Written questions

1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Women's Prisons: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish the estimated cost of delivering the 500 new prison places for women announced on 23 January 2020.

8 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the end-to-end review of the criminal justice response to rape.

8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish standard operating procedures for local authorities to (a) identify and (b) log unpaid carers to enable those carers to be vaccinated against covid-19.

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

M1: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious collisions involving vehicles being stranded in a live lane have taken place from (a) junction 32 to (b) junction 35A of the M1 since March 2017.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Rolls Royce: Rotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) funding from the public purse and (b) tax incentives have been provided to Rolls Royce to support the development of that company's facility in Rotherham.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

M1: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents in which a vehicle was stranded in a live lane have taken place between junctions 32 and 35A of the M1 since March 2017.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Music: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the phase of the Government’s plan to ease coronavirus restrictions under which community music rehearsals and performance are planned to be permitted to r

23 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Female Genital Mutilation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to FORWARD UK’s February 2021 report entitled Do No Harm: Lived Experiences and Impacts of FGM Safeguarding Policies and Procedures, if the Government will make an assessment of the eff

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the November 2020 OECD report which found that 74 per cent of climate finance has taken the form of loans, what form the UK’s contribution to international

23 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with private creditors on bringing them to the negotiating table to ensure that the Common Framework delivers adequate debt restructuring for countries such as Zambia with high levels of

23 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the Common Framework for debt relief in preventing private creditors using UK law to sue for unpaid debts and (b) implications for his policy on debt relief of 90 p

23 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Personal Names

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that people who are required by law to notify local authorities or police of a change of name make that notification.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Deed Poll

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how a non-enrolled deed poll change is verified and by whom.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Deed Poll

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal status is granted to non-enrolled deed poll; and which Government agencies recognise non-enrolled deed poll changes.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have died as a result of covid-19 in (a) HMP Askham Grange, (b) HMP Bronzefield, ( c) HMP Downview, (d) HMP Drake Hall, (e) HMP East Sutton Park, (f) HMP Eastwood Park, (g) HMP Foston Hall, (h)

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have tested positive for covid-19 in (a) HMP Askham Grange, (b) HMP Bronzefield, ( c) HMP Downview, (d) HMP Drake Hall, (e) HMP East Sutton Park, (f) HMP Eastwood Park, (g) HMP Foston Hall, (h)

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who have been subject to sexual violence in the Tigray Region have access to (a) medical care and (b) support.

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict dated 21 January 2021, if he will condemn crimes of s

22 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will call on the Israeli military authorities to cease arresting, detaining and charging Palestinian university students for peacefully exercising their rights to freed

22 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2021 to Question 146899 on Israel: Political Prisoners, if he will call for the immediate release of Ms Layan Kayed, Ms Elyaa Abu Hijla a

22 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2020 to Question 85069 on Blood: Contamination, what the Government's timescale is for publication of the framework for compensatio

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

M1: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious collisions occurred involving a vehicle in the hard shoulder between junctions 32 and 35A of the M1 in the three years prior to March 2017.

19 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to resolve delays to UK exports in reaching their final destination in the EU.

11 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made on the effect the (a) CDC and (b) Private Infrastructure Development Group investment strategies on the delivery of the Government’s policy to end

11 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Deed Poll

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisation has oversight of deed poll name changes; and whether records are stored of enrolled and non-enrolled deed poll name changes.

11 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that reductions to the aid budget are co-ordinated in a strategic manner (i) at regional level and (ii) by his Dep

11 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how UK Official Development Assistance relating to conflict and stabilisation will be administered in 2021.

11 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the UK’s total Official Development Assistance spending on (a) least developed countries, (b) lower middle income countries and

11 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK’s total Official Development Assistance spending was spent in each sector in 2020.

10 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has committed to spend on (a) the Commonwealth Development Corporation, (b) the Global Fund, (c) European Union international development spending, (d

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