Written questions

Brendan O'Hara

602 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions a representative of the Government has raised the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah with the Egyptian government since December 2021.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Smart Energy Code licence restrictions to allow companies setting up smart meter connections for energy consumers to use

29 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) national unity government and (b) ethnic revolutionary organisations from Myanmar.

29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to repeal the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Victims) Act 2021.

28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Conflict: Civilians

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Dutch Ministry of Defence on civilian harm mitigation and response.

28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Conflict: Civilians

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to respond to the recommendations of the report entitled Strengthening UK Military Investigations into Civilian Harm, published by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights on 26 November 2024.

28 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Criminal Court: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Department leads on the International Criminal Court Act 2001.

26 Nov 2024 · Scotland Office

Winter Fuel Payment: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of recent changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on pensioners in Scotland.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to implement a mechanism to ensure that intelligence information shared with the Israeli government is used within the boundaries of international humanitarian law, and what di

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has established a process for the (a) assessment and (b) retention of evidence gathered by unarmed RAF surveillance flights over Gaza.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on ensuring that any information gathered by unarmed RAF surveillance flights over Gaza can be used solely in relation to locating Israeli hostages.

16 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he (a) has made an assessment and (b) plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on individual members of the Israeli cabinet.

25 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel and Occupied Territories: Aid Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential implications for his policies of visa restrictions on international aid workers to (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Pa

23 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to have discussions with his Israeli counterpart on reports of (a) torture and (b) other ill-treatment of staff members of UNRWA; and whether he plans to rev

14 May 2024 · Scotland Office

Civil Partnerships: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Scottish Government's request for a section 104 Order under the Scotland Act 1998 in consequence of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020, if he will permit the Scottish Government to l

13 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Youssef Ourahmane

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his Algerian counterpart on the imprisonment of Pastor Youssef Ourahamane.

19 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Christianity

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to support Sudanese Christians.

26 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision of Finland to resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

26 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2024 to Question 16878 on UNRWA: Finance, what assurances he has sought directly from UNRWA; and what his criteria are to resume funding of UNRWA

21 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has received the interim report of the (a) UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and (b) Independent Review Group.

19 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Arms Trade: Export Controls

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a replacement to the Committee on Arms Export Controls.