Written questions

1,338 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether arms sales granted an export license by the Government have been used by Saudi Arabia and their coalition partners in combat missions which have resulted in civilian casualties.

22 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the export of air-to-air refuelling equipment from the UK to Saudi Arabia on the war in Yemen.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Buses and Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the risk of covid-19 among bus, coach and taxi drivers.

3 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Disability Unit: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the recent Office for National Statistics finding that nearly three in five people who have died from covid-19 were disabled, whether his Department pla

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason he has not updated his guidance for schools and colleges to state that staff and students should wear clear face coverings if needed to meet the needs of pupils and students.

25 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Mozambique

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has plans to send military troops for (a) training, (b) combat support and (c) other purposes to Mozambique.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Liquefied Natural Gas: Mozambique

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she is making a new assessment as a result of recent developments in the region of the Mozambique LNG project's (a) compliance with international environmental, social and human rights standar

25 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Liquefied Natural Gas: Mozambique

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the (a) environmental, (b) social and (c) human rights effects of the Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project on local communities in the context of the politica

25 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Pipelines: East Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2020 to Question 122815 on Pipelines: East Africa, for what reason the Answer of 23 December 2020 to Question 130164 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees did

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the income lost by creative professionals as a result of visa restrictions imposed after the end of the transition period.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on including creative professionals on the list of self-employed workers benefiting from visa-free travel for work purposes.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to end the practice of fire and rehire.

21 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Detention Services Order (DSO) 06/2016 Women in the detention estate, whether the constant supervision of women subject to an Assessment Care in Detention and Teamwork (ACDT) pla

14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the US designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group on Yemen’s (a) economy, (b) level of food imports and (c) access to humani

14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the humanitarian situation for Yemeni people during the covid-19 pandemic of the US Administration's propos

14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the US Administration's designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group on humanitarian (a) operations and

11 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

What recent estimate his Department has made of the number of buildings in England that have combustible non-ACM cladding.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Adult Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that adult education institutions are adequately resourced to support online learning.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the further education White Paper.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that adult education providers who have continued to deliver courses throughout the covid-19 lockdown will not receive reductions in grant funding as a result of lower than forecast student nu

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support adult education institutions and providers during the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the role of adult education in supporting individuals back into work after the covid-19 outbreak.

15 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2020 to Question 91998 on Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees, what status the listed projects have following the Prime Minister’s announcement of 12 December

15 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Export Credit Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many fossil fuel projects UK Export Finance (a) is currently considering for support or (b) has been asked to consider for support in the future; and for each project (i) where it is located and (

2 Dec 2020 · Leader of the House

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Leader of the House, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the delay in answering Questions (a) 102132 to 102136 tabled on 9 October 2020 and (b) 105481 to 105489 tabled on 19 October 2020.

30 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternal Mortality: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce a target for the NHS to end the disparity in maternal morality between Black women and white women.

30 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made the effect of the requirement to provide evidence beyond reasonable doubt for the Windrush Compensation Scheme on the proportion of successful claimants.

30 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to reduce the evidential requirements for eligibility for compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme from beyond reasonable doubt to the balance of probabilities.

30 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of automatic voter registration on voter turnout among (a) Black people and (b) other ethnic minorities.

30 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights report entitled, Black people, racism and human rights, published on 11 November 2020, what plans she

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