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Written questions

Chris Law

949 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of scrutiny applied under the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme to Russian-linked institutions compared with institutions linked to other foreign st

14 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to ensure that organisations in the UK which may be acting at the direction of the Russian state or Russian state-controlled entities, such as the Russian Orthodox Church, a

14 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that Russian religious or cultural institutions operating in the UK may be used to facilitate foreign influence activity.

6 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Genocide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the decision by the Israeli Government to recognise the Armenian genocide.

2 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Royal Family: Official Residences

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy that income from ticket sales for entry to royal palaces is received by the Treasury.

2 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster: Profits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons some profits from (a) the Duchy of Lancaster and (b) the Duchy of Cornwall are not received by the Treasury.

2 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Sovereign Grant

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what factors she considered when considering the level of the core element of the Sovereign Grant.

2 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House

Royal Family: Finance

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will institute an annual debate on public funding for the Royal Family.

2 Jul 2026 · Leader of the House

Royal Family: Finance

To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to take steps to improve parliamentary scrutiny of the public finances of the Royal Family.

30 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government will publish an organisational chart, business case, or other assessment setting out how the functions of the former International Humanitarian Law Uni

30 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law and whether this information is kept up-to-date.

30 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restructuring the International Humanitarian Law Unit on the Department's capacity to monitor, assess and provide advi

30 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, a) how many full-time equivalent staff were assigned to the International Humanitarian Law Unit prior to restructuring in 2026 and b) how many full-time equivalent staff are

30 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Humanitarian Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which teams have assumed functions previously carried out by the International Humanitarian Law Unit.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Overseas Students: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on requests received from UK universities relating to students experiencing denials of human rights overseas.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the academic study entitled International Attention and the Treatment of Political Prisoners, p

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zhang Yadi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last raised the case of Zhang Yadi with the Chinese authorities; and what their response was.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zhang Yadi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has given advice to SOAS on the detention of their student Zhang Yadi in China since 31 July 2025.

26 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which dedicated funding lines for women and girls have been a) protected; b) had funding been reduced; c) had funding delayed; and d) had funding discontinued in the ODA allo

25 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question UIN 109564, on Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas, whether her Department has conducted an assessment of any links betw

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has put in place contingency plans that may result in increased ODA spend by her department in response to unforeseen conflicts or crisis situations that require

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had about the impact of the UK Government’s cuts to ODA with counterparts in Commonwealth countries affected by those cuts.

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with colleagues in the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of developing country debt held by financial institutions based

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of allocations for the Official Development Assistance allocations for the next three financial years on the ability of a

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what advice she is providing to FCDO country offices about managing the closure of programmes and projects following the reduction in Overseas Development Assistance spending

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she expects FCDO country offices to make decisions on disbursement of allocated programme funding for each of the next three financial years.

23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa and Middle East: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a country-by-country breakdown of ODA programme allocations for a) Africa and b) Middle East & North Africa over the next three financial years.

17 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Dalai Lama

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister raised the issue of the succession of the Dalai Lama with a) President Xi and b) Premier Li during his visit to China in January 2026.

29 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the risk that Arc 7 ice class LNG carriers linked to UK actors could be sold, transferred, or

29 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Liquefied Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether UK-linked companies or vessels, including vessels operated or managed by Seapeak and specialised Arc 7 ice class LNG

Source: official written-questions record.