Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Syria: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the international community is taking to help stop the spread of covid-19 to refugee camps in north west Syria and elsewhere in the region.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Syria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with Filippo Grandi, the UN high Commissioner for Refugees, on the humanitarian needs of people displaced by fighting in the Idlib area of north west Syria.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Syria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with Kevin Kennedy, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis; and what requests for support she has received from Mr Kennedy.

2 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Greece: Migrant Camps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made in the last three months to his counterpart in Greece on its policy to contain migrants on Greek islands in the Aegean sea.

2 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Greece: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports of the Hellenic Coast Guard and border police using violent and dangerous methods to turn back refugees and migrants.

2 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Greece

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government provides to the Hellenic Coast Guard to assist in its response to the arrival of refugees and migrants.

2 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to facilitate the resettlement of vulnerable child refugees from Greek islands.

2 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied refugee children the UK has resettled from Greece in (a) each year since 2016 and (b) 2020.

2 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Frontex: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) funding, (b) assets and (c) personnel the Government provides to Frontex in the Aegean region.

2 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Greece

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to provide financial support to the Greek Government for the construction of closed centres for migrants on the Greek Islands.

27 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men over 50 years old have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in each year since 2015.

27 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men aged over 50 (a) requested and (b) were refused a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test under the NHS Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme in England in each year since 2015.

27 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men aged over 50 years old received the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test under the NHS Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme in each year since 2015; and how many of those pa

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to ensure the provision of audio recording equipment for people who wish to keep a record of their personal independence payment assessment; and if she will make a statement

24 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the needs of older people.

24 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Ageing

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect on the effectiveness of her Department of removing ageing as a specific policy area with Ministerial responsibility.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

CDC: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the financial value was of CDC Group's investments in (a) Karadeniz Powerships (b) Maria Gléta (c) Les Centaure Routiers (d) Petroleum Products Pipeline SA (3PL) (e) Bell Oil and Gas; and o

21 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

CDC: Fuel Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many energy projects involving the burning of heavy fuel oil has CDC Group invested in since 2011; and (a) how much and (b) on what dates that funding was allocated to each of those projects

21 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

CDC: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many projects the CDC Group has invested in since 2011 relating to fossil fuel power generation, exploration, production, storage or distribution; how much funding was allocated to each such

11 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

11 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Yemen: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to improve access for humanitarian agencies operating in Yemen.

5 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to support countries with weaker health systems following the declaration by the World Health Organisation that coronavirus is a global health emergency.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for International Development

UN Commission on the Status of Women

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to attend the 64th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2020; and what his Department's objectives are for that meeting.

20 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coal

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which (a) coal-mining projects and (b) countries will be affected by the policy announced on 20 January 2020 by the Prime Minister that all UK aid-funded support for coal-mining and coal-fuelled

20 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coal

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department has spent on supporting (a) coal-mining and (b) coal-fired power stations in developing countries in each of the last five years.

20 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

UK-Africa Investment Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what members of African civil society attended the UK-Africa investment summit.

17 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

UK-Africa Investment Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish the names of the members of African civil society that were invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020.

17 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

UK-Africa Investment Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish the (a) invitees and (b) attendees of the January 2020 UK-Africa investment summit.

17 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

UK-Africa Investment Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will publish the itemised costs of the UK Africa Investment Summit 2020.

17 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

UK-Africa Investment Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK Africa Investment Summit 2020; and what proportion of that cost will be met from the Official Development Assistance budget.

Source: official written-questions record.