Written questions

1,690 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Climate Change: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a financial levy on UK industries historically linked to environmental degradation with revenue allocated to affected countries.

24 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Climate Change: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to establish a dedicated fund to support nations experiencing climate-related loss and damage linked to the UK’s historical industrial emissions.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts Written Off

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the G7 and G20 on the expansion of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments to provide deeper and more timely debt cancell

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts Written Off

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the African Union and CARICOM regarding the role of debt cancellation in broader reparations discussions.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the feasibility of a UK-supported debt-for-climate swap programme to help low-income countries finance climate resilience projects.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Debts Written Off

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with international financial institutions, including the IMF and World Bank, on cancelling or restructuring debt for Global Sou

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Climate Change: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with international partners on the development of legal frameworks for climate reparations.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indigenous Peoples: Natural Resources

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support Indigenous communities affected by historic UK-linked resource extraction projects.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the UK’s contributions to international climate funds, such as the Loss and Damage Fund, in addressing the environm

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with Commonwealth nations on climate finance to address the impact of climate change on small island developing states.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Slavery: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with international bodies, including the United Nations, on the issue of reparations for historical injustices.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the role of UK aid in supporting economic and social initiatives aimed at addressing the legacy of colonial exploitation and enslav

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Slavery: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with CARICOM member states regarding the ten-point reparations plan put forward by the CARICOM Reparations Commission.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with universities and cultural institutions on the potential merits of establishing scholarships or research funding for communities impacted by

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Museums and Galleries: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department had held discussions with museums and other cultural institutions on the potential merits of engaging with communities on colonial-era acquisitions and the transatlantic sl

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Human Remains: Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps with museums and other institutions to repatriate African ancestral remains to their countries of origin.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Restitution: Human Remains

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the All Party-Parliamentary Group on Afrikan-Reparations's report entitled Laying Ancestors to Rest, published in March 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the pote

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Human Remains: Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the All Party-Parliamentary Group on Afrikan-Reparations's report entitled Laying Ancestors to Rest, published in March 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the pote

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase support for women and girls in conflict-affected and climate-vulnerable regions.

21 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that funding for programmes supporting women’s and girls’ rights, education, and health is maintained in the current and future

19 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Restoring order and control: a statement on the Government’s asylum and returns policy, published on 17 November 2025, what steps her Departmen

19 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed asylum reforms on the mental health of vulnerable groups, including (a) asylum seeking children and (b) survivors of trauma.

19 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps will be taken to involve individuals with lived experience and civil society groups in shaping the modern slavery legislation proposed in the Restoring Order and Control policy paper publis

19 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to release the proposed modern slavery legislation, referenced in the Restoring Order and Control policy paper published on 17 November 2025.

19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 87401 on Prosthetics and Wigs: Ethnic Groups, whether he will ensure that there is guidance or a requirement for NHS Trusts to procure breast

19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics and Wigs: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 87400 on Prosthetics and Wigs: Ethnic Groups, whether he will make an assessment of the impact of limited access to suitable breast prosthesis

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to introduce Jade's Law.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Bereavement Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of implementing the measures set out by The Joanna Simpson Foundation and Children Heard and Seen on support for children bereaved by domestic homicide

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health Professions: Hazardous Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will require NHS employers to provide ongoing education, training and health surveillance for all staff (a) who handle or (b) may be exposed to hazardous medicinal products.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Hazardous Substances: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to promote the use of engineering controls such as (a) biological safety cabinets and (b) closed system drug transfer devices during the preparation and administration of hazardo

Source: official written-questions record.