Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
201,591 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British nationals required consular assistance abroad in the most recent 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of British embassies in responding to emergencies involving citizens overseas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve guidance for British travellers regarding health and safety risks abroad.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of consular support provided to British nationals during natural disasters overseas.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether any civil servants have been granted permission to work from a holiday destination abroad, and if so, how many; and which departments have approved this.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK aid in reducing extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure aid reaches vulnerable women and children in developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to global education initiatives in the last financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what measures are in place to evaluate the impact of UK humanitarian aid programmes in regions affected by climate change.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding the UK has provided to combat malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS in low-income countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of global preparedness for pandemics and epidemic outbreaks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being taken to support vaccination programmes in developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made in contributing to international maternal and child health programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of recent Russian restrictions affecting Armenia's trade and energy security; and whether her Depar
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her department is taking to support Armenia in diversifying its export markets.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many years of oil reserves remain available for extraction in (1) the UK, and (2) the UK Continental Shelf, at current rates of consumption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 on Digital Safety: Children, what criteria the Government will use to determine whether technology companies have complied with its request to prev
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with operating system providers, device manufacturers, app stores and retailers on the implementation of device-level protections for children; which catego
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether proposed device-level protections for children will prevent nude images from being (a) taken, (b) shared and (c) viewed; what technical standards will be required; and if she wi
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the risk of device-level protections being bypassed through virtual private networks, sideloaded apps, encrypted messaging services, cloud storage, web b
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether proposals on children’s online safety will apply to social media platforms, video-sharing platforms, gaming platforms, livestreaming services, encrypted messaging services and A
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether addictive design features, including infinite scrolling, autoplay, algorithmic recommendation systems, streaks, livestreaming and stranger-pairing functionality will be treated
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether draft legislation on device-level protections and children’s online safety has been prepared; when she plans to publish the response to the Growing up in the online world consul
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals for age restrictions on social media on the UK-US economic prosperity agreement; and whether US technology c
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the additional staff and resources required by Ofcom to enforce future restrictions on social media access for children.