Written questions

Afzal Khan

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Waters: Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he has taken with his international counterparts to create marine protected areas in the high seas in preparation for ratifying the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdi

19 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change: Marine Environment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential connection between global ocean protection and mitigating the effects of climate change.

19 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a Minister from his Department plans to attend the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, I

19 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on a global plastics treaty.

4 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with local councils in Greater Manchester on the potential availability of housing for refugees who have reached the end of their move-on period.

4 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with local councils in Greater Manchester on the notice period given by accommodation providers when an individual is due to have their asylum support ended.

4 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of notices given to asylum seekers to leave accommodation provided by his Department on trends in the level of demand for local government hom

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with local councils in Greater Manchester on the potential availability of housing for refugees who have reached the end of their move-on period.

22 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Travel Restrictions

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to take further steps to sanction those responsible for settler violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

22 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Travel Restrictions

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which individuals from Israel have been banned from entering the UK.

20 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that highways funding supports pavement accessibility.

20 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the Local Government Association entitled The path to inclusive footways, published on 10 February 2024.

5 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2024 to Question 11862, for what reason successful nominations for funding under the Access for All programme have not yet been announced.

31 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what (a) information and (b) sources informed the decision not to renew funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the next fina

31 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Refugees

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential alternatives for the provision of support to Palestinian refugees, in the context of the pause in funding for the United

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters from (a) Manchester Gorton constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North West voluntarily left the Post Office due to issues with Horizon, broken down by ethnicity.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters from (a) Manchester Gorton constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) the North West were wrongfully convicted due to the Horizon system; and if she will provide this breakdo

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations her Department has received from BAME sub-postmasters about the Horizon system.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will list the number of sub-postmasters affected by Horizon, broken down by ethnicity.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken for the Horizon compensation scheme.

30 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA: Finance

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of funding for the UN relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east (UNRWA) in the context of Israeli military

30 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the Israeli government's compliance with the provisional measures set forth by the International Court of Justice in the case concerning Applicati

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for Transport during the oral question on Access for All of 8 June 2023, Official Report, column 856, what his planned timetable is f