Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Arms Trade: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) transparency of the arms export control regime.

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take diplomatic steps with his international counterparts to help secure a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Gaza.

18 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of Israel’s compliance with arms licence criteria.

18 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Israel: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when offensive military equipment was last provided to Israel.

18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help secure the permanent opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing.

18 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what progress his Department has made on the provision of (a) food, (b) water, (c) electricity, (d) medicine, (e) fuel and (f) other aid to Gaza.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote sustainable transport in Portsmouth.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean Air Zones: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on supporting the clean air zone by investing in sustainable transport in Portsmouth.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean Air Zones: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the clean air zone on improving air quality in Portsmouth.

15 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the cancellation of Phase 2 of HS2 on existing rolling stock contracts for high-speed trains at the (a) Hitachi Newton Aycliffe, (b) Alstom Derby and (c) Alstom Crew

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Rail and HS2 have held discussions with Hitachi on their Newton Aycliffe plant since August 2023.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Minister of State for Rail and HS2 has held discussions with Alstom on factory in Derby since August 2023.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to outline what steps his Department is taking to make the Armed Forces inclusive for members of the LGBT+ community.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how and when LGBT veterans can apply for a financial award.

12 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Veterans: Military Decorations

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Sir John Holmes' Military Medals Review, published in July 2012,whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of conducting a further review into a National Defence Medal.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Degrees

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating universities to award honorary teaching degrees to people who gained a certificate of education from teacher training colleges prio

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities facing a funding shortfall as a result of increases in inflation in financial year 2023-24.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities at risk of insolvency.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the sentencing framework for perpetrators of coercive control.

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Police Community Support Officers: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to increase the presence of police community support officers in town centres.

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Shoplifting: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of police community support officers on shoplifting charge rates in the last 10 years.

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of including measures to tackle shoplifting in the Criminal Justice Bill.

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on a new standalone criminal offence to protect retail workers from violence and a

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Shoplifting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of theft from a shop of goods with a value of £200 or less being a summary-only offence on detection rates for low value shop theft.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to respond to reports of increases in the number of incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia in (a) schools, (b) universities and (c) other educational settings.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of all rail passengers (a) at railway stations and (b) on trains in the context of increases in the number of incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia.

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Hamas

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he plans to take to support international investigations into reports of gender-based violence perpetrated by Hamas during the attack on Israel of 7 October 2023.

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps he has taken to (a) encourage the Israeli Government to uphold international law and (b) ensure the protection of (i) journalists and (ii) citizens in Gaza.

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will seek assurances from Israel that Palestinians in Gaza will not be permanently displaced.

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Pauses

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking with international partners to help resume the humanitarian pause in Gaza.

Source: official written-questions record.