Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her Indian counterpart.

15 Jun 2022 · Prime Minister

India: Foreign Relations

To ask the Prime Minister, when he last had discussions with the Prime Minister of India.

15 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her Egyptian counterpart.

15 Jun 2022 · Prime Minister

Egypt: Foreign Relations

To ask the Prime Minister, when he last had a telephone call with the President of Egypt.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Elephants: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent stop tourist companies promoting holidays that support cruel treatment of captive Asian elephants.

8 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government's plans to invest £9.2 billion in the energy efficiency of homes, schools and hospitals, what proportion of the intended investment is to be funde

8 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Devon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total value of service sector exports to the EU was in the county of Devon in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.

8 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Devon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in the county of Devon, what the total value of goods exports to the EU was in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) (England) Order 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish in full the statistical and management information his Department used to inform the decision to lay SI 2022 No. 521, The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodatio

26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing third sector contractors carrying out NHS contracts with free lateral flow covid-19 test kits.

26 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will make representations to the Bahrain Government on (a) ending punitive measures against Hassan Mushaima and (b) his immediate and unconditional release.

26 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make immediate representations to the King of Saudi Arabia calling for the executions of Sadiq Thamer and Jaafar Sultan to be urgently halted.

25 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Abduljalil Al-singace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question 122816 on Abduljalil al-Singace, when her Department will issue a reply to the joint-letter of 14 February 2022.

25 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the 27 April 2022 meeting between the Bahraini Minister of Interior, Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah AlKhalifa, and the UK Ambassador to Bahrain, Roddy Drummond,

25 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to meeting of 27 April 2022 between the Bahraini Minister of Interior, Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah AlKhalifa and the HM Ambassador to Bahrain, Roddy Drummond, w

25 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Abduljalil Al-singace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date her Department has most recently raised the case of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace with the Government of Bahrain.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Schools: Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many school group coaches entered UK ports in the first quarter of (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether funding from Sri Lanka's Conflict and Stabilisation and Security Fund programme has been spent on training the Sri Lankan police and s

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Mission to the EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the entertainment budget has been of (a) the UK representative to the European Union and subsequently (b) the UK Mission to the EU in each year since 2015.

19 May 2022 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken for a skilled worker application linked to a defined certificate of sponsorship to be approved is; what assessment she has made of backlogs for skilled worker applications

19 May 2022 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken for a defined certificate of sponsorship to be approved is; what assessment she has made of backlogs for defined certificate of sponsorship applications; and what steps she

16 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will public the impact assessment for the International Development Strategy.

12 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beaches and Rivers: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has made available to support local authorities seeking to apply for bathing water status for beaches and waterways in their areas.

12 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beaches and Rivers: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has made available to support organisations and charities seeking to make applications for bathing water status.

12 May 2022 · Treasury

Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the Government's economic impact assessment on unilateral action by the Government on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

12 May 2022 · Attorney General

Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Attorney General, what legal advice has she received on the Government’s proposals to adjust or remove the Northern Ireland Protocol.

11 May 2022 · Department for Education

University of Oxford: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the (a) Office for Students and (b) the University of Oxford on the 50 per cent reduction in the number of EU citizens studying at the University of Oxford since the UK's exit f

10 May 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the names of the eight Russian citizens who were granted Tier 1 Investor visas and who are now subject to sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

10 May 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 visas issued to Russian nationals since 2008 her Department has found may pose a national security risk.

10 May 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Russian nationals designated under any UK sanctions regime have been issued Tier 1 Investor visas since Crimea was annexed by Russia in March 2014.

Source: official written-questions record.