Written questions

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate the Government has made of the time frame within which the Government of North Korea is likely to develop an operational nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic miss

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate the Government has made of the number of nuclear weapons controlled by the Government of North Korea within its existing stockpile of such weapons.

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in countries previously involved in the Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme; and what the likelihood is that such t

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether there should be pre-conditions for any resumption of multilateral diplomacy on North Korea's nuclear programme.

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether secondary sanctions should be imposed on individuals, entities and governments in activities prohibited by UN Security Council resolutions on No

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of UN member states that have not submitted implementation reports on (a) UN Security Council Resolution 2270 and (b) UN Security Council Re

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in EU member states on the potential imposition of new EU sanctions on North Korea.

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government plans to submit its report on the UK's implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2371 to the 1718 DPRK Sanctions Committee.

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the work of the 1718 DPRK Sanctions Committee and the Panel of Experts assisting that committee.

11 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

North Korea: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether the framework of the Six Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme provides the most appropriate framework for multilateral negotiations on

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Written Statement of 12 July 2017, HCWS39, how many UK-based extremist organisations were identified by her Department's review as having received a significant proportion of their inc

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Written Statement of 12 July 2017, HCWS39, how many institutions were identified by her Department's review as having provided socially conservative literature and preachers to UK-base

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Written Statement of 12 July 2017, HCWS39, whether her use of the term overseas funding in that statement refers to donations from (a) people based overseas, (b) companies or organisat

19 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Written Statement of 12 July 2017, HCWS39, if she will list (a) the countries identified by her Department's review as significant sources of overseas funding for UK-based extremist or

10 Jul 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

El Salvador: Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in El Salvador on potential reform of abortion laws in that country.

10 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Intelligence Services Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the third direction issued by the Prime Minister to the Intelligence Services Commissioner.

29 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71623, what voluntary financial contributions the Government plans to make to the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Wea

29 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

Chemical Weapons: Syria

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will request an independent assessment by the Joint Intelligence Committee of the (a) total size of the Syrian Government's stockpile of chemical weapons, (b) number and location of facilities at which che

29 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

Chemical Weapons: Syria

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Joint Intelligence Committee's findings on the chemical weapons attack on 4 April 2017 in Khan Sheikhoun.

29 Jun 2017 · Cabinet Office

Chemical Weapons: Syria

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Joint Intelligence Committee has made of the claim by the US Administration that preparations for an imminent attack using chemical weapons are being made by the Syrian Government.

29 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US on a potential military response to another attack by Syrian Government forces in which chemical weapons are used; what p

29 Jun 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Syria: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any use of military force against the Syrian Government would require a vote in the House before military action took place; and if he will make a statement.

29 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Chemical Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of attacks involving the use of chemical weapons, including chlorine gas, by any party to the conflict in Syria since 4 April 2017; and what assessment he has

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Qatar: International Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of sanctions imposed by other countries on Qatar since 5 June 2017 on (a) commercial flights and (b) commercial shipping between the UK and Qatar

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

United Arab Emirates: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in the UAE on the recent announcement of that country's intention to punish expressions of sympathy towards Qatar with imprisonment for

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Arab States: al-Jazeera Satellite Television

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in (a) Jordan and (b) Saudi Arabia on the revocation of licences for the Al Jazeera Media Network to broadcast in those countries.

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

USA: UN Human Rights Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US on that country's membership of the UN Human Rights Council.

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish a draft International Sanctions Bill.

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UN Human Rights Council: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on reform of the UN Human Rights Council; what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on potential reforms at the 35th session of the U

21 Jun 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UN Human Rights Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's priorities are for the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement.

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