Written questions
2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to meet the previous Business Secretary's statement of 14 August 2020 that the UK's Janssen and Novavax agreements will ensure fair and equitab
8 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2021 to Question 145834, which Ministers in his Department met with (a) the International Coalition for Advocacy on Nutrition and (b) mem
3 Feb 2021 · Treasury
Debts: Developing Countries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2021 to Question 133105, whether it is his policy that paying interest or principal on debt to private creditors represents funds being spent responsibly.
3 Feb 2021 · Treasury
Debts: Developing Countries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of (a) interest and (b) principal on debt paid by low income countries to private creditors in 2020.
2 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Legal Opinion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution in the debate on Official Development Assistance on 26 November 2020, Official Report, col 1018, if he will publish the legal advice he has
2 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Intellectual Property
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 59474, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a voluntary approach to intellectual property in supporting equit
2 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether pharmaceutical companies have voluntarily contributed scientific (a) knowledge, (b) data and (c) intellectual property to the covid-19 Technology Access Pool since it
2 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to the Westminster Foundation for Democracy in 2021.
1 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 times the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative UK team of experts has been deployed in each year since 2012.
1 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the budget has been of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict team in each year since 2012.
1 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, and at what grades, the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative team has had in each year since 2012.
1 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to publish the findings of his Department's August 2020 Integrated Review call for evidence.
1 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many submissions his Department received in response to its August 2020 Integrated Review call for evidence.
29 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Remote Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 14 January 2021 to Question 134525 on Developing Countries: Schools, which 18 countries his Department has adapted bilateral education programmes in.
29 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of reducing ODA and non-ODA funding in 2021 on the BBC World Service programming and reach.
29 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Samantha Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with the USAID Administrator nominee Samantha Power.
29 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Developing Countries: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2020 Question 139097 on Developing Countries: Nutrition, on what dates roundtables with Civil Society Organisations (a) are planned and (
29 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
South Africa: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the COVAX commitment, what estimate he has made of the cost to South Africa of purchasing the AstraZenica covid-19 vaccine.
27 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office
Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of issuing vaccine passports to those who need them in order to travel to (a) the Philippines and (b) other countrie
27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 142040 on Coronavirus: International Cooperation, (a) how many and (b) which pharmaceutical companies have contributed t
27 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade
Overseas Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to her oral contribution of 11 January 2021, Official Report column 72, when she plans to publish details on the emerging markets trade scheme.
27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 142041 on Coronavirus: Vaccination and with reference to the lack of data in Our World In Data as referenced in that Ans
27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Official Development Assistance spend was in 2019 for (a) climate and biodiversity, (b) covid and global health security, (c) girls’ education, (d) science and resea
27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Official Development Assistance budgets for 2021 will be for (a) climate and biodiversity, (b) covid and global health security, (c) girls’ education, (d) science an
27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: World Bank
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance funding will be allocated to the World Bank in 2021.
27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance will be spent on climate finance in 2021.
25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Assessments: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how external candidates who have no one to prepare an assessment of their progress or ability will be awarded grades in the context of examinations being cancelled.
25 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to support learner drivers whose theory test certificate has expired over the course of the last year before they have been able to pass their practical test.
25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services and Social Services: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with private healthcare providers in Birmingham to support the (a) social care backlog and (b) response to covid-19 outbreak.
25 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Government's decision to reduce the aid budget on supporting freedom of religion and belief in the global south.
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