Written questions

2,222 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing support to the African Continental Free Trade Area; and if he will make a statement.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Africa: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is providing support to the African Continental Free Trade Area; and if she will make a statement.

22 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK companies have exported internationally their goods of services under (a) 10, (b) 50, (c) 250, (d) 1000 and (d) 10,000 times in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement.

22 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Garlic: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the upcoming announcement on Tariff-Rate Quotas of Chinese Garlic; and if she will make a statement.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

British Shipbuilders Corporation: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many pension claims from former employees the of British Shipbuilders Corporation there were in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to develop bilateral youth mobility schemes with EU member states; and if she will take steps to help secure such agreements.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help support the recovery of the English language teaching sector; and if she will make a statement.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make a estimated projection of the number of students participating in the English language teaching sector in each of the next three years; and if she will make a statement.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Missions: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the most recent date on which one or more representatives of the English language teaching (ELT) sector were (a) invited on and (b) able to attend a trade mission organised by the Government.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU: Rules of Origin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Rules of Origin agreement with the European Union until 2027; and if she will make a statement.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Cammell Laird: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many former employees from Cammell Laird are still in receipt of British Shipbuilders pensions; and if she will make a statement.

6 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Keighley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Keighley constituency had at least one construction element in condition grade (a) C and (b) D when that data was

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Uxbridge and South Ruislip

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency had at least one construction element in condition grade (a) C and (b) D

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Ruislip constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condition grade D whe

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Pinner constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condition grade D when

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Harrow East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Harrow East constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C, and (b) condition grade

3 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Harrow West constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condition grade D

31 Jan 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on Northern Ireland.

26 Jan 2023 · Attorney General

Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of cases relating to violence against women and girls that are prosecuted.

19 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers and Health Professions: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on speeding up the processing of Health and Care Worker visas for those people roles in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of time taken to (a) process Health and Care Worker visas for people offered NHS roles and (b) extend Health and Care Worker visas for people currently wor

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on speeding up the processing of Health and Care Worker visas for those people roles in the NHS; and if she will mak

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to expedite the process of extensions of Health and Care Worker visas for people already working in the NHS; and if she will make a statement.

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to expedite Health and Care Worker visas for people with jobs secured in the NHS; and if she will make a statement.

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average wait time is for the processing of an extension to Health and Care Worker visas for those working in the NHS in each of the last 5 years; and if she will make a statement.

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average wait time for the processing of Health and Care Worker visas for those waiting to fulfil vacancies to work in the NHS in each of the last 5 years; and if she will make a statement.

18 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to allocate the £165 million in funding for Sustainable Aviation Fuels; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact on the reduction to CO2 emissions of the UK aviation sector switching to sustainable aviation fuels; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Freight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) aviation partners and (b) stakeholders on the potential merits of a trial to assess the merits of reforming canalisation; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Freight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reforming canalisation for (a) reducing cargo emissions and (b) increasing exports; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.