Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kyrgyzstan: Tajikistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to facilitate a lasting and peaceful settlement to ongoing border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mediterranean Region: Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with countries in the Eastern Mediterranean on potential co-operation in energy security.

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Serbia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recent agreements signed between Serbia and Russia; and if he will make a statement.

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bulgaria: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Bulgarian counterpart on support to Ukraine to counter Russian aggression.

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's policy is on equal marriage in the Cayman Islands and the other UK Overseas Territories where it is currently not permitted.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of the declaration by Russia of martial law in annexed Ukrainian territories.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the Ukrainian Government in increasing mobile power points to help protect vital energy supplies.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Moldova: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conversations he has had with his counterparts in Moldova on their security concerns arising from continued Russian aggression.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Shipping: Cereals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussion he has had with the United Nations on delays to the passage of grain ships near the Bosporus Strait.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Balkans: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the UK will have in the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana on 6 December 2022.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to announce further details on the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund for those without a domestic electricity contract.

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Balkans: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure press freedom in the Western Balkans.

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to counter Russian disinformation in the Western Balkans.

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina following the elections held on 2 October 2022.

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Latvia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Latvian counterpart since the re-election of Prime Minister Krisjanis Karin on continued support for the Baltic States.

11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Prisoners of War

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking in response to the further discovery of evidence of torture against Ukrainian prisoners of war in the recaptured village of Pisky-Radkivisk

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support press freedom in Belarus following the recent imprisonment of journalists in that country.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to provide Ukrainian prosecutors with forensic support following the exhumation of mass graves in territories liberated from Russia in the Kharkiv

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Azerbaijan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to help ensure peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Montenegro: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support LGBT+ rights in Montenegro in response to the Serbian Orthodox Church's calls for an event to rival Montenegro Pride.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support independent civil society in Belarus.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Balkans: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has with the High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the stability of the Western Balkans.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

EU Countries: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to (a) protect and (b) advocate for LGBT+ rights in Europe.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Serbia: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to help mitigate the restriction of civil society in Serbia.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of repurposing seized Russian assets to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Serbia: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Serbia on attempts to prevent the EuroPride march from taking place in Belgrade in September 2022.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Human Rights: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with her Cabinet Colleagues to ensure that the UK's sanctions regimes against human rights abusers keep pace with those introduced by our internationa

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international counterparts to ensure that those who have committed war crimes against the people of Ukraine are (a) held accountable and (b) brou

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Nuclear Power Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with her international counterparts to help ensure the protection of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine.

10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) secure the release of UK nationals who have been captured by (i) Russia and (ii) the self-declared republics in the Donbas reg

Source: official written-questions record.