Written questions

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Questions 27074 and 27072, tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 5 July 2021.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Imports: Malaysia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the increase in imports projected to come from Malaysia to the UK as a result of the UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for T

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Australasia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May to Questions 6213 and 6214, whether the modelling for Scenario 2 in the scoping assessments published on 17 June 2020 assumes that there are currently effective tariff

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Consumers

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish a copy of the presentation discussed by her Strategic Trade Advisory Group on 19 July 2021 on the consumer interest in trade deals.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

British Sugar

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with British Sugar PLC on the tariff treatment of bioethanol since the start of 2019.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Biofuels: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she personally approved the adjustment in the proposed UK tariffs on bioethanol to be applied if the UK had left the EU without a deal, announced by her Department on 8 October 2019.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Explosions: Lebanon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the involvement of any UK-registered entities in the Beirut port explosion on 4 August 2020.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Explosions: Lebanon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take additional steps to ensure full transparency of any UK-registered entities linked to the Beirut port explosion on 4 August 2020.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the full disclosure of Ultimate Beneficial Owner status for all UK-registered businesses.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Defence

National Flagship

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which agency produced the artist's impression of the future national flagship, released to the media on 30 May 2021; and how much was spent from the public purse on the production of that image.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Government's proposed 2022 ban on the promotion of unhealthy foods will fall under the scope of the ISDS provisions in CPTPP should the UK accede before that ban comes into force.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the Trade Remedies Authority will make a decision on the appeal of previous steel safeguard recommendations; and what representations she has made to the Trade Remedies Authority on that appeal.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Environment Protection: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which product categories under the UK Global Tariff, presented with their commodity codes, the Government has assessed to be barriers to the liberalisation of environmental goods.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Generalised System of Preferences: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the compliance of the new government in Afghanistan with the conditions determining access to the Least Developed Countries framework of the UK's Generalised Scheme of

18 Aug 2021 · Department for International Trade

Generalised System of Preferences: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she plans to suspend Afghanistan's access to the tariff preferences available under the Least Developed Countries framework of the UK's Generalised Scheme of Preferences.

22 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the practical, regulatory and governance barriers to international childhood cancer research consortia opening UK arms of existing interna

22 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on improving the availability of and access to clinical trials in the UK for families affected by brain and childhood cancers.

22 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to build on the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in promoting future collaborations between UK-based and EU-based medical researchers, including for research into brain tumou

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571, whether failure to prevent the organisation, funding and execution of acts of terrorism will remain an act that could lead to the variation or

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571, whether failure to prevent the trafficking and forced marriage of women will remain an act that could lead to the variation or suspension of a

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571, whether the use of capital punishment against children and pregnant women will remain an act that could lead to the variation or suspension of

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571, whether the state-sanctioned use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment will remain an act that could lead to the variati

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571, whether the mass detention of civilians without charge or trial will remain an act that could lead to the variation or suspension of a nation’

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571, whether the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict will remain an act that could lead to the variation or suspension of a na

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22July 2021 to Question 35571, whether failure to prevent the use of children for prostitution or for the production of pornography will remain an act that could lead to the

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571, whether the use of forced or compulsory labour as a means of racial or religious discrimination will remain an act that could lead to the vari

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571 on Trade: Developing Countries, whether instituting a system of racial segregation or apartheid will remain an act that could lead to the varia

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Developing Countries Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2021 to Question 35571 on Trade: Developing Countries, whether genocide against religious minorities will remain an act that could lead to the variation or suspension

22 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South East Asia: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the compliance with the International Labour Organisation Declaration of (a) Brunei, (b) Cambodia, (c) Indonesia, (d) Laos, (e) Malaysia, (f) M

22 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Malaysia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of Malaysia’s compliance with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Articles 19.3 and 19.4.

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