Written questions

327 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Educational Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had on the timescale for the reintroduction of (a) domestic and (b) overseas school trips.

22 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of increased economic sanctions by the US Administration on the Syrian Government on achieving the reauthorisation of humanitarian and medical ai

22 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of merging her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the UK’s ability to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

22 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Tourism: Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect jobs in the (a) travel and (b) tourism industries, which operate domestic and overseas school trips, beyond the current scheduled end date of the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Rights: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 lockdown restrictions on the secure transferal of private pension funds to a dependent, upon the death of a partner, who would have been a spouse we

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she had with international counterparts on the urgent need for increased pledged funding for humanitarian aid programmes in Yemen.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what outcomes were agreed on 23 April 2020 during discussions between her Department's Acting Permanent Secretary and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on international hum

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress in the negotiations to renew UN Security Council Resolution 2504.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic discussions he has had with his counterparts in UN Security Council member states on the authorisation of alternative humanitarian aid border crossings into north-east Syr

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Germany, (b) Belgium, (c) France and (d) China on the re-authorisation of the humanitarian aid border crossing at Al Ya

5 May 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether emergency Government funding will be made available to environmental charities during the covid-19 outbreak.

5 May 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government plans to take to support environmental charities that have experienced reduced income and capacity to deliver on the Government’s environmental objectives as a result of the covid-19 outbre

5 May 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure environmental charities are financially supported during the covid-19 outbreak.

5 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Middle East: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the need to tackle (a) malnutrition and (b) food scarcity among vulnerable people throughout the Middle East.

5 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Middle East: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the extent to which her Department’s funding for nutrition programmes in low-income and fragile states throughout the Middle East is meeting demand for those prog

5 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of UK Government-funded nutrition programmes in developing countries.

5 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Palestinians: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the need to increase the UK Government's contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to meet increased demand for core services for Palesti

5 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Migrant Camps: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts in the (a) G7, (b) G20, (c) UN and (d) World Health Organisation on the scaling up of WASH facilities available in refugee camps

5 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure logistical strategies are in place to help ensure the timely distribution of vaccines to international NGOs working on the ground in low-income and

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure expectant fathers that have been furloughed and are receiving 80 per cent of their normal pay are not disadvantaged in qualifying for

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pregnant women that have been furloughed and are receiving 80 per cent of their normal pay are not disadvantaged in qualifying for Statutory Maternity

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Convention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to engage Parliamentarians as part of preparations for the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Cl

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Crayfish

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the contribution of the commercial crayfish industry to the UK economy and (b) the cost to the UK economy of signal crayfish damage and c

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Non-native Species

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will fund a public awareness campaign on invasive non-native species in 2020.

11 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Non-native Species

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environmental Audit Committee's first report of Session 2019 entitled, Invasive Species, if her Department will establish a biosecurity citizens' army to (a) impr

27 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the Government's response to the Law Commission's consultation entitled Building families through surrogacy: a new law, which closed on 11 October 2019.

27 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surrogacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals on surrogacy before the planned report on the issue by the Law Commission in 2021; and if he will make a statement.

15 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her Department’s response to the consultation on Digital Identity that closed on 19 September 2019.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to ensure that 80 per cent of packaging produced can be recycled.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the UK meets targets as set out under the European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and Circular Economy Package to (a) recycle 70% of p

Source: official written-questions record.