Written questions
1,722 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public Houses: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the statement by the British Beer and Pub Association entitled Chaotic new rules that will lead to pubs paying twice for recycling at a cost of £60 million a year - e
26 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Packaging: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on pubs.
26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China: Embassies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on ensuring authorisation for UK contractors
12 May 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: MOD Wethersfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to close the Asylum Reception Centre at the former RAF Wethersfield site; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the decommissioning is within the timescale outlined in
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS cancer trusts are (a) delivering radiotherapy contouring planning manually and (b) using AI auto contouring for radiotherapy.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the loss of the AI auto-contouring technology tool for cancer treatment planning.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve cancer survival rates, in the context of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment, in the context of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring technology.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring technology on patient care.
7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for future funding of AI auto-contouring technology.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNRWA: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of Official Development Assistance provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jordan: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact in changes to Official Development Assistance provided to Jordan on regional stability.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on UK strategic interests in the Middle East.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
World Food Programme: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on the operations of the World Food Programme.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNICEF: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on UNICEF’s ability to deliver services to vulnerable children.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNRWA: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in Official Development Assistance on the humanitarian response capability of the United Nations Relief and
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNICEF: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in Official Development Assistance funding on UNICEF programmes supported by the UK.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNRWA: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance was allocated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in each of the last five financial years.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
World Food Programme: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance was allocated to the World Food Programme in each of the last five financial years.
3 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UNICEF: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance was allocated to UNICEF in each of the last five financial years.
3 Apr 2025 · Home Office
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce small boat crossings.
1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding for AI auto-contouring technology on (a) cancer treatment waiting times, (b) patient outcomes and (c) th
26 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have had their applications rejected have been deported from the UK since July 2024; and what steps is she taking to increase such deportations in the next six months.
26 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the total cost of providing accommodation for asylum seekers in hotels in each of the next five years; and what these costs were in each of the past five years.
26 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on third-country processing arrangements for people seeking to claim asylum in the UK.
26 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Asylum: Rwanda
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 22 July 2024 on Border Security and Asylum, Official Report, columns 384-387, how many people who would have been eligible for (a) processing and (b) relocation
24 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to support farmers to remain (a) competitive, (b) resilient, and (c) sustainable after the end of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve early breast cancer diagnosis.
4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Commonwealth: 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 reduction in Overseas Development Assistance on the Commonwealth realms; and what steps he is taking to help mitiga
4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Overseas Territories: 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 reduction in Overseas Development Assistance on the Overseas Territories; and what steps he is taking to help mitig
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