Written questions

1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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 steps he is taking to implement 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 steps he is taking to ensure that women's (a) economic participation and (b) access to education are effectively integrated in the International Women and Girls Strategy

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 plans his Department has to update the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the British Council (a) funding model and (b) loan repayment terms on the effectiveness of the British Coun

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help the British Council become financially self-sufficient.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on restructuring the repayment terms for British Council loans owed to the Government.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to publish the outcomes of his Department's consultation on it's Africa policy.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Nigeria strategic partnership on future trends in the level of aid distribution in Nigeria.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of funding provided by his Department to (a) LAFIYA-UK and (b) other health programmes in Nigeria.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nutrition for Growth Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22284 on Development Aid: Nutrition, if he will provide a timeline for (a) reviewing and (b) finalising his Department’s

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 21997 on Syria: Armed Conflict, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that aid will reach women and girls.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22001 on Belarus: Sanctions, who has been appointed to lead the cross-Government review of sanctions enforcement.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22001 on Belarus: Sanctions, what the terms of reference are for the cross-Government review of sanctions enforcement.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22001 on Belarus: Sanctions, what the timescale is for completing the cross-Government review of sanctions enforcement.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22629 on Development Aid: Asylum Hotels, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22010 on Sudan: Humanitarian Aid, what estimate he has made of the amount of humanitarian aid being provided by internat

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what transitional arrangements she plans to put in place for (a) local authorities and (b) developers to adapt to the provisions on grey belt development in the new National Plan

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to monitor the impact of development on grey belt land on local (a) ecosystems, (b) infrastructure and (c) community resources.

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure environmental protections are maintained when development occurs on grey belt land.

27 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure community involvement in decisions on the (a) designation and (b) development of grey belt land.

24 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, what her Department’s timescales are for implementing the provisions relating to paragrap

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria local authorities are expected to apply when identifying land categorised as grey belt.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of grey belt land on the Green Belt.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, how grey belt is defined for the purposes of (a) plan-making and (b) decision-making.

23 Jan 2025 · Home Office

West Midlands Police: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in Employer National Insurance contribu

23 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) social impact of hospices on the (i) health and (ii) social care sectors.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of pending pension credit applications as of 21 December 2024.

21 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 the security of energy supplies in (a) Moldova and (b) Transnistria.

21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's International Women and Girls Strategy 2023-2030, published in March 2023, what steps his Department has taken to implement the three Es wi

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