Written questions

1,054 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the stability of the economy in Lebanon.

21 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) political and (b) humanitarian situation in Lebanon.

9 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Nuclear Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) the US and (b) Iran on negotiations to restore Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action compliance.

9 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

9 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure humanitarian aid can reach Ukraine.

9 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: International Red Cross

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) Ukraine and (b) Russia on ensuring that the International Committee of the Red Cross can provide humanitarian suppor

9 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the passage of refugees fleeing Ukraine.

9 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of violations of international humanitarian law in Ukraine.

23 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Alternatives to Prison

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 87 of the Justice Select Committee's report on Prison Population 2022, published in March 2019, whether his Department has made an assessment of the savings that could be achieved by moving

16 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 9 November 2021, Official Report , column 160, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Cart-type jud

12 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Afghan Resettlement plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Tottenham dated 18 October 2021 regarding the processing of Afghan asylum cases, reference ZA5

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the processing time for National Insurance number applications is 16 weeks; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that processing time.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the email of 9 November 2021, reference ZA54061, from the hon. Member for Tottenham regarding the waiting time for National Insurance number applications.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Questions 61068 to 61087 tabled on 21 October 2021.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: CGI UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract with CGI signed by his Department in November 2020, if he will publish details of the 50 business-critical applications and their length of use.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: CGI UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract with CGI signed by his Department in November 2020, what his timetable is for retiring or replacing the heritage applications outlined in the tender documents.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: CGI UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the data held by his Department is on databases provided or managed by CGI.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: CGI UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's total spending was on services in addition to those provided under contract rendered by CGI in each of the last 10 years.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: CGI UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's total spending was on services provided under contract by CGI in each of the last five years.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions: Maladministration

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to establish the error rate on non-covid-19 related single justice procedure cases.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions: Maladministration

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to contact defendants using the Single Justice Procedure whose prosecutions were subject to errors and to rectify errant outcomes.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the disability profile of Single Justice Procedure defendants.

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prosecutions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Lord Wolfson's oral evidence of 27 April 2021 to the Justice Committee, Q148, what plans the Government has to scrutinise non-CPS prosecutors given Lord Wolfson's observation that HMCTS had iden

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Video Conferencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of video-conferencing linking defendants to the court on (a) remand decisions, (b) sentencing decisions and (c) the take-up of legal representation.

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Barristers

o ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many junior barristers have specialised in crime in each financial year since 2010-11.

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Courts in England and Wales have operated below (a) 50 per cent or (b) 25 per cent of their operational capacity within the last 12 months.

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of BAME children held on remand were subsequently found guilty of an offence in each of the last 10 years.

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were remanded in custody for their own protection, in each year of the last 10 years.

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Opinion: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic benefits of expanding the provision of free specialist legal advice.

22 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications have been made for employment legal aid in each year over the last 20 years.

Source: official written-questions record.