Written questions
949 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jan 2020 · Treasury
Freezing of Assets: Myanmar
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of the assets frozen under EU sanctions on targeted Burmese military and security personnel.
28 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Commuters: Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of exposure to particulate matter between commuting at (a) street level and (b) on the London Underground; and if he will make a statement.
28 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorcycle road injuries involved drivers and riders who acted unlawfully with respect to using the road in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
28 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Bus Lanes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities allow motorcycles access to bus lanes; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising guidance on motorcycle access to bus lanes to create consistency; and if he w
28 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Roads: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on trends in the level of road casualties of policies to promote active travel; and if he will make a statement.
28 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nitrogen Oxides
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the primary source of NOx is in the UK.
28 Oct 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Motorcycles: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence her Department uses in respect of motorcycle emissions of NOx; how the practice of filtering is reflected in the emissions modelling that her Department uses; and if she
28 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the sustainability of motorcycling as a form of transport; and if he will make a statement.
17 Oct 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 11 July 2019 to Question 272858 on Developing Countries: Human Rights, what plans he has to raise awareness of the Government document entitled, UK support for hu
17 Oct 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Third Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 3 July 2019 to Question 272862 on Developing Countries: Third Sector, what proportion of the £1.3 billion allocated by his Department to fund the work of civil so
24 Sep 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help strengthen the tax systems of developing countries.
24 Sep 2019 · Department for International Development
Development Aid: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to increase Official Development Assistance spending on education.
24 Sep 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen support for mechanisms to hold perpetrators accountable for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
24 Sep 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Armed Conflict: Civilians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department’s review of the UK’s protection of civilians strategy will embed (a) civilian casualty recording and (b) civilian harm-tracking mechanisms to improve understanding
24 Sep 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Armed Conflict: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what provision the review of the UK’s protection of civilians strategy is making for the specific vulnerabilities faced by children in conflict zones.
2 Sep 2019 · Department for International Development
Chagossians: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2019 to Question 278525 on Ilois: Resettlement, how much of the £20 million allocated to his Department for programmes to develop a support package for Chagossi
23 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oman: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will support the call by Amnesty International for the Government of Oman to unconditionally release (a) Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahi and (b) other prisoners of conscience
23 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Mohammed Abdullah al-Shahi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers of his Department have seen the Amnesty International statement of 22 May 2019 entitled, Oman: Life Sentence for Prisoner of Conscious on the imprisonment of Mohammed Ab
23 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oman: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to verify assurances given by the Government of Oman that (a) there is no discrimination against the Shuhuh 6 and (b) the arrest of the Shuhuh 6 was co
23 Jul 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oman: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will meet with representatives of the Shuhuh 6 to discuss the human rights situation in Oman.
17 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department allocated to (a) educational, (b) healthcare and (c) infrastructure projects in the 2018-19 financial year.
17 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to investigate alternative sources of climate finance from (a) public and (b) private sources.
17 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Chagossians: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £40 million fund for Chagossians has been allocated to date by his Department; for what purposes that money has been allocated; and how much of that spending has been classified
3 Jul 2019 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which weapons and equipment were licenced for sale to Israel on 18 May 2018.
3 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Civil Society
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will take steps to make funding more accessible to civil society organisations in his Department's partner countries.
3 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he will take to further integrate human rights considerations into his Department's country-level programming, particularly in human rights priority countries.
3 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to ensure that his Department's strategic decision-making is explicitly guided by human rights principles and instruments.
3 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he will take to ensure that, in line with the UN Statement of Common Understanding, a human-rights based approach is integrated within his Department's development co-operation and pr
3 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s support to human rights defenders on the ground; and what plans he has to increase that support.
3 Jul 2019 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans he has to ensure that human rights are prioritized within his Department's approach to achieving the (a) SDGs and (b) other development outcomes.
Source: official written-questions record.