Written questions

949 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to have discussions on Saudi Arabia's human rights (a) record and (b) ongoing situation with the Crown Prince during his planned visit to the UK.

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has reviewed the Saudi Arabia's human rights record ahead of the Crown Prince’s planned visit to the UK.

13 Oct 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia; and whether he has raised that matter with his Saudi Arabian counter

18 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armenia: Azerbaijan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

18 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK supports a UN fact-finding mission in Nagorno-Karabakh.

14 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports of intimidation and attempted forced extradition of Uyghur Muslims living in UK.

28 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India and Kenya: British International Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that investments made by British Investment International are supporting public health infrastructure in (a) India and (b) Kenya

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure regular and adequate uprating of benefits and (b) mitigate the risk of families falling into poverty.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will increase Local Housing Allowance to reflect the housing market.

27 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what fiscal steps he is taking to (a) tackle the impact of the benefit cap on low-income families and (b) help prevent increases in child poverty.

29 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding for the development, processing and integration costs for the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership will be classified as Overseas Development Assistance.

20 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is planning to produce a hydrogen transport strategy.

16 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gender: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what percentage of Official Development Assistance is spent on programmes with a (a) significant focus on gender equality measured as Gender Equality Marker 1 an

16 Mar 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gender: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it his Department's policy that 80 per cent of Official Development Assistance expenditure will include gender equality as a (a) significant focus measured as Gender

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 148681 on Children in Care: Equality, how many organisations supported the independent review of children's care's recommendation that care experience shou

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 148681 on Children in Care: Equality, which organisations attended the roundtable discussions held by her Department.

20 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 196 of her Department’s consultation entitled Stable Homes, Built on Love: Implementation Strategy and Consultation published in February 2023, what recent discussions she has had with re

20 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of care sector representatives with which her Department consulted before publishing the response to the independent review of children's social care said that care experience shoul

20 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many representatives from the care sector her Department engaged with ahead of the publication of the UK Government's response to the independent review of children's care.

20 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £11.6 billion International Climate Finance commitment was distributed in financial year 2022-23.

20 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £11.6 billion of international climate finance his Department will distribute between the 2021-22 and 2025-26 financial years was distribu

20 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department will provide for (a) mitigation, (b) adaptation and (c) other international climate finance in each of the next three financial years.

20 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on spending £11.6 billion of international climate finance between the 2021-22 and 2025-26 financial years.

20 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve the (a) transparency and (b) reporting of international climate finance.

1 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many care-experienced people were part of the prison population in 2022.

1 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average (a) prison population and (b) cost per prisoner was in 2022.

1 Feb 2023 · Women and Equalities

Equality Act 2010: Carers

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has received legal advice on amending the Equality Act 2010 to include care experience as a protected characteristic.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of care-experienced people aged 18 to 25 claim Universal Credit.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people aged 18 to 25 claim Universal Credit.

Source: official written-questions record.