Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 May 2022 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the collapse in the value of cryptocurrency on financial stability in the UK.

21 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2021 to Question 41086 on Iran: International Military Services, whether court proceedings between International Military Services Ltd and Modsaf have closed or if further h

21 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Hostage Taking: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has in place for victims of hostage taking; and whether she plans to develop safeguarding guidance for public authorities and staff.

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department takes to help protect British citizens from torture abroad once such torture is alleged.

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether consular cases where a UK citizen is being tortured or is at risk of torture are treated differently to other consular cases; and in what way they differ.

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government takes to help prevent the torture of British citizens abroad.

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government takes to exercise its obligations under the Convention Against Torture where British citizens are being tortured abroad.

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how allegations of torture of UK citizens by another country's police, security services or prison system are taken into account when awarding UK aid to that country; and whe

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32462 on Prisoners: Torture, if she will instruct her Department to start collating statistics on (a) the proportion of all

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 19 April to Questions 32460 and 32461, what plans she has to conduct a review of how it could better support British nationals who have reported torture

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Travel Restrictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she intends to amend her Department's travel advice for Iran to make explicit mention of the risk of torture.

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the 2011 Guidance for Foreign Office Staff on reporting torture and mistreatment, what guidance is given to consulate staff on how to respond to situations

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department's guidelines on how FCDO staff should respond to allegations of torture by British nationals overseas have been revised since the Guidance for FDCO sta

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department took between October 2021 to March 2022 to (a) challenge the convictions of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe by the Iranian Revolutionary Courts and (b) de

21 Apr 2022 · Attorney General

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Attorney General, what is the status under UK law of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's (a) 2016 and (b) conviction by the Revolutionary Court in Iran.

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to assess whether to refer a case to be handled by the Special Cases team in her Consular Department; and whether those criteria are publicl

21 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Morad Tahbaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to hold Iran to account following Iran reneging on its agreement to keep Morad Tahbaz out on furlough; and whether the Government has requ

21 Apr 2022 · Department for International Trade

Export Credit Guarantees: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 28 February 2020 to Question 15096 on Export Credit Guarantees: Iran, whether the £28.4 million debt owed by Iran to UK Export Finance (UKEF) has (a) been closed or (b)

20 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Banks: Environment Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the projected efficacy of Sustainability Disclosure Requirements in changing the behaviour of UK banks.

20 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: Communication

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's communications budget for the year 2021-22.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a legal obligation on retailers to donate all revenues raised from the plastic bag levy to charitable causes.

14 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of creating the Royal Mint non-fungible token; and if he will provide a breakdown of that cost by spending on (a) staff time and resource, (b) development, (c)

14 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Banks: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential number of bank branch closures in 2022.

14 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Cooperatives and Mutual Societies: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to review the regulatory requirement on withdrawable capital for co-operative and mutual banks.

14 Apr 2022 · Treasury

National Savings Bonds: Environment Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to make additional green saving bonds available through National Savings & Investments in 2022.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Help to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the rate of inflation on homeowners on the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme.

31 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projections he has made about changes in the use of unsecured credit over the next 12 months.

31 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Energy: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support those who rely on medical equipment to live and face rising bills as a result of energy price increases.

30 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether IMS will now be closed down following the settlement of its debt to Iran, or whether he expects it still to be operating in the next financial year.

10 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation in each month from March 2019 to March 2022.

Source: official written-questions record.