Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign Investment in UK: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last discussed reforms to Tier 1 (Investor) Visas with the Home Secretary in the context of the recommendations made in the Russia report of the Intelligence and Sec

11 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

France: Aquind

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he last discussed national security matters relating to the proposed electricity interconnector and data cabling project proposed by AQUIND with her French counterpart.

11 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last made an assessment of (a) the legal rights and status of LGBT+ people in the UK Overseas Territories and (b) any potential differences from UK domestic law and

11 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he had with the Welsh Government in the last month prior to his statement on Building Safety on 10 January 2022.

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Arctic and Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last discussed (a) the security of the Arctic polar regions and (b) freedom of maritime navigation with NATO counterparts.

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of adherence by relevant parties to (a) the Dayton Peace Accords principles and (b) other agreements on peace and security in

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her Ukrainian counterpart on the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border; and what steps the Government is taking to contribute to US-Russia

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the numbers of individuals being transported by or at the instigation of the Belarus regime to its borders to attempt to cross; and what assessm

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kazakhstan: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Kazakhstan; and what advice she is providing to UK nationals present or planning to travel to that country.

26 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Southern Africa: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government is offering to countries in the Southern African Development Community region to expand genomic sequencing and surveillance of covid-19 variants.

26 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Southern Africa: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) UK citizens, (b) dual nationals or (c) people with leave to remain in the UK are estimated to be present in (i) South Africa, (ii) Eswatini, (iii) Lesotho, (iv)

26 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the African Union on preparation of contingency plans to ensure the functioning of the Union's Centre for Dise

26 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date she last had discussions with representatives of the African Union Centres for Disease Control.

26 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mauritius and Southern Africa: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many covid-19 vaccines the Government has provided via Covax or bilaterally to (a) South Africa, (b) Botswana, (c) Namibia, (d) Lesotho, (e) Eswatini, (e) Zimbabwe, (f) Z

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support she is providing to (a) internally displaced people and (b) refugees in the region in response to the situation in Ethiopia.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has suspended or re-allocated any Official Development Assistance to Ethiopia in the last three months.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last spoke to her Ethiopian counterpart on the situation in that country.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has requested support from the Ministry of Defence for (a) security purposes and (b) evacuation assistance in relation to the deteriorating situation in Ethiopia.

25 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) UK nationals and (b) people with leave to remain in the UK are registered with her Department as being present in Ethiopia.

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sahel: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the cross border operations of extremist groups in the Sahel and West Africa; and what support her Depart

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last spoke to her Nigerian counterpart to discuss bilateral relations.

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of recent reports of the detention of UN staff in Ethiopia; and what representations she has made to the Eth

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of population displacement and humanitarian need in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what support she is providing to hu

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Central African Republic: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic; and what support she is providing to that country.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: Swansea Bay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much raw sewage has been released without treatment from English coastal towns on the Severn estuary and Bristol Channel in each of the last three years.

9 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants claiming asylum on the basis of LGBT+ status were (a) accepted, (b) rejected, (c) detained and (d) deported in each of the last five years.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ferry movements there have been between Welsh ports and the Republic of Ireland in each month of the last three year.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

ASW: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the real-terms change in the value of pension payments that were not index linked for Allied Steel and Wire pensioners under the FAS in each of the last five years as a r

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of steel (a) procured and (b) ordered as of 9 November 2021 is UK-made for (i) Crossrail, (ii) Thames Tideway, (iii) the new Hinckley nuclear power plant and (iv)

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to tackle the impact of energy prices on energy-intensive users in the steel sector.

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