Written questions

879 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) practical assistance and (b) expertise has the Government has recently offered to other countries to help the global fight against the covid-19 pandemic.

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Indian Government on the provison of (a) practical assistance and (b) expertise from the UK to help in the fight against the

23 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Northern Ireland Protocol: Drugs and Medical Equipment

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the end of the grace period for medical consumables on 30 September 2021.

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Robert Carr Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the UK Government has made of merits of a fully-funded Robert Carr Fund in supporting the achievement of the targets included in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Strate

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Robert Carr Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Robert Carr Fund in advancing human rights of inadequately served populations.

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Robert Carr Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Robert Carr Fund in advancing HIV and health outcomes for inadequately served populations.

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Robert Carr Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the change in the level of Official Development Assistance in 2021-22 on the UK's financial support of the Robert Carr Fund.

23 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to India to help tackle the increase in covid-19 cases in that country.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number of people who worked in Northern Ireland and paid national insurance contributions while aged 14 or 15 between 1947 and 1957, that have fallen two years or l

19 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to support a waiver on intellectual property right rules for covid-19 vaccines to facilitate global vaccine roll out.

19 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Ice Cream: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to include ice cream products sold in ice cream parlours in the temporary VAT reduction for the hospitality sector.

14 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will consult with representatives of (a) civil society and (b) affected communities ahead of its engagement at the UN High-Level Meeting on ending AIDS.

14 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will ensure Ministerial attendance at the upcoming UN High-Level Meeting on ending AIDS.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rainforests: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the Northern Ireland Protocol of the proposals in Schedule 16 of the Environment Bill on the use of forest risk commo

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there will be a Barnett consequential for the Northern Ireland devolved government as a result of the announcement of 10 February 2021 of £5 million funding for the removal of unsafe cladding.

12 Apr 2021 · Northern Ireland Office

British Nationality: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the application process and fee for Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland who wish to reclaim British citizenship.

12 Apr 2021 · Home Office

British Citizenship: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of waiving the citizenship application fee for Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland applying for British citizenship.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Devolution: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate funds to the devolved Governments equivalent to the £51.3 billion package for councils in England announced by the Minister of Housing, Communities & Local Government, on 10 February 2021.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to announce the UK’s allocation of 2021-22 overseas development assistance for Syria by the end of April 2021.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Conflict Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken in the effort to end the war in Syria.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Gift Aid: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of temporarily decoupling the link between rates of gift aid and income tax to help support charities who have experiencing reductions in donations as

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Gift Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of eligible gift aid on charitable donations that is unclaimed each year.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Betindex: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC confirmed with Betindex that they were able to meet their Betting Duty liabilities between 1 January 2020 and 1 March 2021.

24 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a human rights defenders strategy to complement his Department’s 2019 policy document, UK Suppo

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions has he had with his EU counterparts on the transfer of UK issued licenses to EASA Licenses to allow Northern Ireland pilots to work in the EU under the terms of the NI Protocol.

24 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the EU on mutually recognised flight crew licenses.

23 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alzheimer's Disease and Motor Neurone Disease: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of the Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre in Sheffield in developing new treatment options for (a) motor neurone disease

23 Mar 2021 · Women and Equalities

Equality Hub

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that (a) women, (b) the BAME community and (c) people with disabilities are prioritised in the implementation of the Government’s levelling

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Index

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what reports his Department received of concerns brought to the Gambling Commission in January 2020 on Football Index.

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with (a) Ofcom and (b) web hosting and registrar companies to ensure that Northern Irish businesses are able to maintain EU website domains.

Source: official written-questions record.