Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on programmes targeted at women and girls in Afghanistan in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.

19 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Debts: Civil Proceedings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on the risk of countries facing litigation by bondholders in the English courts in the event that they seek to restructure their debts, including through t

19 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the energy generated by British International Investment’s portfolio was generated by fossil fuels in 2021.

19 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the compatibility of British International Investment’s (BII) £123 million commitment to ABSA Bank with Government policies on financin

19 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Money Laundering

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of anti-money laundering regulations on estate agents that use undesignated client accounts.

19 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Money Laundering

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of anti-money laundering regulations on insurance brokering firms that hold client monies in undesignated client accounts.

19 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference the report by Bond entitled the UK’s global contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals, published 19 July 2022, if she will make an assessment of the im

19 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Voluntary National Review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, published in June 2019, what progress her Department has made in establ

18 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of conducting a second voluntary national review of the UK's progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goa

18 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Termination of Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any special advisers to Government have had their contracts terminated since 4 July 2022.

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

Youth Services: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Government has spent on youth services in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last 12 years.

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

Youth Work: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) youth centres and (b) youth workers there were in (i) Birmingham and (ii) the West Midlands in each of the last 12 years.

18 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Crime Prevention: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been made available for early intervention and prevention programmes to support young people at high risk of involvement in serious violence in the West Midlands in each of the last 1

18 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands on tackling knife crime.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time has been between arrest and appearing in front of magistrates for people charged with knife possession in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last 12 years.

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

Regional Planning and Development: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications have been received for the position of West Midlands Levelling Up Director.

18 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of teacher training placements that have been filled for the 2022-23 intake in (a) chemistry, (b) computing, (c) mathematics and (d) physics in (i) Birmingham and

18 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of vacancies in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools for roles with SEND responsibilities in (i) Birmingham and (ii) the West Midlands.

18 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Joint Replacements: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of average waiting times for joint replacement surgery in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; and what steps his Department is taking to (a) clear

18 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government policies to tackle disparity in access to GP appointments in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands compared to the national

18 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of GPs per capita in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.

18 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last (a) conducted a review of the Police Allocation Formula (PAF) and (b) made an assessment of the impact of the PAF on the West Midlands; and if she will publish a breakdown of the effect

18 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the timely discharge of patients back into the care sector from (a) Heartlands Hospital, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital, (c) Good Hope Hospital and

18 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date he last met the CEO of the West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust.

14 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £220 million allocated by the Government for humanitarian assistance and support in Ukraine has been disbursed as of 14 July 2022.

12 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sierra Leone: Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that women in Sierra Leone have safe access to abortion.

8 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department plans to publish its annual report and accounts.

7 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 9952 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what the expiry dates are of the covid-19 vaccines which have not yet been deployed to cou

7 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Freezing of Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an estimate of the value of frozen Russian assets that are held in the UK as on 7 July 2022; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re

7 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of exit payments to resigning government ministers since 5 July 2022; and if he will provide a breakdown of those payments.

Source: official written-questions record.