Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the provision of pharmaceutical cold-chain capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much support the UK provided to disease surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa in each of the last five years (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much support the UK provided to global disease surveillance in each of the last five years, (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of levels of violence, voter intimidation and interference in Uganda's recent elections.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the integrity of recent elections in Uganda.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what partnerships and support the Government is providing to genomic sequencing centres (a) in Africa and (b) globally to help identify variants of the covid-19 virus.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the decision by Pfizer to make changes to manufacturing processes of its covid-19 vaccine to boost production will affect the distribution of that vaccine to the UK from l

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what formula is being used for the allocation of covid-19 vaccine supplies to the devolved Administrations.

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Vaccination: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many bio-reactors used in vaccine production there are in the UK; and how many of those bio-reactors are being used for covid-19 vaccine production.

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Vaccination: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many vaccine manufacturing facilities (a) for the production of raw materials, active ingredients, coupling and formulation and (b) for fill and finish there are in the UK; an

14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Elections and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Uganda on the conduct of elections and the upholding of human rights obligations in that country.

14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation for refugees and internally displaced people in (a) Ethiopia and (b) neighbouring countries as a result of the confl

14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) assessment he has made of and (b) support is he is providing to tackle the risk of famine in (i) parts of Northern Nigeria (ii) Burkina Faso and (iii) South Sudan.

8 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how people living with HIV will access the covid-19 vaccine in their priority grouping if they have not disclosed their HIV status to their local GP but are known at their HIV clinic.

30 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK Overseas Territories to UK climate change commitments.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

CDC: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much CDC has allocated to fossil-fuel projects in each of the last five years; and what the value is of planned allocations for the next five years.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many ODA-funded projects were assessed according to the OSJA guidance in each of the last 24 months; and how many of those were approved by Ministers.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Stabilisation Unit: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials in his Department were assigned to the Stabilisation Unit on a (a) full- time and (b) part-time basis in each of the last five years.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the total Official Development Assistance out-turn to (a) Democratic Republic of Congo, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Burkina Faso, (d) South Sudan, (e) Mozambique, (f) N

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

United Nations: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK representatives have been elected to UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Institutions in each of the last 10 years.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

World Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the value was of UK disbursements to the UN World Food Programme to each country destination in each of the last 24 months.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what additional funding arrangements he has established for the UK Overseas Territories following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding the Government disbursed (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and research in each of the last five years.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

HIV/AIDS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to make the UK is a global leader in the development of new HIV vaccines, diagnostics and treatments.

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he will maintain the UK funding commitments to the UN Global Fund at an equivalent percentage and real-terms value.

7 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with social media and streaming platforms on the availability of violent gang and drug-related content to under 18s.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wales

What assessment he has made of recent trends in the volume of (a) residential and (b) commercial waste transported from other parts of the UK to Wales for incineration.

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the DFID Africa regional budget was for 2020-21; and what the reduction is in that budget as a result of his 22 July 2020 announcement of a £2.9 billion reduction in the

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sahel: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the DFID Sahel budget was for 2020-21; and what the reduction is in that budget as a result of his 22 July 2020 announcement of a £2.9 billion reduction in the overall a

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was DFID Zimbabwe budget was for 2020-21; and what the reduction is in that budget as a result of his 22 July 2020 announcement of a £2.9 billion reduction in the overal

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