Written questions
2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence
International Military Services: Legal Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal costs were for International Military Services in 2019-2020.
6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance he has issued to departmental staff on the investigation, documentation and reporting of cases of torture or suspected torture of British citizens imprisoned ov
6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his legal safeguarding obligations are in cases of the (a) torture and (b) suspected torture of British citizens imprisoned overseas.
5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the NHS covid-19 app to ensure that it works with (a) a wider range of mobile phones and (b) older operating systems.
5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who will be unable to use the NHS covid-19 app because (a) they do not have a mobile phone and (b) their mobile phone does not have the technol
2 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) banning or (b) introducing a minimum standard of care quality required for the placement of children in care in unregulated care settings.
2 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of covid-19 home test kits (a) available and (b) dispatched in each of the last twelve weeks.
30 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Iran: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last spoke to his Iranian counterpart.
30 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence
International Military Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last gave written instructions to the lawyers of International Military Services.
30 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Iran: International Military Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when International Military Services last held negotiations with its Iranian counterparts to settle its debt to Iran.
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assurances his Department has received that Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will not have her imprisonment extended.
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last spoke to his Iranian counterpart.
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to extend diplomatic protection to more British citizens detained by Iran.
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to assert the UK’s diplomatic protection of Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to Iran in response to the Iranian judiciary's move to reopen a second court c
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what attempts his Department has made to visit Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in the last sixty days.
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what attempts his Department has made to assert the UK’s right to consular access in the case of Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in the last 60 days.
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Torture: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many cases of torture or suspected torture he recorded among British citizens detained overseas in 2019.
30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Detainees: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens the Government classifies as arbitrarily detained or unfairly detained overseas.
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Adoption Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to provide (a) therapeutic and (b) other support to adoptive families through the Adoption Support Fund on a long-term basis.
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Adoption: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more people from BAME backgrounds to consider adopting children; and what steps he is taking to reduce delays for prospective adopters from BAME backgrounds at t
30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for children to be diagnosed with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce those waiting
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to continue funding early entitlements for free childcare at the rate of occupancy before the covid-19 outbreak after January 2021.
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Adoption and Foster Care: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference the consultation on Changes to the adoption and children regulations: coronavirus (COVID-19), if he will provide a breakdown of the types of respondents who (a) agreed, (b) disagreed and (c) neit
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Adoption and Foster Care: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the consultation on Changes to the adoption and children regulations: coronavirus (COVID-19), how his Department defines campaign response when considering submissions to a public consultation
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Adoption and Foster Care: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date he became aware that not all of the responses to his Department’s consultation on Changes to the adoption and children regulations: coronavirus (COVID-19) had been counted and represented in the co
29 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2020 to Question 91681 on pre-school education: coronavirus, if he will request that HM Chief Inspector publish information about the number of covid-19 outbreaks that hav
25 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Nurseries: Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of extending the business rates holiday for nurseries to 2021-22.
25 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that early years providers can access support through the (a) Job Support Scheme and (b) other measures announced on 24 September 202
25 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Business Rates: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the business rates holiday for (a) businesses in retail, leisure and hospitality and (b) nurseries to 2021-22.
25 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Pre-school Education
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether early years providers will be able to use the Job Support Scheme announced on 24 September 2020 if those providers also receive early entitlement funding through local authorities.
Source: official written-questions record.