Written questions

2,823 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Feb 2022 · Wales Office

Government Departments: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on Government Departments procuring more products that are made in (a) Newport West constituency and (b) Wales.

9 Feb 2022 · Wales Office

Crime: Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of police funding for Wales on crime levels in Newport West constituency.

8 Feb 2022 · Wales Office

National Insurance Contributions: Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the National Insurance contribution rise on (a) households and (b) employers in Newport West constituency.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Ethiopia on the safety of the Tigrayan population living outside of the Tigray region.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on which day she last made personal representations to the Iranian Government on (a) Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, (b) Anoosheh Ashoori and (c) the other British nationals detai

8 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Manufacturing Industries: Newport West

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to use public procurement to help support the growth of British industries based in Newport West constituency.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Botswana: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the strength of economic relations between Botswana and the UK.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ghana: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the strength of economic relations between Ghana and the UK.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Namibia: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the economic ties between Namibia and the UK.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kenya: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the economic ties between Kenya and the UK.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Africa: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the economic ties between South Africa and the UK.

8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the political situation in Zimbabwe following the establishment of the Citizens Coalition for Change.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the resources needed to support pensioners in Newport West constituency with increases in the cost of living.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned uprating to benefits in April 2022 on levels of absolute poverty in Newport West constituency.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of toxic air in the West Midlands.

8 Feb 2022 · Wales Office

UK Internal Trade: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the impact of the First Minister of Northern Ireland's resignation on trade between Wales and Northern Ireland.

8 Feb 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Northern Ireland.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Ahmadiyya: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to promote freedom of religion or belief for Ahmadiyya Muslims in (a) Newport West constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK.

8 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps is he taking to ensure (a) the effectiveness and (b) value for money from his Department's expenditure.

8 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the Government is providing to unemployed veterans in Newport West constituency.

8 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to remove visa fees for non-UK veterans living in Newport West constituency.

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there is no mention of creating an asylum system that is sensitive to gender or trauma-related needs in her Department’s New Plan for Immigration.

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with women who have first-hand experience of seeking asylum about (a) their experiences of the asylum system in the UK and (b) potential changes to the asylum system that

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Interviews

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps in response to findings from the VOICES Network and the British Red Cross report entitled We want to be strong, that her Department is not consistently offering women the option

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the finding in the report entitled We want to be strong, by the British Red Cross and the VOICES Network, that for many women the a

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Musicians: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government has taken to assess the adequacy of the level of remuneration that musicians in Newport West constituency receive from music streaming services.

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling online scams and fraud in Newport West constituency.

2 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of support provided through the legal aid system for victims of domestic abuse in Newport West constituency.

2 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Newport West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to increase public confidence in the criminal justice system in Newport West constituency.

2 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish representations made by the plastics industry on the appropriate definition of sufficient evidence of recycled content for the purposes of the plastic packaging tax.

Source: official written-questions record.