Written questions
1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.
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 help support civil society groups in Belarus.
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Energy Supply: Cross Border Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has with his European counterparts on energy (a) security and (b) supply cooperation.
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Uzbekistan: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Uzbekistani counterpart on the protests in Karakalpakstan in July 2022.
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bosnia and Herzegovina
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support peace, stability and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kosovo: Peacekeeping Operations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support (a) peace, (b) stability and (c) security in Kosovo.
8 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Azerbaijan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help preserve peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
8 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Moldova: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Moldovan counterpart on countering Russian attempts to destabilise Moldova.
8 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Balkans: Russia
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help mitigate Russian influence in the western Balkans.
8 Sep 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 veracity of reports of forced relocation of Ukrainian civilians by Russia.
10 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking via the National Cyber Security Centre to advise on and ensure the cyber-resilience of (a) central Government and Public Agency IT systems
10 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is providing to (a) UN agencies, (b) NGOs and (c) humanitarian agencies to pre-position humanitarian relief resources in the region, in the event
10 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Languages
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in the her Department's Consular Crisis Centre speak (a) Ukrainian, (b) Russian and (c) Polish.
10 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Eastern Europe: Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport and representatives of International Civil Aviation Organization on the (a) security, (b) safety and (c
10 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussion with the Department of Transport on the availability of commercial scheduled or charter airline capacity for contingency evacuation operations
9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last spoke to representatives of (a) the governments of (i) Poland, (ii) Slovakia, (iii) Hungary, (iv) Romania, (v) Moldova, (vi) Turkey, (vii) Bulgaria, (b) UNHCR,
9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Ministry of Defence on the availability of (a) RAF Voyager and (b) other airlift capacity for contingency evacuation operations of UK
9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were assigned to her Department's Consular Crisis Centre (a) as of 9 February 2022 and (b) in each month in the last year; and whether she
9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether liaison officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office are currently permanently present in her Department's Consular Crisis Centre.
9 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Eastern Europe: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last discussed with (a) the Home Secretary and (b) the Secretary of State for Defence the coordination of contingency evacuation plans for UK nationals, residents an
17 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armenia: Azerbaijan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her (a) Armenian and (b) Azerbaijani counterparts on the status of people still detained on either side as a result of the recent conflict.
17 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Baltic States and Poland: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her counterparts in (a) Latvia, (b) Lithuania, (c) Estonia and (d) Poland.
17 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of recent attempts by Russia to spread disinformation to UK and European traditional and social media outlets.
17 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to respond to the cyber attack on Ukraine what assessment she has made of who is responsible for the attack; and what steps she is taking to ensure t
17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Cardiff South and Penarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Cardiff South
13 Jan 2022 · Treasury
Buildings: Fire Prevention
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 10 January 2022, Official Report, column 283, what consequential funding will be made available to the Welsh Government.
12 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people holding (a) Russian, (b) Kazakhstan, (c) Belarus, (d) Uzbekistan and (e) Turkmenistan citizenship have been sanctioned under the Magnitsky sanctions regime in
12 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many individual designations have been made under the Magnitsky sanctions regime in each of the last 12 months.
12 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many individual recommendations for Magnitsky-style sanctions have been received by (a) her Department and (b) other Government departments in each of the last 12 months.
12 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many individual recommendations for Magnitsky style sanctions have been received by her Department or other Government departments in each of the last 12 months.
12 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department are currently assigned to investigating and, or drafting measures under the Magnitsky sanctions regime.
Source: official written-questions record.