Written questions

912 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Burkina Faso: Press Freedom

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the suspension of foreign media access in Burkina Faso.

29 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

East Africa: Floods

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to flood affected areas in East Africa; and whether small farmers will be (a) consulted and (b) involved in both short and longer term responses.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of smart motorways; and what evidence was used to make that assessment.

25 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

China: Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the announcement on 19 March 2024 by China's Ministry of Defence of the establishment of the Information Support Force.

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Amnesty International

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Amnesty International’s annual report, published 23 April 2024.

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Malnutrition

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the number of children aged between six and 59 months that are at risk of severe malnutrition in Haiti.

25 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the attendance at the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Global Positioning System

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent reports that flights to and from the UK may have been affected by alleged Russian jamming of GPS systems.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Container Terminals: Mediterranean Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the (a) implications for her policies of the capacity limits of container ports around the western Mediterranean and (b) impact of those limits on (i) inventory costs

25 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Thailand: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the welfare of Thailand embassy staff in the context of the conflict on the Thailand/Myanmar border.

25 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Oral Statement of 24 April 2024, Official Report, column 939, if he will publish details of how his Department's increase in spending will be funded.

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

Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on halving the number of non-decent rented homes by 2030.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to enable employees to use salary sacrifice schemes that reduce their cash earnings below National Minimum Wage rates.

25 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is participating in the fourth session of negotiations on a global plastics treaty in Ottawa that began on 23 April 2024.

18 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be any new funding for local authorities to deliver 15 hours of free childcare.

18 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting lists.

18 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase access to NHS assessments for Autism Spectrum Conditions for children.

18 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kenya: International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to the Kenyan Government on the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

18 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Libya: Elections

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of recent reluctance by Libyan stakeholders to establish elections in the country.

17 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Libya: Violence

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent violence in Tripoli.

17 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Argentina: F-16 Aircraft

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Argentina's acquisition of F-16 fighter aircraft.

17 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China and North Korea: Foreign Relations

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the meeting between China and North Korea on 13 April 2024.

17 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled The Great Reversal: Prospects, Risks, and Policies in International Development Association Countries, published by the

17 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central Africa and East Africa: Food Supply

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to help improve food security in (a) Sudan, (b) South Sudan and (c) Chad.

12 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Falkland Islands: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed joint military base in Ushuaia on the security of the Falkland Islands.

12 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Pakistan

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the alleged assassination of alleged terrorists in Pakistan by the Indian government.

12 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Armed Conflict

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of drone attacks on the Myanmar military in Naypyidaw.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent negotiations he has had with trade unions on planned train strikes.

12 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Droughts

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what support his Department is providing to Zimbabwe to help with the drought in that country.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to expedite compensation for people required to move home for the construction of HS2.

Source: official written-questions record.