Written questions

2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

BSE: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has identified the original source of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the UK.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Yemen: Houthis

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what threat assessment he has made of Houthi military capabilities; and whether he has plans for further strikes in Yemen.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Middle East: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of British troops deployed in the Middle East.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the temporary pier in Gaza to be operational; and whether UK troops will have a role in protecting it.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: RFA Cardigan Bay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long RFA Cardigan Bay will be deployed to Gaza; and what role the armed forces will play in the construction of the temporary pier.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will support the delivery of aid to Gaza.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Gaza: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last delivery of aid by the Royal Air Force to Gaza took place; and how frequently aid will be delivered in the coming months.

1 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what diplomatic representations he has made to Israel on allowing 500 aid trucks a day to enter Gaza.

1 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Food Supply

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to food in Gaza.

1 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will take steps with international partners to (a) press Pakistan to stop deportation of Afghan people and (b) develop a longer-term strategy on the situation in Afghanistan.

1 May 2024 · Home Office

Shoplifting: Portsmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce rates of shoplifting in Portsmouth.

1 May 2024 · Home Office

Shoplifting and Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of scrapping the £200 summary offence rule for shoplifting and theft.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to continue Operation Interflex beyond September 2024.

1 May 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be exempt from the Government's proposed cuts to the civil service to fund the increase in defence spending.

1 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Ports: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help improve port infrastructure in (a) Portsmouth and (b) across the UK.

1 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Ports: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to promote job creation in British ports.

24 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Systems: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking ensure Integrated Care Schemes are able to support staff retention schemes.

24 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing general practice funding streams to account for potential additional resource requirements in socio-economically deprived com

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chad and Sudan: Borders

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his department is taking to help reopen the Adre crossing in Sudan.

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps he is taking to help prevent the flow of resources to the Rapid Support Forces across the border from Libya; and whether his Department is monitoring the potential for onward flows to Sudan as a result of th

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what diplomatic representations he has made to discourage states channelling (a) weapons and (b) funding to the parties to the war in Sudan.

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan and Sudan: Food Supply

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on food security in (a) Sudan and (b) South Sudan of disruption of the planting season.

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support survivors and (b) help prevent the further use of rape as a weapon of war in Sudan.

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Arms Trade

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of sanctions on businesses that support the (a) Sudanese Armed Forces and (b) Rapid Support Forces on the flow of weapons used in the conflict.

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps he is taking to help build a consensus among neighbouring and regional states to end the war in Sudan.

24 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps he is taking with international partners to maintain global focus on the Sudan (a) conflict and (b) humanitarian crisis.

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help increase collaboration between (a) network operators and (b) local communities on planning consultations for proposed 5G masts.

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of 5G masts on trends in the levels of local house prices.

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Aerials: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of planning rules on the installation of (a) telecommunications infrastructure and (b) 5G masts.

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Forfeiture

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to tackle forfeiture of leasehold properties.

Source: official written-questions record.