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Written questions

Wendy Morton

1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Red Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23329 on Red Sea: British Nationals Abroad, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Defence and

4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Red Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23329 on Red Sea: British Nationals Abroad, what steps is he taking to provide consular support to British nationals in

4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25237 on Development Aid, when the Official Development Assistance Board first met; how frequently the Board plans to me

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26008 on Pension Credit, how many people eligible for Pension Credit were awaiting Winter Fuel Payments as of (a) 30 December 2024 and (b) 31 Januar

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing multi-year funding to support (a) food-insecure people in Sudan and (b) Sudanese refugees in neighbouring

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken with his international counterparts to help end conflict in Sudan.

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help secure guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties that humanitarian assistance will be delivered (a) safely and (b) unimpeded t

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued operation of the British Council in countries where other hostile state actors are present.

3 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Q66 of the oral evidence given by the Chief Executive of the British Council to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 13 January 2025, HC 609, if he will make an

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Moldova: Energy Supply

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 disruptions to energy supply in (a) Transnistria and (b) Moldova.

30 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Foreign Relations: China

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Domestic Affairs on the China audit before 10 January 2025.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tropical Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support UK research into neglected tropical diseases.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tropical Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use UK research capacity in neglected tropical diseases to support his policy objectives in this area.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tropical Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on building UK research capacity in neglected tropical diseases.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Syrian refugees (a) in the UK and (b) globally who are returning to Syria.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of UK aid distribution at reaching civilians in Syria.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the treatment of Christian refugees from Myanmar in India.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) ASEAN, (b) Five Eyes and (c) Japanese partners on (i) improving humanitarian aid access into Myanmar and (ii) best practice for ensuring

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of distributing humanitarian aid to civilians in need through (a) local civil society, (b) education programmes and (c) faith

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Soft Power Council : Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned frequency of meetings of the Soft Power Council is.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Soft Power Council : Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the annual budget of the Soft Power Council is.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

NATO: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Locarno speech, delivered on 9 January 2025, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen defence collaboration with NATO allies.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the repatriation of British citizens who travelled to Islamic State-led territories to support that group.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria he will use to evaluate the commitment of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham regime to (a) inclusive governance and (b) human rights.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to deliver humanitarian aid to support the Syrian people.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gender Based Violence: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle gender-based violence through the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Climate Change: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on climate change on the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the British Council in the 2024-25 financial year; what information his Department holds on the level of funding provided to e

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on initiatives outlined in the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries; Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funds have been allocated by his Department to support initiatives outlined in the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.

Source: official written-questions record.