Written questions

667 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the potential implications for her policies of a new report by Fortify Rights and Truth Hounds, titled I Was Tricked Into War: The Risk of Human Tra

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what efforts the United Kingdom is making to encourage the government of Ukraine to co-operate with international anti-trafficking organisations to identify and screen potent

29 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the scale of forced recruitment and human trafficking of foreign nationals to Russia to fight in the Russian Armed Forces in the war in Ukraine, and

13 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will seek a United Nations (a) Security Council and (b) General Assembly discussion of the human rights, humanitarian, political and security situation in Myanmar.

13 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Min Aung Hlaing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the inauguration of General Min Aung Hlaing as President of Myanmar; and whether the UK recogni

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: International Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to help prevent violations of international law by the Arakan Army in Myanmar.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance has been allocated to Myanmar for the 2026-2027 financial year.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken in response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar in his country visit report to the UK in Decem

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Myanmar

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to (a) introduce sanctions and (b) take other steps to help prevent Iran from providing (i) jet fuel and (ii) drones to the Myanmar military.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has plans to impose new sanctions on Myanmar’s military regime.

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Schemes Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Minister for Pensions' oral contribution during the Report Stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 1043, whether the proposed statutory guidan

30 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Schemes Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in relation to the statutory guidance on fiduciary duties announced during Report stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, when he intends to table this amendment to the Bill; whether he wi

20 May 2024 · Home Office

Electric Bicycles: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent and (b) raise awareness of the risks of e-bike fires.

20 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Bicycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Office for Product Safety and Standards will publish the findings of its Product Safety Review of e-bikes.

16 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Human Rights

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the UK's compliance with the UN Human Rights Council resolution on the Situation of human rights in Myanmar of 4 April 2024, A/HRC/55/L.17, in the context of the involve

7 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to submit its next nationally determined contribution to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; and if she will make it her policy that the next nationally d

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Swan Housing Association: Orbit Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he asked the Regulator of Social Housing to report on the effectiveness of its involvement in the proposed merger between Swan Housing and Orbit in 2022.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Cladding Safety Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the whole of a building that is partially higher than 11 metres and partially lower than this threshold will be eligible for funding from the Cladding Safety Scheme.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Tower Hamlets Community Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether they have had discussions with any of the large G15 housing associations on taking over Tower Hamlets Comm

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Tower Hamlets Community Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether the Board of Tower Hamlets Community Housing has produced an improvement plan as of 26 April 2024.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Poplar HARCA: Tower Hamlets Community Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will have discussions with the Regulator of Social Housing on whether it has instructed the Board of Tower Hamlets Community Housing to discontinue the negotiations with Poplar

16 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Karim Ennarah

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when his Department last raised the case of Karim Ennarah with the Egyptian Government.

24 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing Associations: Maladministration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of maladministration cases have been due to unreasonable delays from housing associations each of the last 5 years.

23 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Vaccination: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support global immunisation and vaccination efforts; and if he will make a statement.

23 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage his international counterparts to stop the supply of (a) arms, (b) military equipment, (c) fuel and (d) funds to Myanmar.

23 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights A/HRC/54/59: Situation of human rights

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinical trial protocols have been awaiting approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for more than (a) 30, (b) 60 and (c) 120 days.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency expedites human challenge trial applications where a case has gone beyond its 60-day review deadline.

30 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is taking to reduce the time it takes to assess human challenge clinical trials.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to conserve biodiversity in canals.

Source: official written-questions record.