Written questions

912 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Haitian counterpart on the proposed changes to that country's constitution and upcoming referendum.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the Government is providing to Haiti to tackle the recent surge in cases of covid-19 in that country.

20 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what Colombian police units are receiving training from UK personnel; and what assessment he has made of whether (a) those units or (b) personnel have been involved in allege

20 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure Colombian police units receiving UK police training are not involved in human rights abuses.

17 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Welfare Assistance Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people receive support from local welfare assistance schemes when necessary.

17 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Welfare Assistance Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK welfare system provides people with enough funds to access (a) food and (b) other essential supplies.

17 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Referendums

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has plans to send election observers to Haiti for the upcoming referendum on the proposed changes to the Haitian constitution.

27 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Organised Crime and Peace Negotiations: South America

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the most recent annual review for the (a) Colombia Peace Programme and (b) Peru and Colombia: Serious Organised Crime Programme.

27 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia and Peru: Organised Crime and Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the most recent programme summaries for the (a) Colombia Peace Programme and (b) Peru and Colombia: Serious Organised Crime Programme.

27 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government plans to publish the programme summary for the Police Innovations for Stabilisation in Colombia Programme.

19 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support he is providing to UK citizens who wish to be evacuated from St Vincent in response to the volcanic activity on that island.

15 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports of threats of violence made against human rights defenders and environmental organisations in Barrancabermeja and Magdalena Medio, Colo

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Volcanoes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) technical support the Government is providing to the St Vincent Government in response to the recent eruptions of the La Soufrière volcano.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Republic of Cyprus ahead of the P5+1 talks on a political settlement for the island of Cyprus.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cyprus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart ahead of the P5+1 talks on a political settlement for the island of Cyprus.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ratify Protocol V of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Uranium

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on reports that that country is establishing a uranium enrichment programme.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Caribbean

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of attempts by China to extend the political and economic influence of that country to the Caribbean.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the Colombian Government to tackle reported violence against trade unionists in that country.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on pla

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote an educational partnership between academic institutions in Haiti and the UK.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on the removal of the Colombian Police Force from that country's Ministry of Defence.

15 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) technical support the UK provides to the Colombian (i) police and (ii) armed forces.

15 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK armed forces personnel are stationed in Colombia to assist with training the Colombian police force.

3 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Conflict: Explosives

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on the draft text of an International Political Declaration to restrict the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

3 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Conflict: Explosives

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had on using an International Political Declaration to restrict the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

3 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the relative quantity of vaccine used by (a) intradermal and (b) intramuscular vaccination.

3 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has commissioned research on the efficacy of intradermal immunisation in the administration of the covid-19 vaccine.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's publication, Gear change: A bold vision for cycling and walking, published in 2020, whether the target that half of all journeys in towns and cities being walked or cycled by

18 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Colombia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK arms sold to Colombia are not being used against the civilian population.

Source: official written-questions record.