Written questions

949 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enhance and (b) maintain humanitarian access in Yemen.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that humanitarian (a) access and (b) principles are protected in the global covid-19 response.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support countries with weak health systems to ensure they have the resilience to respond to the covid-19 pandemic and maintain pre-existing health prioriti

27 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Maternity Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that services to help prevent maternal, new-born and child deaths that may be under pressure as a result of covid-19 are protected.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that user fees are not a barrier to the treatment of covid-19 in developing countries.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what level of funding she plans to allocate to the replenishment of Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department’s policy is on the Gavi replenishment period and strategy review.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support women and girls as part of its response to covid-19.

19 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Key Workers: Incentives

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing financial incentives to increase the (a) recruitment, (b) retention and (c) availability of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many projects and at what cost to the public purse have been assessed by (a) her and (b) her Chief Statistician as not meeting the definition of Official Development Assistance in each of th

16 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what plans she has to allow universal credit advance payments to be made as soon as possible without work coach meetings.

11 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that continuing progress on Sustainable Development Goal 5 is included in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

11 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to consult civil society organisations throughout the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.

4 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the findings in the report by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy entitled Bahrain human rights report 2020, what assessment he has made of the implications f

4 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: University of Huddersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2020 to Question HL1537, whether his Department was consulted by the University of Huddersfield on the establishment of an MSc in Security Science re

10 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the veracity of the evidence for the charges against the Büyükada group of activists in Turkey; and if he will make a statement.

10 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Integrated Activity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has undertaken on the effectiveness of the Integrated Activity Fund in meeting its objectives since the establishment of the fund.

29 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gulf Strategy Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2020 to Question 5457, how the decision to extend the Integrated Activity Fund budget for 2020-21 was reached; when that decision was authorised; and

21 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

UK-Africa Investment Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department has allocated to the UK-Africa Investment Summit; and whether that funding was classified as Overseas Development Assistance.

21 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the joint statement published on 8 October 2019 by Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, entitled Bahrain: Prisoners Denied Medical Care

21 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the UN expert report to the Bahraini Government on the cases of Nabeel Rajab, Hajer Mansoor and Medina Ali, what assessment he has made as to whether the Bahraini Govern

21 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain.

20 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gulf Strategy Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the planned (a) duration and (b) budget is for the Integrated Activity Fund after financial year 2019-20.

20 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Integrated Activity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the (a) names and (b) organisations (a) delivering and (b) benefiting from training funded through the Integrated Activity Fund to Bahrain in the financial years (i) 20

20 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Integrated Activity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Integrated Activity Fund’s (a) allocated budget and (b) projected spending is for the financial year 2019-20.

20 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Integrated Activity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money from the public purse was allocated to the Integrated Activity Fund in the financial year 2018-19; and how much did that fund allocate to Bahrain in 2018-19.

13 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Myanmar: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department's funding for Sittwe General Hospital, Rakhine State, Burma, is not being used to discriminate against Rohingya people.

13 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Myanmar: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the UK Government has had with Aung San Suu Kyi on the detention of political prisoners in Burma.

13 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Overseas Trade: Myanmar

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what advice the UK Government provides to British companies on entering into business relationships with the Burmese military.

Source: official written-questions record.