Written questions

977 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of whether the provisional official development assistance spend of £888 million of bilateral aid towards humanitarian assistance in 2023 is sufficient to meet the International Development

18 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent progress his Department has made to meet the pledge in the policy paper entitled UK government's strategy for international development, published on 16 May 2022, to spend £3 billion of official development

16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase collaboration with (a) French, (b) German and (c) US overseas development agencies.

16 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Asia-Pacific Region: Climate Change

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Asian Pacific counterparts on climate change mitigation measures.

15 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Africa: Climate Change

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions has he had with partners in West Africa on partnerships relating to climate mitigation.

15 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) his Ethiopian counterpart and (b) other international partners on ensuring the adequacy of access for humanitarian deliveries in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

26 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Preventing Sexual Violence against Women Summit

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of hosting the Preventing Sexual Violence summit in November 2022 at the Elizabeth II centre.

21 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Unadopted Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department are taking to enforce the repair of potholes by owners of unadopted roads where such damage poses a danger to (a) traffic and (b) the public.

19 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Wigan

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to tackle digital exclusion among older people in Wigan constituency.

18 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much overseas development aid has been paid by his Department (a) directly and (b) indirectly to consultancies in each year since 2019.

12 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many and what proportion of development projects were delivered through in-country contracts in each year since 2019.

12 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much development funding has been paid (a) directly and (b) indirectly to consultancies in each year since 2019.

11 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Conferences: Costs

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the average cost was to host an international summit in the last five years.

11 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Conferences: Expenditure

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the cost to the public purse was of each international summit held in the UK since 2019.

11 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chevening Scholarships Programme

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate he has made of the gender split in each cohort of Chevening Scholars for each year since 2019.

11 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure adequate levels of supply of medications prescribed for epilepsy.

11 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department's funding for (a) hospices in the North West and (b) Wigan & Leigh Hospice.

8 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding cystic fibrosis to the list of medical conditions for which a medical exemption certificate for free NHS prescriptions may be issued

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to provide additional support to help vulnerable customers with water and sewerage bills from April 2024.

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Wigan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the affordability of water bills in Wigan constituency.

7 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to improve the (a) diagnosis rate, (b) co-ordination of care and (c) access to specialist (i) care, (ii) treatment and (iii) support for individuals with cystic fibrosis

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support research into pulmonary fibrosis.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of pulmonary fibrosis among (a) health professionals and (b) the public.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) care for people living with pulmonary fibrosis; and if she will make an assessment of the impact

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to defibrillators.

6 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Defibrillators: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making defibrillator sales VAT exempt.

4 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department are taking to improve the speed of delivery of full compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

27 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of qualified neurologists in England.

27 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is she taking to provide people living with a rare disease equitable access to (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment, and (c) care.

27 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to improve the (a) diagnosis rate, (b) co-ordination of care and (c) access to specialist (i) care, (ii) treatment and (iii) support for hereditary spastic paraplegia.

Source: official written-questions record.