Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 82265 on Developing Countries: Coronavirus, how many workers have been directly supported under the Vulnerable Supply C

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Vulnerable Supply Chains Facility in supporting workers in the Global South.

9 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Global Challenges Research Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what level of Official Development Assistance funding The Global Challenges Research Fund is planned to receive for the financial year 2021-22.

8 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 November 2020, Official report, col 1018, whether he has received legal advice in respect of whether legislation would be needed

8 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he received legal advice in respect of lowering the target for ODA from 0.7 per cent to 0.5 per cent prior to 26 November 2020.

8 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Terrorism: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of a public inquiry on the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

2 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the OCED report, 2020 Projections of Climate Finance Towards the USD 100 Billion Goal, whether the UK’s contribution to international climate finance took t

26 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the target response rate is for Census 2021; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the (a) digital first policy and (b) covid-19 restrictions affecting vi

26 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Census Support Centres are planned to be open in time for the Census 2021.

26 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support the Government plans to provide for people who need help filling in their questionnaire for the 2021 Census.

26 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Census: Punjabi Language

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the ONS contact centre will have staff on the telephone who can speak Punjabi when they open on 1 March 2021.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government plans to use public money to fund new overseas fossil fuel projects ahead of COP26.

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fossil Fuels: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the President of COP26 on the continued use of public money to fund fossil fuel projects overseas.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the President of COP26 on the continued use of public money to fund fossil fuel projects overseas.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications of the cost differential of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the UK and Uganda in achieving the Prime Minister's aim of making sure ever

23 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2021 to Question 145839 on Developing Countries: Remote Education, whether the adoption of bilateral education programmes in each of the

22 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish a health systems strengthening position paper.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Clean Energy: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) organisations and (b) individual members of the public responded to the Aligning UK international support for the clean energy transition consultation, which closed o

22 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his article in the Financial Times, published on 25 November 2020, what recent steps he has taken to build greater in-house project management expertise.

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter of 26 October 2020 sent by the hon Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston in her capacity as Chair of the APPG on British Sikhs, on anti-Sikh hat

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter by the hon Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston in her capacity as Chair of the APPG on British Sikhs dated 26 October 2020, on anti-Sikh hate.

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he discussed the 2021-22 budgets for (a) education and (b) girls education at his meeting with the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Girls’ Education on on 17 Februa

19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Westminster Foundation for Democracy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 147949, on Westminster Foundation for Democracy, when decisions on individual budgets will be taken by Ministers.

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much Official Development Assistance his Department was allocated in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21; and how much it will be allocated in 2021-212.

10 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Home Office: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Official Development Assistance her Department was allocated in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21; and how much it will be allocated in 2021-212.

10 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Treasury: Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Official Development Assistance his Department was allocated in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21; and how much it will be allocated in 2021-212.

10 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff are employed in the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative team; and at what grade each of those staff is employed.

10 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department and its predecessor Department spent on consultants in each of the last 10 years.

8 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2021 to Question 144797 on Overseas Aid, how many of his officials are working on that internal planning; and which directorates were the

8 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2021 to Question 144797 on Overseas Aid, whether that internal planning will be completed by the start of the 2021-22 financial year.

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