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.