Written questions

912 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterparts on the security of former combatants living in newly created areas outside the official reincorporation zones.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress on the rural reform chapter of the peace agreement in Colombia.

11 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign Nationals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise the return from abroad of non-UK nationals who are normally resident in the UK and who are (a) vulnerable and (b) classified as critical

11 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Caribbean: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens still awaiting repatriation to the UK from countries in the Caribbean region due to the covid-19 pandemic.

11 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Caribbean: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to repatriate British citizens stranded in (a) Cuba, (b) Barbados, (c) Grenada, (d) Montserrat and (e) Antigua and Barbuda as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

5 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the (a) prosecution of (i) Amnesty International Turkey's Tan Kilic and Idil Eser and (ii) other human rights defenders in t

30 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of hate crime investigations in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.

29 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on the support and protection of human right defenders in that country.

29 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Vitalina Koval

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on criminal penalties against the perpetrator of the violent attack on human rights defender Vitalina Koval.

29 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Ukraine on alleged human rights violations in that country.

29 Oct 2019 · Department for Education

Academies: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what accountability process is in place to ensure that academies implement SEND children's Education, Health and Care Plans.

22 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Egypt on the detention in that country of writers, opposition figures, lawyers, journalists and other civil society activists.

22 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Egypt; and if he will make a statement.

15 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has a policy on the support and protection of human rights defenders worldwide.

15 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Armed Conflict: Civilians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to UN General Assembly's First Committee on International Disarmament and International Security 2018 joint statement on the impact of explosive weapons in populated areas,

16 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development

Afghanistan and Pakistan: Polio

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help eradicate polio in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Pakistan.

4 Apr 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) his Egyptian counterpart and (b) the Egyptian ambassador on the recent crackdown on reporters, the media and bloggers; and if he will make a statement

13 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Algeria: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential for civil unrest as a result of the postponed Algerian presidential elections.

13 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Algeria: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Algerian counterparts on the postponed presidential elections in that country.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Western Sahara: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on the European Court of Justice ruling in February 2018 that a fishing agreement between the EU and Morocco would be invalid if applied t

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Western Sahara: Fisheries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on fishing rights in Western Sahara.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the Government's guidelines on working with human rights defenders.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who the UK Government plans to represent it at the high level plenary session on human rights defenders at the UN General Assembly on 17 December 2018.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will call on the Government of Saudi Arabia to release female human rights defenders detained without charge in that country.

5 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Arabia: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to Amnesty International's 20 November 2018 news story entitled Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists, what representations he has ma

4 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2018 to Question 157650 on Nuclear Weapons: Safety, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for Leeds North East with the requested information.

28 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mediterranean Sea: Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the provision of support for NGO search and rescue ships in the Mediterranean.

28 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mediterranean Sea: Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government provides to search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean provided by NGOs.

27 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the detention of refugees and migrants in Libya.

27 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that the funding allocated from the public purse to (a) Libyan detention centres and (b) training the Libyan coastguard does not contribute t

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