Written questions

1,338 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

Burma: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Myanmar Government on allowing access for humanitarian workers and aid to Rakhine State.

10 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

Burma and Bangladesh: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Bangladesh Government on providing refugees from Rakhine State, Myanmar, with safe passage and aid on their arrival in Bangladesh.

10 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to contribute to the Education Cannot Wait fund.

11 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

CDC: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress she has made on the recapitalisation of the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC); and what plans she has to enable parliamentary scrutiny of the CDC Business Case and

7 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

UN Agencies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to review her Department's financial contribution to any UN agencies.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost including for staff of maintaining her Department's In the News webpage is annually.

7 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Nigeria: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to publish a breakdown of new funding for Nigeria announced in August 2017.

7 Sep 2017 · Cabinet Office

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff including consultants have been hired across Government Departments for work on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018; and what the total cost of those staff is to date.

6 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Adam Smith International

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the public purse has been paid by her Department to Adam Smith International since March 2017; how much of that funding is classified as Official Development Assistance; an

6 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans exist for the repatriation or reallocation of the proportion of the overseas aid budget currently contributing towards EU development funds; and whether the Government intends to brin

6 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Gender: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to (a) publish and (b) implement its new Strategic Vision for Gender Equality.

6 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

International Assistance: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) plans her Department has and (b) funding it has allocated to implement its Youth Agenda, published in April 2016; and how her Department plans to ensure that it works alongside and cons

6 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Adam Smith International

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding from the public purse has been paid by his Department to Adam Smith International since March 2017; how much of that funding is classified as Official Development Assista

5 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Young People: Nigeria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures the Government is putting in place with the Nigerian Government to support the economic and developmental potential of Nigeria's youth population.

5 Sep 2017 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Nigeria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how the Government plans to strengthen and promote its trade and investment relationship with Nigeria.

5 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what coordinated and joint actions the Government plans to undertake with the Nigerian Government to tackle insurgency and promote peace in North East Nigeria.

5 Sep 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nigeria: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government plans to monitor and support the Nigerian Government in tackling modern day slavery and human trafficking.

4 Sep 2017 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure that unaccompanied children will be able to be reunited with their close family when the UK leaves the EU.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Education: Developing Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help meet the aims of Sustainable Development Goal 4.

4 Sep 2017 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to work closely with disability-focused organisations to improve the effectiveness of the UK's efforts to enhance access to education for disabled girls in de

12 Jul 2017 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the availability of translators and other support services for visa application interviews.

29 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on claimants of jobseeker's allowance who have their entitlement stopped and subsequently lose their entitlement to housing benefit.

29 Mar 2017 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken to process checks by the Employer Checking Service is.

29 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Crimes Outside National Territories: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to assess the effectiveness of extraterritorial jurisdiction in allowing the UK police force to investigate crimes committed against UK citizens abroad

13 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development

USA: Family Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department plans to take to support the comprehensive sexual and reproductive health rights of those people affected by the US Administration's Mexico City policy.

13 Mar 2017 · Department of Health

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government will adopt the recommendation from the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Anti-Microbial Resistance for research and development to be guided by principles of affordability in rel

7 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the UN programme on HIV/AIDS, published in June 2016, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the decline in global HIV funding by 13 per cent betwe

7 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development

USA: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the US Administration's Mexico City policy on levels of funding for the global HIV and AIDS response.

7 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development

Procurement: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria are used to guide procurement decisions on HIV and TB medicines in her Department's bilateral programmes.

6 Mar 2017 · Department for International Development

Somalia: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that food is disbursed to people affected by the famine in Somalia.

Source: official written-questions record.