Written questions

602 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 May 2025 · Home Office

Yazidis: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Yazidis have been resettled to the UK from (a) Iraq and (b) Syria in each year since 2014.

19 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral answer by the Minister for the Middle East to the hon. Member to Islington North of 14 May 2025, Official Report, column 354, which international o

19 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department's International Humanitarian Law Compliance Assessment Process last made an assessment of Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law.

15 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan) in response to the question from t

14 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq: Yazidis

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on the (a) return and (b) long-term settlement of Yazidi communities displaced by ISIS; and what steps he is taking

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Origin Marking: Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has undertaken (a) investigations and (b) enforcement measures as a result of goods originating from Israeli settlements being labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Origin Marking: Israeli Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on whether goods originating from Israeli settlements are labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Akrotiri: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an RAF aircraft was last deployed from RAF Akrotiri on a strike mission; and what the intended target was.

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Police: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether any police forces have sent officers to Israel since October 2023.

19 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Military Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF has deployed Shadow R1 surveillance flights to Gaza since 15 January 2025.

12 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office

Minister for the Union

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Prime Minister's specific duties are in his role as the Minister for the Union.

11 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Bangladeshi counterpart on the attack on the 98th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Panchagarh district.

11 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Rwanda: Bilateral Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much direct bilateral financial aid to Rwanda has been paused; and whether this funding will be reallocated for urgent humanitarian assistance in Eastern DRC.

6 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan last visited the Middle East.

4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to support (a) individuals and (b) communities facing religious persecution in China.

27 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: West Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Prime Minister has had with his Israeli counterpart on adhering to international law in the Occupied West Bank.

27 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the British Palestinian Committee entitled British Military Collaboration with Israel, published on 28 January 2025.

27 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hague Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the UK joining the Hague Group.

27 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on the right to return by Palestinians who have left Gaza since 7 October 2023.

27 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK surveillance drones have been flown from Jordan over (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank in Occupied Palestine.

21 Feb 2025 · Scotland Office

Civil Partnerships: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 26173 on Civil Partnerships: Scotland, whether he will permit the Scottish Government to legislate accordingly.

4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Álvaro Uribe

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 legal case in Argentina implicating former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez for huma

24 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to incorporate the UK’s obligation to prevent and prohibit torture into the Government’s human rights strategy.

24 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to consult survivors of human rights violations on his Department's human rights strategy.

24 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Israel Defense Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings his Department has had with Israel Defense Forces personnel since 5 July 2024; who participated in those meetings; and when those meetings took place.

24 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Oded Basyuk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he met General Oded Basyuk of the Israel Defense Forces in January 2025.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Israel Defense Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met a General of the Israel Defense Forces.

23 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Israel Defense Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a General of the Israel Defense Forces last visited his Department.

20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Thai counterpart on reported plans to deport 43 Uyghur men to China.

20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) humanitarian and (b) security situation for (i) Orthodox Christians and (ii) other minority communities in Gaza.

Source: official written-questions record.