Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 3 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on Shahin Mahmoud Zade.

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 3 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on Alan Mahmud Hama-Saaed.

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 3 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on the Darabaih brothers.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Investment Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is talking to ensure that Investment Zones maintain (a) workers' rights and (b) environmental protections.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to introduce mandatory disability pay gap reporting.

7 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Qatar: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Qatari counterpart on the release from prison of (a) Abdullah Ibhais and (b) Hazza and Rashed bin Ali Abu Shurayda al-Marri.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

FIFA: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to encourage FIFA to (a) enhance and strictly implement its human rights criteria for future events and (b) strengthen its human rights due diligence processes.

7 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Qatar: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made the Qatari authorities to encourage them to fulfil their promises to continue improving workers’ rights following the FIFA World Cup 2022.

7 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Qatar: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call on Qatar to provide full compensation and other remedies to migrant workers and their families who suffered (a) death or injury, (b) wag

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 3 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton on Hassan Qayyum.

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 3 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton on Keng Kim.

7 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 3 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton on Anila Cota.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise landlords to sell properties with tenants-in-situ (a) this winter and (b) beyond.

7 Nov 2022 · Prime Minister

Egypt: Human Rights

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will hold discussions with his Egyptian counterpart on (a) political prisoners and (b) other alleged human rights violations in Egypt during the COP27 conference.

4 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons the Government missed the 31 October 2022 deadline to pledge to replenish the Global Fund; and if he will set out the Government's plans to contribute to tha

3 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Qatar: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Qatari counterpart on protecting LGBT+ football fans during the FIFA World Cup 2022.

3 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Civil Liberties and Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Egyptian counterpart on defending civil liberties and the right to protest ahead of COP27.

2 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is Government policy to double funding for dementia research.

2 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the application of the new asylum assessment rules under the Nationality and Bord

2 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential revenue from removal of the Investment Allowance in the Energy Profits Levy.

2 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of revising the Investment Allowance included in the Energy Profits Levy in order to incentivise investment in renewable energy and disincentivise oil and gas ex

2 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the Energy Profits Levy Investment Allowance on (a) the UK’s carbon emissions and ability to achieve its net zero target and (b) the UK’s ability to deliver its

2 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy about the potential merits of introducing tax reforms with the aim of both reducing the carbon consumption of the

2 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Brazil: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Brazil Prosperity Fund Programme Full Business Case published on 10 December 2020, whether opening up Brazil’s energy markets remains a Government aim;

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

North Sea Oil: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment he has made of the compatibility of Equinor developing the Rosebank oil field with the decarbonisation targets for industry as set out in the North Sea

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions and Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the oil and gas licensing round on the UK's (a) carbon budget (b) net zero target and (c) commitments towards international

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet members on the findings and recommendations of the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report to Parliament.

1 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will respond to the correspondence of 3 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton on Maria Yeka.

1 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton, reference MPAM/0448152/22, what the technical issue is that is delaying his constituent's case; and whether this technic

1 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 29 September 2022 from the hon. Member for Liverpool Walton on Hareth Alhuraithi.

Source: official written-questions record.