Written questions
1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Chief Secretary to the Treasury on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to continue the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the UK’s annual spend is on International Climate Finance by country.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of protecting global water supplies in humanitarian and development settings.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Climate Change and Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to implement the 2030 Strategic framework for international climate and nature action.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Cox's Bazar.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Bangladeshi community in the United Kingdom on the situation in Bangladesh.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief to promote the rights of religious minorities in Bangladesh.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief on his (a) priorities and (b) plans to engage with international counterparts.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief has had with international partners.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the humanitarian situation in Bangladesh since 2 December 2024.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the recent reports of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Q123 of the evidence given by the Minister of State for Development and Africa to the International Development Committee on 7 January 2025 HC 531Y what the
21 Jan 2025 · Treasury
Development Aid
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 824 on Development Aid, when she plans to set out her approach on restoring official development assistance spending to 0.7 per cent of gross national income.
21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Minister for International Development has had with Baroness Shafik on evidence submitted to her review of international development.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to publish the independent development review.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to update the International Development Select Committee on the independent development review.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Minister for Development has had with Baroness Shafik during the independent development review.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nutrition for Growth Summit
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) a Minister in his Department plans to attend the Nutrition For Growth Summit in Paris in 2025.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nutrition for Growth Summit
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what preparations his Department is making for the Nutrition For Growth Summit in Paris in 2025.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bilateral Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in which regional bilateral programmes he plans to make efficiency savings.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bilateral Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to publish regional bilateral programmes for 2024-25.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of Overseas Development Assistance spent on in-donor refugee costs.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the proportion of overseas development assistance that is spent on in-donor refugee costs.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bashar al-Assad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on the extradition of Bashar al-Assad to Syria.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to discuss the proposed treaty with Mauritius in respect of the British Indian Ocean Territory with (a) the new US administration and (b) the Secretary of S
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reports from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of fuel tankers being hijacked at
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
California: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British nationals resident in areas of California affected by wildfires.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tibet: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in the autonomous region of Tibet following the earthquake on 7 January 2025.
20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tibet: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British Nationals currently in the autonomous region of Tibet.
Source: official written-questions record.