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.