Written questions
1,155 written questions tabled, most recent first.
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Mauritius: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was discussed between the UK High Commission to the Mauritius and (a) the Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs and (b) the President of Mauritius at their meeting in Ju
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN Special Committee on Decolonisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 8 July 2025 to Questions 64030 on Gibraltar: Sovereignty and 64027 on UN Special Committee on Decolonisation, if he will make it his policy to (a)
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diego Garcia: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 64734 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, if he will place a copy in the House of Commons Library of the terms of the lease ex
22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 64731 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, if he will list the full rights and authorities the UK (a) is authorised to exercise
16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 442 of the Intelligence and Security Committee's report entitled Iran, published on 10 July 2025, what steps he is taking to update the Government
16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what lessons his Department has learnt from countering malicious Iranian cyber activity; and what discussions he has had with his (a) Middle Eastern and (b) international cou
16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Intelligence and Security Committee's report entitled Iran, published on 10 July 2025, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State fo
16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Iran
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to have discussions with his Chinese counterpart on dissuading that country to collaborate with Iran on matters that are counter to UK security interests.
16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report entitled Iran, published on 10 July 2025, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on whether th
15 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a public consultation with the Chagossian community prior to the (a) announcement of the agreement with M
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Great Eastern Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which rail infrastructure schemes on the Great East Main Line she will plans to implement; and which she has cancelled since July 2024.
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
East Anglia Rail Franchise: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date she plans to bring the Greater Anglia franchise under public ownership; and when she plans to publish her (a) business plan for the management of the Greater Anglia franchise, (b) income and expend
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A12: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding for maintenance of the A12 will be made available in the (a) current and (b) next five financial years; and what proportion of that funding will be allocated for maintenance between junctions 19 an
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A12: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to cancel the A12 Widening Scheme on (a) business investment, (b) job creation, (c) economic growth, (d) apprenticeship creation and (e) the
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Transport: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her statement of 8 July 2025 on Road and Rail Projects, column 815, what is the forecast annual expenditure for each of the 50 schemes in each of the next ten financial years; and what is the
15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A12: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question UIN 66153 on Housing: Construction, if she will publish (a) the evidence, (b) criteria and (c) methodology used to assess the A12 widening scheme; and the scor
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Marks Tey Station: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she considered including Marks Tey railway station in the rail access for all feasibility studies.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A120: Dual Carriageways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on plans for the A120 dualling scheme, in the context of the cancellation of the A12 widening scheme.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A12: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she made an assessment of the potential impact of cancelling the A12 Widening Scheme on housing growth.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A12: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of purchasing (a) land and (b) properties as part of the A12 widening scheme; and how (a) much land and (b) many properties were purchased.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A12: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to the public purse is for the A12 widening scheme.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
A12: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the A12 widening scheme on (a) levels of congestion, (b) road safety and (c) the economy.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the A12 widening scheme on housing growth.
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport
Transport: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral statement by her of 8 July 2025 on Road and Rail Projects, Official Report, column 815, if she will publish the (a) full detailed Green Book analysis, (b) costs and (c) benefits cost
7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Abduction
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) international partners and (b) representatives from the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab Ukraine Conflict Observatory on the future fun
7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Abduction
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on continuing to fund the organisations tracking Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to place China on the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Marine Protected Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Article 5 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty ,when he expects the Mauritian Government to establish a Marine Protected Area in the Chagos Archipelago.
4 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £290 million FCDO transformation fund announced in the National Security Strategy will be directed towards countering potential threats posed by China.
4 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with which organisations he has held discussions on the development of the China Audit.
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