Written questions

949 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of staff of his Department have been seconded to other government departments to work on preparations for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

20 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Saudi Rapid Intervention Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he can confirm that the Saudi Rapid Intervention Group has not been active in the UK.

19 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the imprisonment of Prince Turki bin Abdullah.

6 Mar 2019 · Home Office

INTERPOL

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what diplomatic steps he has taken to promote the correct usage and proper functioning of Interpol red notices among his foreign counterparts.

5 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has any plans to promote human rights in the UK and abroad through the creation of a dedicated UK Minister or commissioner for human rights.

5 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kurds and Syria: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received from his counterparts in (a) the European Commission and (b) EU member states on human rights abuses against the (i) Syrian and (ii) Kurdish pe

5 Mar 2019 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value has been of UK arms export licences to Turkey issued in each of the last five calendar years.

28 Feb 2019 · Treasury

Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC director general for border co-ordination to the Public Accounts Committee on 20 November 2017, HC 558, Questions 78 and 111, what additional infrastructure is planned in ea

28 Feb 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Race Disparity Unit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions HMRC has had with the Government Race Disparity Audit Advisory Group in the last 12 months.

28 Feb 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what deployments are proposed by the HMRC surge and rapid response team in respect of the UK leaving the EU.

28 Feb 2019 · Treasury

Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC chief executive to the Public Accounts Committee on 5 November 2018, HC 1595, Question 53, what additional inland clearance facilities are being planned.

28 Feb 2019 · Treasury

Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral evidence of the HMRC director general of border co-ordination to the Public Accounts Committee on 5 November 2018, HC 1595, Question 51, what assessment has been made of the ability of the inlan

15 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department plans to update the Government Strategy on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in order to reduce the number of babies dying as a result of armed conflict.

14 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2019 to Question 217656, what steps are being taken to streamline and standardise her Department’s reporting requirements for UN agencies.

14 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to collect data on the transaction costs incurred by her Department’s reporting requirements for UN humanitarian agencies.

14 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2019 to Question 217654, what steps were taken to determine which Grand Bargain commitments are the most critical enablers of transformative change.

14 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Multilateral Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the need for reporting requirements on multilateral aid contributions in addition to those delivered in adherence to the OECD DAC guidelines.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department’s Official Development Assistance is delivered through local and national partners.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to increase the proportion of Official Development Assistance spent in the least developed countries and fragile states.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that economic development programmes help the most marginalised and vulnerable in target countries.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the transaction costs incurred by her Department’s reporting requirements for UN humanitarian agencies.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to independently verify the performance of the UN humanitarian agencies that it contributes to funding in South Sudan.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to engage with international working groups that work to fulfil the 10 Grand Bargain principles.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce the bureaucratic cost of delivering humanitarian aid.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of harmonising reporting requirements across donors.

5 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Somalia: Forced Marriage

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to prevent child marriage in Somalia.

5 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Somalia: Droughts

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support Somalia in preparing for future droughts.

5 Feb 2019 · Department for International Development

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to provide humanitarian support to vulnerable children in the demilitarised zone in Idleb, Syria.

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a whole life assessment of the overall environmental impact, including vehicle construction, power generation and disposal, of the scrapping of small, medium and large internal combustion en

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Motorcycles: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the killed and seriously injured (KSI) rate per kilometre is for (a) bicycles and (b) powered two wheelers.

Source: official written-questions record.