of all full-time equivalent staff of (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Number 10 Downing Street whose responsibilities include (i) the photography and filmi

28 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Number 10 Downing Street employ whose responsibilities include the (i) photography and filming of official events and (ii) production of officia

28 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Buckingham Palace: Honours

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November to Question 192869, what other sources of income are included in the same category of items listed in the Income section of the table on Page 53 of the Annual Report and Account

28 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Buckingham Palace: Honours

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November to Question 192869 on Buckingham Palace: Honours, in which of the three categories of items listed in the Income section of the table on Page 53 of the Annual Report and Account

28 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Buckingham Palace: Honours

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November to Question 192869 on Buckingham Palace: Honours, which organisations are contracted to (a) create and (b) sell the items; and when each of the tendering processes took place fo

27 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funds his Department allocated to pay the private school fees of the children of staff in his Department at (a) Tonbridge school, (b) Harrow school, (c) Winchester college, (d) Chart

27 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much expenditure his Department allocated to pay the private school fees of the children of Departmental staff at each of (a) Cheltenham Ladies College, (b) Roedean School, (c) Wycom

27 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many children had their private school fees paid by his Department at (a) schools in the UK and (b) schools overseas in the most recent year for which figures are available.

27 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department who had the private school fees of their children paid by his Department were (a) based in posts in the United Kingdom and (b) based in posts overseas in

27 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funds his Department allocated to pay the private school fees of the children of staff in his Department at (a) schools in the UK and (b) schools overseas in the last year for which

26 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the version of the draft UN Security Council resolution on Yemen which he discussed with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on 12 November 2018 contained a reference

26 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the UK’s draft United States Security Council resolution on Yemen was not formally tabled in the week commencing 19 November 2018 as originally intended; and on what date

26 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of civilians killed in Syria as a result of coalition air strikes in 2018; and how many of the air strikes which resulted in civilian deaths involved British armed forces

26 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2018 to Question 192866, and without asking him to comment on individual immigration cases, how many of the 17 Saudi officials and agents subjected t

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