Written questions

3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government's special envoy for gender equality on the promotion of women's rights worldwide.

12 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

LGBT People: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote LGBT rights in (a) Egypt and (b) other countries.

12 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Egypt: LGBT People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the persecution of LGBT people in Egypt.

12 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he or the Minister for North Africa plans to visit (a) Egypt or (b) the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa in the current session of Parliament.

12 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

USA: UNESCO

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has raised the US withdrawal from UNESCO with his US counterpart.

11 Oct 2017 · Department for Education

Education: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it remains the Government's policy to increase UK education exports to £30 billion by 2020.

11 Oct 2017 · Department for International Trade

Higher Education: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has been made of the role of higher education exports in future free trade deals.

11 Oct 2017 · Department for Education

Education: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made to meet the target to increase UK education exports to £30 billion by 2020.

10 Oct 2017 · Department for Transport

Crossrail 2 Line: Haringey

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the transport benefits that Crossrail 2 would bring to Hornsey and Wood Green.

10 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Immigration: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to exclude international students from government immigration figures; and if she will make a statement.

9 Oct 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on considering the case for future contracts for difference rounds for solar and onshore wind since October 2016; and if he will make a state

9 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cameroon: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Cameroon on violence and unrest in the anglophone region of that country.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with his Cypriot counterpart on increasing (a) imports to and (b) exports from Cyprus after the UK leaves the EU.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

British Overseas Territories: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on the use of funds intended to meet its UN 0.7 per cent target under the International Development Act 2015 on assistance for British Overseas Territories.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to visit Cyprus during the current parliamentary session.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

British Overseas Territories: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government's duty to provide assistance to British Overseas Territories is separate to its commitment to meet its UN 0.7 per cent target under the International Development Act 2015.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for International Development

British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and the Turks Caicos Islands to repair the damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria.

6 Oct 2017 · Prime Minister

Prime Minister: Cyprus

To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions she has had with President Anastasiades; and whether she plans to visit Cyprus in this parliamentary session.

6 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks are conducted on those who apply for a UK Tier 1 investor visa.

6 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the operation of the UK Tier 1 investor visa scheme.

6 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Visas: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her Cypriot counterpart in the Government about its golden visa schemes.

6 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support UN-Cyprus talks.

6 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the UN and (b) his counterpart in Cyprus on the UN-Cyprus talks.

6 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Andargachew Tsege

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether a family visit for Andy Tsege has been (a) secured and (b) scheduled.

6 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Capital Punishment: Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed the UN Human Rights Council Resolution condemning the use of the death penalty as a means of punishment for consensual same-sex relations with (a) his US counterp

6 Oct 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when last he had discussions with (a) his Libyan counterpart, (b) the British Ambassador to Libya and (c) the Mayor of Sirte.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from the Association of School and College Leaders on the new national funding formula.

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the decision not to release any new funding for schools.

14 Sep 2017 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Trade Fairs

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with which arms dealers he has had discussions at the Defence and Security Equipment International Conference.

14 Sep 2017 · Department of Health

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2017 to Question 8527, on transvaginal mesh implants, whether he intends to discuss ongoing or long-term delays for women seeking to have vaginal meshes removed with the mana

Source: official written-questions record.