Written questions
4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Libya: Constitutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the timing of a national referendum on the draft constitution for Libya of legal disputes regarding legislation passed by the
14 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Libya: Constitutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the timescale for a national referendum on the draft constitution for Libya following the passage of legislation to facilitate such a referendum by the House
14 Nov 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 security situation in Sabratha.
14 Nov 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 outcomes of the international conference on Libya, held in Palermo on 12-13 November 2018.
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Niger: People Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress by the (a) EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and (b) EU Partnership Framework for Third Countries in establishing alternative means of income
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Niger: Human Trafficking
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect of training provided to local security forces in Niger through the EU common security and defence policy field office in Agadez on th
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Niger: Human Trafficking
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effect of the anti-human smuggling law adopted by Niger in 2015 on the rate of human smuggling in that country; and if he will make a statem
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Morocco: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Moroccan counterpart on the human rights of (a) migrants, (b) asylum seekers and (c) refugees in that country.
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Morocco: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of sub-Saharan African migrants (a) forcibly displaced and (b) expelled by the authorities in Morocco since June 2018.
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Morocco: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the (a) arrest and (b) arbitrary detention of (i) sub-Saharan migrants with valid residency permits and (b) other sub-Saharan migrants by the autho
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Jordan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made in meeting the target number of work permits to be issued to Syrian refugees in Jordan under the EU-Jordan compact.
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the prospects for the safe repatriation of Palestinian refugees displaced from Syria by the civil war in that country of the damage cau
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Palestinians: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the scale of the damage caused to each Palestinian refugee camp in Syria as a result of the civil war in that country.
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of members of (a) the High Negotiations Committee, (b) the Syrian Democratic Council, (c) the Kurdish National Council, (d) Local Coordination Co
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Russia and (b) Iran on the establishment of a Constitutional Committee in Syria under UN auspices, following the Syrian nat
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress on the establishment of a Constitutional Committee in Syria under UN auspices, following the Syrian national dialogue conference held in Soc
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the status of the UN-led Geneva-based peace talks on Syria as the sole legitimate framework for a political solution to the civil war in that country.
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Kosovo: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations he has received and (b) assessment he has made of the implications for the constitution of Kosovo of proposals to change the Kosovo Security Force into a national
12 Nov 2018 · Treasury
Banks: Iran
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the risk of liability to sanctions by the US of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication if it continues to process financial transactions from Iranian banks.
12 Nov 2018 · Department for International Development
Nigeria: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department is taking to support the humanitarian needs and safe return of the estimated 30,000 Anglophone refugees who have fled into Nigeria during the recent violence in
12 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Turkey: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that local elections in Turkey planned to take place in March 2019 are conducted in a free and fair manner.
9 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ethiopia: Dams
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Egypt and (b) Ethiopia on the progress of talks between those Governments on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project.
9 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Burundi: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Burundi on the failure of that Government to attend the fifth and final round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue in Tanzania between 25 a
9 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Algeria: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the 2019 Algerian presidential election is free and fair.
9 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Islamic State
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Government of Turkey and (b) Syrian Democratic Forces on the reported suspension of operations against Daesh by the SDF in response to
9 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Kosovo: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the vote of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on 18 October 2018 to establish a national army on efforts to normalise relations between K
9 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
UNMIK
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Kosovo and (b) Serbia on the (i) future of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and (ii) vote of the Assembly of
9 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
UNMIK
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the proposal by the US ambassador to the United Nations for the development of an exit strategy for the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
6 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Russia: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress of the arbitration of legal claims made by the Government of Ukraine under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to Russia’s militar
6 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Russia: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in Russia on urging the Government of that country to de-escalate its military build-up in the Sea of Azov.
Source: official written-questions record.