Written questions

301 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Foie Gras: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to include foie gras in it's trade strategy.

10 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of people eligible for housing legal aid.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on (a) compliance with international humanitarian law and (b) Palestinians’ rights to self-determination.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will condemn President Trump’s statement on moving Palestinians in Gaza to neighbouring Arab states.

29 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his policy to oppose efforts to move Palestinians in Gaza to neighbouring Arab states.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units and Maternity Services: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publishing the Maternity and Neonatal Estates Review.

28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is to publish the Government's new human rights strategy.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new builds, published on 30 December 2024, whether

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to review the maximum penalties for committing wildlife offences.

28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on transnational repression.

28 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on a UK-EU youth mobility scheme.

28 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department considers Afghanistan to be a safe country for asylum returns.

28 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims from Afghans were refused in 2024.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enforce the ban on peat burning in England.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including Band 2 NHS workers in pay progression policies.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of free travel for carers on (a) improving access to essential services and (b) promoting inclusivity for (i) disabled people and (ii) peopl

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Carers: Public Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing carers to accompany those they care for to travel free of charge on public transport.

28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Papua: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in West Papua.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single social tariff for water bills.

14 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is negotiating a new UK-Egypt Association Agreement.

8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how many evacuations of Palestinians in Gaza with (a) pre-determination and (b) biometric excuse decisions his Department has sought permission from the Israeli authoriti

8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how many evacuations to the UK of Palestinians in Gaza with visas that are valid for more than six months his Department has sought permission from the Israeli authoritie

8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many medical evacuations to the UK of Palestinians in Gaza who are non-British nationals there have been since 7 October 2023.

8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how many medical evacuations to the UK of Palestinians in Gaza who are non-British nationals his Department has sought permission from the Israeli authorities since 7 Oct

8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many evacuations from Gaza to the UK of (a) British nationals including dual Palestinian and British nationals, (b) their immediate family members, (c) UK visa holders wh

8 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislation to make all hate crime an aggravated offence.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference page 36 of the publication entitled Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, published on 5 December 2024, what level of qualification will be considered higher-level.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to improve national oversight of local commissioning of (a) specialist led-by and (b) domestic abuse services.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England next plans to update its publication entitled Health Building Note 09-03: Neonatal units, first published in March 2013.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Childbirth and Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15960 on Neonatal Inequalities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) monitoring and (b) reporting on (i) pre-term birth

Source: official written-questions record.