Written questions

1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) safe and (b) sustained access for aid agencies in (i) El Fasher and (ii) other conflict-affected regions.

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in territorial control in Sudan on the delivery of humanitarian aid.

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Overseas Development Aid has been provided to Ukraine through the (a) World Bank, (b) International Monetary Fund and (c) other multilateral mechanisms since Februar

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Freezing of Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the use of profits from immobilised Russian sovereign assets held (a) in the UK and (b) internationally to fund Ukraine’s (i) recovery and

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the UK is playing through the (a) Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform, (b) Ukraine Recovery Conference process and (c) other international strategies to (i) pl

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Reconstruction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the UK is taking through (a) the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine, (b) the Ukraine Recovery Conference process and (c) other international effor

12 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84226 on Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, when he plans to communicate to Parliament the conclusion

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of UK energy policy on the competitiveness of the UK manufacturing sector.

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with businesses on the potential impact of reductions in levels of relief through business rates relief schemes on those businesses.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of solar farms on levels of food security.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect UK food security.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Glass: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of glass packaging products on their levels of usage.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme is measured by weight.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Glass: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on assessing the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on glass use.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Jaguar Land Rover: Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government support for the (a) supply chain and (b) SMEs, in the context of the cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover.

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Financial Services: Access

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Written Ministerial Statement of 5 November 2025 on Financial Inclusion Strategy, HCWS1019, what steps she is taking to ensure the effective delivery of the commitments in the Strategy; what me

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Banking Hubs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Financial Inclusion Strategy, published in November 2025, CP 1424, what steps she is taking to help ensure an equitable geographic distribution of the 350 new banking hubs; whether the rollout

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84230 on Development Aid: Health, whether the reduced figure of £527.3 million reflects any reduction in spending on (a)

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to section 4 of the report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on Management of the official development assistance spending target, published on 15 J

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British National (Overseas): Financial Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of British National (Overseas) visa holders affected by restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities on the withdrawal of saving

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the United Nations, (b) the EU and (c) other international partners on protecting (i) journalists, (ii) academics, and (iii) civil socie

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of China’s compliance with its obligations under the 1984 Sino–British Joint Declaration; and what steps she is planning to take

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will commission a review of long-term outsourcing contracts with private sector suppliers involved in UK aid delivery to make an assessment of the potential impact of

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of in-donor refugee costs on the aid budget available for overseas development programmes.

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ring-fencing funding for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to (a) maintain accountability and (b) the evidence base

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Aldridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the how timetable integration on the Sutton Park line could support the restoration of passenger services at Aldridge Station.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Aldridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reopening Aldridge Station on (a) passenger interchange and (b) connectivity for routes into (i) Birmingham and (ii) Walsall.

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Aldridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) the West Midlands Combined Authority and (b) Walsall Council on using the new statutory role for devolved leaders under the Railways Bill to prioritise the reopening of Ald

11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the proposed new Periodic Review funding process for Great British Railways, what mechanisms will be in place to ensure that investment in reopening stations such as Aldridge is considered alo

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