Written questions
1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
South Sudan: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to (a) build on and (b) strengthen the 2018 power sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar in South Su
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
South Sudan and Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of humanitarian aid distribution in (a) Sudan and (b) South Sudan; and what steps he is taking to help improve distribution.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria he uses to assess whether to withdraw funding from Official Development Assistance programmes in Sudan.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with other signatories to the Dayton Peace Agreement to help ensure that it remains fit for purpose.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
International Conference on Financing for Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 39452 on International Conference on Financing for Development, what budget was allocated for his Department’s participatio
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
World Summit for Social Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 39453 on World Summit for Social Development, what budget was allocated for his Department’s participation in the conferenc
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
European Political Community
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41879 on European Political Community, whether (a) staff and (b) Ministers from his Department attended; and what the cost
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Landmines
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing long-term funding for de-mining (a) organisations and (b) programmes between 2026 and 2029.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Landmines
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of demining programmes on (a) the economy and (b) food security.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Landmines
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of demining programmes on levels of migration to the UK from countries where those programmes are active.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: Landmines
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of landmines on the humanitarian situation in north west Syria.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of making a financial announcement following the Nutrition for Growth summit.
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 28555 on Nutrition for Growth Summit, whether it remains his policy to spend £1.5 billion on nutrition objectives by 20
29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Science and Technology: International Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the science and technology sector to support his international development objectives.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the recent changes to the ODA's budget on nutrition-related spend.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department will be taking to integrate improved nutrition outcomes in the (a) health, (b) agriculture and (c) humanitarian sectors.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he plans to publish (a) the conclusions of the Independent Development Review and (b) his response.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Independent Development Review in the context of changes changes to Official Development Ass
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure humanitarian aid reaches (a) those who need it most and (b) women and girls in Sudan.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the he is taking to help ensure aid reaches Sudan.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help open new humanitarian aid routes into Sudan.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of humanitarian need in Ethiopia.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethiopia: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what UK aid programmes are operating in Ethiopia; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Official Development Assistance on these programmes.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the launch of the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration at Nutrition For Growth in Paris, what steps his Department is taking to integrate nutrition objec
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change and Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the policy paper entitled International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support objective 5 of the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nutrition: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of funding for (a) science and (b) evidence-based solutions to support work on nutrition.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) accountability and (b) reporting arrangements his Department has put in place to monitor progress against the Global Nutrition Integration Compact.
28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Eritrea: Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Eritrea on releasing prisoners of conscience detained without trial.
28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Departmental budget will cover the cost of the use of armed forces personnel to support waste collection in Birmingham.
Source: official written-questions record.