Written questions

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

International Criminal Court: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s announcement of support for the International Criminal Court investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine on 6 June 2022, how many of the seven UK lawyers offered in support

11 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on 1 October 2022, how many full time equivalent Border Force personnel were deployed to dedicated teams responsible for preventing and detecting the illegal importation of (a) drugs, (b) excise goods

11 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Firearms: Seized Articles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Table 8 of the Border Force transparency data published by her Department on 29 September 2022, how many seizures categorised as parts of guns are included in the totals for (a) leth

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Turkey and Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Czechia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 29 September 2022, whether the total cost to the public purse of his predecessor’s accommodation,

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Italy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Germany

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Netherlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Belgium

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Poland

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: India and Oman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Belgium and Lithuania

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Spain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 202

11 Oct 2022 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the (a) schedule and (b) budget for replacing the Border Force’s fleet of five cutters and six coastal patrol vessels.

11 Oct 2022 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) repairs, (b) maintenance and (c) other work on HM Cutters (i) Protector, (ii) Searcher, (iii) Seeker, (iv) Valiant, and (v) Vigilant in the period between 1 Ap

11 Oct 2022 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) repairs, (b) maintenance and (c) other work on the coastal patrol vessels named (i) Active, (ii) Alert, (iii) Eagle, (iv) Hunter, (v) Nimrod and (vi) Speedwell

11 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence

National Flagship

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) internal projects and (b) external contracts related to the (i) design and (ii) manufacture of a national flagship in the period between 1 April 2021 and 1 October 2022.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Official Residences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government ministers currently use for residential purposes the properties at (a) 1 Carlton Gardens, (b) the three flats in Admiralty House, (c) the Dorneywood estate and (d) the Chevening estate.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ministers' Private Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much money from the public purse was spent by his Department in the financial years (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21 and (d) 2021-22 on furnishing and decorating the

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chevening

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any public money was spent by his Department on carpets, curtains, wallpaper, bedding or furniture for the Chevening Estate in the financial years (a) 2018-19, (b) 20

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Vietnam and Singapore : Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) which government ministers have been provided with overnight accommodation within the UK's embassies or consulates in (i) Vietnam and (ii) Singapore in each calendar year

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Australia and New Zealand : Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) which government ministers have been provided with overnight accommodation within the UK's embassies or consulates in (i) Australia and (ii) New Zealand in each calendar

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Japan and South Korea: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Government Ministers have been provided with overnight accommodation within the UK's embassies or consulates in (a) Japan and (b) South Korea in each calendar year from

10 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 81659 on Trade Agreements, how much public money was spent by her Department in each of the financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 on expe

10 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 81659 on Trade Negotiations, if it remains the intention of her Department to establish a dedicated Trade Negotiation Facility to support f

10 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2022 to Question 51521 on Ministry of Defence: Travel, what his Department’s total net expenditure, excluding refunds, was on travel and accommodation using an electronic pu

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he expects by 24 October 2022 to complete the process of awarding protected geographical indication status to the 39 Japanese food and drink products on which his Department co

10 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2022 to Question 133933 on Trade Agreements: Japan, whether the first batch of 38 new UK geographical indications will be formally designated by the Japanese au

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September to Question 48294 on 10 Downing Street, (a) who paid for the lectern to be (i) transported to the governing party’s conference in Birmingham for the Prime Minister’s speech

Source: official written-questions record.