Written questions

851 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what provisions there are in recent free trade agreements to ensure imported food is produced to the UK standards.

6 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Politics and Government

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help restore democracy in Myanmar.

6 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Foreign Relations

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the state of relations between the UK and Nigeria.

6 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei in each of the last five years.

30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans from Northern Ireland have (a) received and (b) had an application denied for a Veteran's ID card as of 30 January 2024.

30 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Abortion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on its guidance to healthcare professionals relating to the reporting of suspected illegal abortions.

8 Jan 2024 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Proof of Identity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what safeguards HMRC has in place to ensure the authenticity of digital signatures on paperwork provided by third-party businesses acting on behalf of their clients in exchanges with HMRC.

29 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Minority Groups

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with the Sudanese authorities on the protection of religious minorities.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to host a further investment summit in Northern Ireland.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage consumers to purchase UK-grown produce at Christmas in 2023.

20 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help improve NHS (a) social and (b) emotional care for people living with kidney disease.

20 Nov 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

British Medical Association: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the British Medical Association Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.

8 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases: Complementary Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10 recommendations in Kidney Care UK's report entitled Caring for people with kidney disease: Psychosocial health – a manifesto for action, published in June 2022, what steps

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Indian counterpart on the use of anti-conversion laws in that country.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Park Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress her Department has made on the issuing of energy support payments to people in mobile homes.

29 Aug 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Relationships and Sex Education: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether parents will be able to opt their children out of the new Relationship and Sexuality Education curriculum in Northern Ireland.

20 Jul 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Relationships and Sex Education: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department plans to conduct a public consultation of (a) parents and (b) other stakeholders on Relationships and Sex Education before guidance in this area is implemented in Northern Ireland.

20 Jul 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Relationships and Sex Education: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether a parent in Northern Ireland can excuse their child from Relationships and Sex Education,.

28 Jun 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Police: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland on policing budgets.

28 Jun 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to promote investment into Northern Ireland from India.

28 Jun 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Parades Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times he has met with representatives of the Parades Commission since September 2022.

28 Jun 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Official Visits: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential economic impact of the US President's visit to Northern Ireland in April 2023.

28 Jun 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on hospitality in each of the last three years.

28 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in China on (a) the persecution of Christians and (b) other religious persecution.

7 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the clandestine entrant civil penalty scheme applies to (a) heavy goods vehicles, (b) accompanied trailers, (c) unaccompanied trailers and (d) coaches travelling from Northern Ireland (i) dire

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Lavatories: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 November 2022, HCWS172 on Building Regulations, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the review considers equal access to mal

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Incontinence: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the needs of men experiencing incontinence are recognised in Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations.

27 Apr 2023 · Home Office

HM Passport Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether HM Passport Office has a target time for responding to queries from hon. Members on behalf of their constituents.

24 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Passports: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time for an application for a child's first passport to be processed is; and if she has made an assessment of the potential impact of industrial action on that waiting time.

24 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sanctions imposed in response to the situation in Myanmar.

Source: official written-questions record.