Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the Open Doors 2021 World Watch List.

25 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the persecution of Christians overseas.

22 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people that have received (a) one and (b) two doses of a covid-19 vaccine in (i) least developed countries, (ii) low i

22 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the covid-19 technology access pool in facilitating the sharing of patent-protected information.

21 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the projected emissions are for each fossil fuel project currently under consideration to be funded by UK Export Finance by scope (a) one, (b) two and (c) three.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Pipelines

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what type of fossil fuel projects in UKEF’s programme pipeline will reach financial close in the next six months.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Pipelines

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many of UKEF’s 17 fossil fuel pipeline projects will reach financial close in the next six months; and where those projects are located.

20 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of 19 January 2021 of the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Official Report column 759, on the Cov

20 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Africa Investment Conference

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether any Official Development Assistance was used to fund the hosting of the Africa Investment Conference.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance his Department plans to allocate to global health projects in 2021.

18 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 17 December 2020 to Question 128190, whether the Government plans to consult with stakeholders during the prioritisation process.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2020 to Question 128190, whether the Government's prioritisation process will include a public consultation.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2020 to Question 128190, what criteria will inform the internal prioritisation process.

18 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 17 December 2020 to Question 128190, when the internal prioritisation process will be completed.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on protecting the human rights of indigenous peoples in Brazil's Amazon basin.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on protecting forests in Brazil's Amazon basin by banning UK imports of produce grown o

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the 2021 Open Doors World Watch List, what steps he is taking to address the rise in violence against Christians in sub-Saharan Africa.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Christianity: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the number of Christians at risk of religious persecution in countries around the world.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Christianity: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support Christians at risk of religious persecution in countries around the world.

12 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: West Midlands

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Edgbaston, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands are (i) subject to the Loan Charge or (ii) have settled to avoid it.

8 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Research on Improving Systems of Education programme (RISE) funded by his Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions to the aid budge

8 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 the EdTech Hub and eLearning Africa survey funded by his Department, entitled The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and Its Implications for the Use of T

8 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to research funded by his Department from J-PAL affiliates Bandiera, Buehren, Goldstein, Rasul, Smurra, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions to th

8 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the findings from the Young Lives at Work Covid Telephone Survey, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions to the ODA budget on supporting students

6 Jan 2021 · 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 recruiting and training (a) trainee dental and veterinary students and (b) beauticians who perform botox/fillers to assist with the rollout of

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many employee hours were spent on the 2020 ODA prioritisation process.

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff have been working on the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in each month sinc

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many employee hours have been spent on the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Education: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how long the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas) will temporarily be responsible for girls' education.

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the average cost of a Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccination procured by COVAX under the advance market commitment agreement.

Source: official written-questions record.