Written questions

10 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

24 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties were issued for incidents of illegal working in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, (d) 2021-22, (e) 2022-23, (f) 2023-24 and (g) 2024-25; and what the total value of those

24 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) visits were made to premises where illegal working was suspected to be taking place and (b) arrests were made at those premises by immigration enforcement teams in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-

24 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a small boat was recorded as entering UK waters with more than (a) 50, (b) 60, (c) 70 and (d) 80 people on board in (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23, (iii) 2023-24 and (iv) 2024-25.

24 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days Border Force would have implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, and (c) 2023-24, if the existing methodology

24 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days Border Force implemented a red rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in the Channel in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24 financial years; and in the 2024-25 f

21 Jan 2025 · Wales Office

Clean Energy: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure victim-survivors of domestic abuse can access split payments for Universal Credit and (b) minimise the risk that applying for a split payments could alert perpetra

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Sub-Saharan Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce barriers to and (b) promote trade with countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

27 Aug 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to trade with the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.