Written questions

1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Periods: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Sexual and Reproductive Strategy will help ensure that girls are supported with their menstrual wellbeing from a young age.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Period Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether period poverty will be addressed in the Government's women’s health strategy; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward policies to tackle peri

16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time for children to complete neurodevelopmental assessments in England.

16 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Nuclear Power: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the International Capital Markets Association Green Bonds Principles including nuclear energy, and the Government’s Green Financing Framework excluding nuclear energy, if he will reconsider the exc

16 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to a smaller budget for Official Development Assistance, what steps he is taking to promote a locally-led approach to programming in UK aid spending.

16 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to consult local communities in (a) lower and (b) middle income countries to ensure that the reduced ODA budget is spent in a way that is as responsiv

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timetable is for publication of the Government's women’s health strategy.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has in place to improve cross-Government co-operation on matters relating to the commissioning of menstrual health and reproductive health services in the Women’s Health S

15 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) plans he has and (b) his timescale is for consulting with relevant stakeholders on the Government’s International Development Strategy.

15 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of its humanitarian support that reaches the most vulnerable communities around the world.

13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's finding of 1 July 2021 that Israel is holding three fema

13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Caribbean: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 19597 on Caribbean: Overseas Aid, of the £456 million of Official Development Assistance in the priority ODA-eligible Carib

12 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement on Afghanistan on 8 July 2021, Official Report, cols 1104-20, what the budget headings are for allocation of the £100 million of Official Deve

7 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many programmes reduced or discontinued as a result of a reduction in Official Development Assistance targeted those with protected characteristics.

7 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in the overseas development budget on his ability to fulfil his responsibilities in complying with the Inter

6 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the Government’s international development strategy.

6 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aquariums and Zoos: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for consultation with zoos and aquariums in response to the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill and the development of the Secretary of State's standards for modern zo

6 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nepal: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s support to Nepal’s covid-19 vaccination programme; and what discussions he has had with international counterparts on

29 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed reduction in Official Development Assistance on the UK’s role in tackling global marine plastic pollution.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence the Government has used to support the introduction of calorie labelling on menus to tackle obesity.

23 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the current and future strategies being developed to implement the Integrated Review.

23 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the (a) full methodology and (b) results of the equalities impact assessment that the Government carried out to decide where the reductions would be made t

23 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Police Covenant Oversight Board

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Police Covenant Oversight Board will sit.

22 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Females: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to eliminate systemic and gendered barriers that prevent girls from accessing and completing education, globally.

21 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Caribbean: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance the Government has spent in the Caribbean in the last five years; and how much of that spending was disbursed for the purpose of adva

16 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of appointing designated prison officers to act as brokers for housing in women’s prisons.

16 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support will be provided for vulnerable women housed as part of his Department’s new temporary accommodation service for prison leavers.

10 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa; and what plans his Department has to continue to support smal

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

M1: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a list of incidents in which gantry notification systems were out of operation on the M1 between junctions 32 and 35a in the last three months.

26 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement of the UK’s Ambassador to the UN Geneva, Launch of Rohingya Joint Response Plan in Bangladesh on 18 May 2021, whether support to the Rohingya

Source: official written-questions record.