Written questions
4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance to fund school places (a) overseas and (b) in the UK in 2019-20; and how many school places that funding supported in total.
16 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Civil Society
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will hold civil society roundtable meetings on the issues of (a) human rights, (b) labour rights and (c) conflict resolution, as they relate to trade policy.
16 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Civil Society
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the invitees to her Department's civil society roundtable meetings on the issues of (a) the environment, (b) sustainability, (c) development and (d) gender, as they relate to trade
16 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Union Advisory Group
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the members of her Department's (a) Trade Union Advisory Group and (b) Strategic Trade Advisory Group have been required to sign non-disclosure agreements as a condition of their participation
16 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Union Advisory Group
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the terms of reference for her Department's (a) new Trade Union Advisory Group and (b) expanded Strategic Trade Advisory Group, announced on 16 October 2020.
16 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Union Advisory Group
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the members of her Department's (a) new Trade Union Advisory Group and (b) expanded Strategic Trade Advisory Group, announced on 16 October 2020.
15 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Côte d'Ivoire
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether provisions have been made on the protection of workers’ rights and International Labour Organisation standards in the UK-Cote d’Ivoire continuity trade agreement beyond those in the EU-Cote d’
15 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Côte d'Ivoire
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether provisions have been made on the environment, climate change and sustainability in the UK-Cote d’Ivoire continuity trade agreement beyond those in the EU-Cote d’Ivoire Economic Partnership Agr
15 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Côte d'Ivoire
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether provisions have been made on the protection of human rights in the UK-Cote d’Ivoire continuity trade agreement beyond those in the EU-Cote d’Ivoire Economic Partnership Agreement.
15 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Côte d'Ivoire
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the legal text of the UK-Cote d’Ivoire continuity trade agreement.
14 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Organic Food: Japan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government is making on negotiations to a secure an Organic Equivalence Arrangement with Japan.
14 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Organic Food: Japan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an Organic Equivalence Arrangement will be in place with Japan before the end of the transition period.
14 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Brendan Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department had with Brendan Cox on the GREAT campaign in financial year 2019-20; and whether Brendan Cox received remuneration for discussions on that campaign.
12 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she plans to provide an Answer to Question 90067 tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 15 September 2020.
12 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
US Democratic Party
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which (a) Democratic Senators and (b) Democratic Congresspeople, and (c) other representatives of the Democratic Party she met with to discuss international trade on her visit to the US in August 2020
12 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
US Republican Party
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which (a) Republican Senators, (b) Republican Congresspeople and (c) other representatives of the Republican Party she met to discuss international trade on her visit to the US in August 2020.
9 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Generalised System of Preferences: EU External Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the vulnerability thresholds will be under the UK enhanced framework compared with the EU GSP+ system.
9 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Generalised System of Preferences: EU External Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the graduation thresholds will be under the UK general framework compared with the EU generalised scheme of preferences.
9 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Generalised System of Preferences: EU External Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish a report at least every two years on the implementation of (a) core human and labour rights UN/ILO conventions and (b) other international conventions by countries accessing trade
9 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Generalised System of Preferences: EU External Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what evidence will be used to assess the effective implementation of international conventions of countries accessing trade preferences under the enhanced framework.
9 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Generalised System of Preferences
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what evidence the Government plans to use to assess the effective implementation of core human and labour rights UN/ILO conventions of countries accessing trade preferences under the least developed c
9 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Generalised System of Preferences: EU External Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether countries accessing trade preferences under the enhanced framework will be required to implement the 27 international conventions as set out in Annex VIII, Parts A and B of Regulation (EU) No
9 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Generalised System of Preferences
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether countries accessing trade preferences under the least developed countries framework, general framework or enhanced framework will be required to effectively implement the 15 core human and lab
8 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 12 December 2016 air-strike on a house in Midi was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department's
8 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 23 July 2018 air-strike on a water supply system in Nashur was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her
8 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 22 August 2019 air-strike on a farm in Bani Hasan was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Departmen
8 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 30 August 2018 air-strike on fishing boats in Hajjah was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Depart
8 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 21 October 2019 air-strike on a vehicle in Kitaf was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department
8 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 13 November 2018 air-strike on a bus in Hodeidah was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (a) to which her Department
6 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 86598, whether the 5 June 2018 air-strike near a Norwegian Refugee Centre guesthouse in Hadda was among the 310 incidents assessed as credible (
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