Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Horn of Africa: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is providing for covid-19 prevention and treatment in the Horn of Africa.

19 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

East Africa: Pipelines

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) environmental sustainability, (b) security risks and (c) geopolitical effect of the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline; an

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of Tigray, Ethiopia that is accessible to humanitarian assistance and humanitarian organisations.

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on allegations of serious human rights abuses and atrocities in the Tigray region of Ethiopi

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which geographical areas by (a) Council or (b) Devolved Administration have received funding for projects from the UK Government Chagossian Support Package since 2016.

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Chagossians have been supported through funding from the UK Government Chagossian Support Package in each year since 2016.

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding was allocated for the UK Government Chagossian Support Package since 2016.

16 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Lammy Review: Wales

What recent assessment he has made of the progress of the implementation of the Lammy review in Wales.

12 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

United Nations: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) promote cooperation between and (b) draw on the expertise of NHS and other clinical and academic expertise on global health issues in pursuit

12 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Development Aid and Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) security and (b) Official Development assistance the UK provided to Mozambique in each of the last three years.

12 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of total Official Development Assistance to eligible Commonwealth member states in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last repor

12 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of total Official Development Assistance to eligible Commonwealth member states in the last reporting year.

12 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the UK Representative to the UN Human Rights Council has had with relevant stakeholders on the alleged human rights abuses in (a) Uganda, (b) Ethiopia, (c) E

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of people at risk of famine or severe food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa in the next 12 months.

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed UK aid reductions on the ability of multilateral agencies to respond to famine risk in Sub-Saharan Africa in the next tw

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Secretariat on proposed UK aid reductions to Commonwealth countries in Africa in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Govern

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conflict risk assessment he has undertaken in relation to proposed UK cuts to aid in (a) Nigeria, (b) South Sudan, (c) Somalia and (d) the Sahel region.

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Equatorial Guinea: Explosions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support he has provided to the Government of Equatorial Guinea following the recent explosions linked to a munitions depot.

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how data on HIV is being taken into account in the new QCOVID population risk assessment tool following concerns raised by people living with HIV who have been asked to shield for the first time.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Africa: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152536 on Africa: Armed Forces, which branches the personnel trained from (a) Nigeria and (b) Uganda came from in their respective armed forces.

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have (i) met virtually, by phone or in person and (ii) exchanged correspondence with any of the parties, or legal counsel t

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 153250 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Legal Opinion, if he will publish the costs broken down by (a) Government Leg

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under which legislation he plans to introduce the Gateway 2 developer levy he announced on 10 February 2021.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the £3.5 billion he announced on 10 February 2021 will be funded from (a) from the Gateway 2 developer Levy, (b) existing revenues and (c) revenue from the new

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Cardiff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Transport for Wales on the ability of inter-city services to use the planned St Mellons Parkway station in the east of Cardiff when completed.

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials in his Department are (a) seconded to and (b) working jointly for the Department for International Trade.

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Christianity

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 of (a) attacks and killing of Christians in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including at the Church

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials in his Department that are (a) based in and (b) travelling to and from countries in sub-Saharan Africa that are on the red list have been vaccinated agains

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people facing serious food insecurity in Ethiopia.

11 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2021 to Question 146897 on Buildings: Insulation, whether the additional trained assessors will be working across the UK or England only.

Source: official written-questions record.