Written questions
2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Fertilisers: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of shortages of ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium nitrate on international fertiliser prices and international food price
17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the floods in Pakistan on international food prices.
17 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cereals: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support he is providing to international efforts to improve transparency on the reporting of national grain reserves.
17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the floods in Pakistan on countries to which the UK provides aid and in which rice is a staple food.
17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Human Rights: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government will publish the Women and Girls strategy.
17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's progress on meeting the international climate finance commitments announced at COP26, and if he will publish a breakdown of pro
17 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sub-saharan Africa: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help countries in sub-Saharan Africa tackle debt.
12 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Mortgages: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the mortgage default rate in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.
12 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Mortgages: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support homeowners in Birmingham with rising mortgage rates.
12 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
East Africa: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £156m allocated to the humanitarian crisis in East Africa this year has been disbursed to date.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of National Express West Midlands performance on (a) fares and affordability (b) timetabling and regularity (c) access and (d) punctuality compared to other services in Englan
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parking: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reissue the Private Parking Code of Practice.
11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
East Africa: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much support his Department has provided to (a) Somalia, (b) Kenya, (c) Ethiopia and (d) South Sudan via international climate finance funds to support adaptation and mit
11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Food Insecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to publish a comprehensive strategy on how to address global food insecurity.
11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Cereals
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the progress which has been made on repairing rail infrastructure in Ukraine to enable the transportation of grain.
11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Food Supply: Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) tackle the underlying causes of food insecurity, (b) support sustainable food systems and (c) invest in (i) agriculture and (i
11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential long-term impact of damage to (a) farmland, (b) machinery and (c) livestock in Ukraine on food production in that country.
11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Food
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the transportation of food in Ukraine.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has plans to increase the availability of (a) AstraZeneca, (b) Novovax and (c) other alternatives to the Pfizer and Moderna covid-19 vaccines for people with severe allergies.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the availability of AstraZeneca and Novovax Covid vaccines for people with severe allergies who cannot receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of humanitarian support pledged by the Government to Pakistan following flooding in that country has been disbursed to date.
10 Oct 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 22 August 2022 to Question 39956 and of 28 September 2022 to Question 51908 on Asylum: Applications, what the evidential basis is for her Departments policy on delivering ef
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish his Department's (a) forward spending plans for 2022-23, (b) cross-departmental development results and (c) country aid priorities for 2022-23.
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the allocations and pledges of Official Development Assistance for 2022-23 have been distributed as of 10 October 2022; and if he will publish a breakdown
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the Official Development budget for 2022-23 has been allocated as of 10 October 2022; and if he will publish a breakdown of how that funding has been distr
22 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the UK's pledge to the sixth replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been disbursed to date.
21 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
East Africa: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking the help (a) reduce the risk of future drought in East Africa and (b) build resilience in those countries to mitigate future hunger.
21 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethiopia and Somalia: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase the flow of life-saving aid to all areas of (a) Ethiopia and (b) Somalia.
21 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Food Insecurity: Girls
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) international counterparts to help ensure that hunger outbreaks do not (i) remove girls from schooling and (ii) in
21 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
East Africa and Sahel: Food Insecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of hunger outbreaks on girls in (a) East Africa and (b) the Sahel.
Source: official written-questions record.