Written questions

912 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hinkley Point C Power Station: Wildlife

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect (a) fish and (b) other wildlife from being (i) injured and (ii) killed in the waterways surrounding Hinkley Point C.

13 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Honduras: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) land and (b) environmental defenders in Honduras; and what discussions he has had with his Honduran counterpart on (i) h

10 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mining: Investment

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 findings of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum report entitled Understanding Investment Risk in th

6 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Visas: El Salvador

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the visa application process for people from El Salvador.

6 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help reduce debt in the global South; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require private creditor

6 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to support NHS staff affected by covid-19 following the withdrawal of additional sick pay benefits for that purpose.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the relationships and sex education curriculum; and whether she plans to review that curriculum.

22 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Bilateral Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to coordinate bilateral training for police and security forces in Haiti.

20 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Biology: Research

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) his international counterparts to develop legally-binding international regulations for biological research that poses potential security risks.

19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Indigenous Peoples

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide support to the Ministry for Indigenous Peoples in Brazil on preventing (i) the harassment of and (ii) violenc

19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guatemala: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Guatemalan counterpart on (a) the sentencing of José Rubén Zamora, the founder of El Periódico newspaper, and (b) media freedoms in that

19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Peru: Dengue Fever

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Peru following the recent outbreak of dengue fever.

14 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing overseas assistance to Haiti to help tackle flooding in that country.

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ebrahim Raisi: Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies on Latin America and the Caribbean of the visit of the President of Iran to Venezuel

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Relations: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) assess and (b) enhance the efficacy of the policy of UK Support for Human Rights Defenders; and what guidance he provides to diplomatic posts a

13 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) support the Colombian government and (b) work with civil society organisations in that country to reform the national police.

5 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Venezuela: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the Venezuelan government on tackling criminal gangs in Caracas.

5 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mohamed Lashtar

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the appointment of Mohamed Mohamed Ferrara Lashtar as Nicaragua’s ambassador to Bahrain.

5 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Argentina: New Development Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that (a) Argentina plans to join the New Development Bank and (b) that Bank's board of directors h

5 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mexico: Fresnillo

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the Mexican Government on the enforcement of court order 297/2019 by Agrarian Court No. 28 against Penmont and in favour of th

23 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mexico: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of rates of investigation of murders of women in Mexico.

23 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is providing support to (a) Panama and (b) Colombia to help tackle changes in the level in migrants using the Darién Gap to enter the United States.

23 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Argentina: Lithium

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Argentina on Argentina's supply of lithium to the UK.

23 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the United States on ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

19 May 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve training and support for local authority staff involved in the Education, Health and Care Plan process.

19 May 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to provide (a) further funding for Special Educational Needs provision and (b) increased resources for (i) specialist support services, (ii) therapies and (iii) interventions.

19 May 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for Education, Health and Care Plans; and what steps her Department is taking to ensue those criteria are interpreted and applied consist

19 May 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to simplify the Education, Health and Care Plan assessment process to reduce the time take to provide families with a timeline for a plan's completion.

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies the BBC Panorama investigation in May 2023 into private clinic (a) assessment and (b) treatment of attentio

17 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Argentina: Interest Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the increase in interest rates in Argentina.

Source: official written-questions record.