Written questions

687 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Hikvision

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Hikvision CCTV or other surveillance software or equipment from Hikvision, is used on any property owned or administered by her Department.

16 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Hikvision

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Hikvision CCTV, or other surveillance software or equipment from Hikvision, is used on any property owned or administered by his Department.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Places for Growth Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what internal criteria his Department is using to assess locations for relocations of his Department under the Places for Growth programme.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's offices and offices of related agencies are located outside of London; and how many and what proportion of those are located in settlements that are classi

21 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Treasury: Places for Growth Programme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department is using to assess possible relocations under the Places for Growth programme.

21 Jul 2021 · Cabinet Office

Places for Growth Programme

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria are being used to evaluate value for money of possible relocations of Government offices under the Places for Growth programme.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce mandatory business food waste reporting by 2022 in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commit to setting a target for a 68 per cent recycling rate by 2030 covering all wastes in England in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to phase out exports of waste by 2030 in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Landfill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward to 2025 the ban on biodegradable waste being sent to landfill in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee.

12 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including children considered clinically extremely vulnerable in the covid-19 vaccination programme.

9 Jul 2021 · COP26

UN Climate Conference 2021: British Overseas Territories

To ask the President of COP26, what plans he has to ensure a ministerial-level representative from the Overseas Territories is included in the UK's delegation to COP26.

29 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict and Violence: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UN Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict; and what steps the Government is

29 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict and Violence: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the annual report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and armed conflict, published on 21 June 2021, what assessment he has made of the implications for

29 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available for local groups or organisations to develop ecology centres or wildlife preserves that serve the local community and meet the broader policies of his Departm

28 Jun 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Culture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other support the Government provides to cultural industries around the world.

27 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the resumption of the Fair Funding Review.

27 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the new conflict centre announced in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, what steps his Department is taking to ensu

27 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with international partners on ensuring the recognition of UK geographical indications in foreign markets; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure

27 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of geographical indications (GIs) on local economies; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of GIs on th

27 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the Road Investment Strategy pipeline 3 projects; and whether he plans projects additional to the 32 projects already outlined.

27 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to make additional funding available to primary care services; and what plans he has to fund the building of additional GP practices.

27 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

Places for Growth Programme: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to identify rural areas with strong transport connections to urban centres as suitable locations for the Places for Growth programme.

14 May 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to meet the UK Government's commitment to moving 22,000 civil servants outside of central London by 2030, and in particular to the East Midlands.

14 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to vaccinate his Department's staff in missions overseas.

18 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk to the Rohingya population in Myanmar of the recent coup; and what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect the Rohingya from fur

16 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Machinery: Auctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to allow farm machinery auctions to resume as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

16 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Areas: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local police forces in tackling (a) fly-tipping and (b) other rural crime; and how many incidents of fly-tipping have been recorded in England and Wa

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) higher and (b) further education establishments have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Origin Marking

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many food and drink producers his Department is working with to support their early adoption of the UK Geographical Indication schemes.

Source: official written-questions record.