Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the change to conditionality outlined on 27 January 2022 will affect her Department’s proposal to introduce a new approach to conditionality for disabled people and people with health conditions

1 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Overseas Students: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of EU citizens not on Tier 5 visas who are studying in the UK not being permitted to work, including those undertaking work placements.

31 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an Equality Impact Assessment was carried out by his Department on the proposals set out in the Alcohol Duty Review.

31 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Nowzad

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Ministerial directions were issued by his Department in relation to the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan from the Nowzad charity.

31 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Nowzad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what Ministerial directions were issues by her Department in relation to the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan from the Nowzad charity.

31 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Animal Welfare: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Ministerial directions were issues by her Department in relation to the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan from the Nowzad charity.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) affordability of early years education and childcare.

27 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tunisia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the Tunisian government to (a) help maintain (i) democracy, (ii) the rule of law and (iii) respect for human rights and (b) ta

26 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Noureddine Bhiri

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations to the Tunisian Government on access to family and legal representation for the former Justice Minister, Noureddine Bhiri, fol

26 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tunisia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has plans to (a) monitor or observe the creation of a symposium of democrats in Tunisia, encompassing democrats from all parts of the political spectru

26 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Tunisia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the possibility of Iranian interference in Tunisia (a) in the last Presidential election and (b) since that election.

26 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Tunisia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the possibility of Russian (a) interference and (b) disinformation in Tunisia (i) at the last Presidential election and (ii) since

26 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people and their families were approved as special cases by (a) her Department, (b) the Home Office and (c) the Ministry of Defence to leave Afghanistan under minist

25 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Russian officials on whether they have considered releasing Ukrainian prisoners of war.

25 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's capacity to monitor incursions and incidents in the Donetsk region, includin

25 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Ukraine: Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of not recognising Russian-issued passports from the annexed Ukrainian territory.

25 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of requiring Tier 5 visas for EU students in the UK on the ability of those students to (a) study and (b) work in the UK.

24 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Migration Advisory Committee has undertaken an impact assessment of prioritising all student nurses and student dental nurses, including international students and those on work placements

24 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Olympic Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with its Chinese counterparts on the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Olympic Games: Beijing

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of China hosting the Winter Olympic Games on the reputation of that event.

24 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Olympic Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the safety of athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure there is greater clarity and transparency on legitimate expenses paid for UK surrogacy, including (a) compensation paid to a surrogate and (b) a recupe

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent children from being born stateless and parentless in international surrogacy cases because their British parents are not currently recognised as

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that, subject to appropriate safeguards, children born through surrogacy in the UK are legally recognised as their intended parents’ children immediate

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reform surrogacy law in response to the proposals set out in the Law Commission’s 2019 Consultation Paper Building families through surrogacy: a new law; and

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools and Universities: Confucius Institutes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department monitors the activities of Confucius Institutes in English schools and universities.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Mandarin Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the IOE Confucius Institute as a provider of the Mandarin Excellence Programme in English schools.

17 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Intelligence Services: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government still intends to introduce a foreign agent registration system in order to tackle hostile activity conducted by other states.

10 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses that have not sufficiently recovered from the impact of the covid-19 pandemic to be able to afford repayments on their Bounce Back Loans, even after they hav

16 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support obligated businesses that have experienced a significant rise in costs for packaging recycling notes in the final quarter of 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.