Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on taking steps to renew the UN resolution on cross-border aid delivery into Syria.

18 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to allocate grants from the second round of the Levelling Up Fund this calendar year; and if he will support all five of Birmingham's Levelling Up Fund bids, in the

18 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the reintroduction of roaming charges on the UK tourism industry.

16 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Repossession Orders: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate has he made of the number of rental repossessions in Birmingham since 1 January 2022.

15 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Repossession Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of home repossessions in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK since 1 January 2022.

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan women's rights activists have been resettled in the UK under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

4 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility for covid-19 vaccines to children under five.

3 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2022 to Question 65960 on Development Aid, what is the focus of the impact assessments that (a) are ongoing and (b) have been completed.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether there will be sufficient full-time equivalent consultants to meet patient demand in the next (a) 5, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years; and if he will make a statement.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the 132,000 full-time equivalent staff vacancies on staff morale and burnout in the NHS.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will maintain the commitment to publish the NHS workforce strategy by the end of 2022.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the current number of places to study medicine in universities on the ability of the NHS to keep pace with patient demand in the n

24 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the extension of the pause on non-essential Official Development Assistance spending, how much and what proportion of aid spending has been paused.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the £4.8 billion for the second round of the levelling up fund will be ringfenced from potential Government cuts.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to reduce the length of time that parking operators can pursue unpaid fines as part of the Private Parking Code of Practice.

18 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Somali: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £50m in UK aid allocated to support the Somali people most in need with food, water and healthcare has been disbursed to date.

18 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what impact assessments he has made on the Government's decision to suspend disbursements for aid programmes since 1 March 2022; and if he will publish those assessments.

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a list of disbursements for aid programmes that have been suspended since 1 March 2022.

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason his Department is suspending disbursements for aid programmes beyond 31 October 2022.

17 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Banks: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of bank branch closures in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last five years; and what steps he will take to ensure people have access to lo

17 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Banks: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet Colleagues on reducing the number of bank branch closures.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will undertake a review of the provisions of the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 on the eligibility criteria for a concessionary TV licence for people over

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lebanon: Humaitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what humanitarian assistance he is providing to Lebanon in the current financial year.

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Cholera

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the outbreak of cholera in Haiti.

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support he is providing to Pakistan in response to the recent floods and the rise of water-borne diseases.

17 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Foreign Loans: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on LICs of rising interest rates on foreign loans.

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Remittances: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to reduce transfer fees on family remittances.

17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Remittances

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a breakdown of the value of remittances in the UK in each of the previous five years.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Multinational Companies: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to incentivise multinational companies to take into account climate-related risks when preparing financial reports.

Source: official written-questions record.