To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK financial aid is being diverted from (1) Afghanistan, and (2) Yemen, because of the conflict in Ukraine.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the protests against President Kais Saied on 15 May, what assessment they have made of the political situation in Tunisia; and what discussions they have with the President on his commitment to democracy in that...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, with international partners to prevent an increase in acute food insecurity in Africa as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
To ask Her Majesty's Government who represented the UK government at the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Marrakesh on Wednesday 11 May; and what conclusions the meeting reached with regard to Coalition action against ISIS in ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current political and security situation in Sri Lanka following the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on 10 May.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel and the Palestinian authorities on the need for a full, independent, transparent and accountable investigation into the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist Sh...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support young people already affected by the cost of living crisis; and what steps they are taking to ensure that a university education does not become increasingly unaffordable for future gen...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what empirical evidence they collected prior to the announcement of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership on 14 April to support their goal of "breaking the business model of people smuggling gang...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to the incoming President of South Korea, President Yoon Suk-yeol; and whether (1) he, or (2) any other member, of the government has discussed with the President the threat of a new No...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have recently made, if any, to international partners regarding the ways in which the international community can support democracy in the Central African Republic in view of their upcoming local e...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they used the 15th anniversary of World Malaria Day on 25 April to support their aim of highlighting the need for "continued investment and sustained political commitment for global malaria prevention and control" and t...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for a supply chain crisis affecting the UK in the next few months; and what steps they (1) have put in place, or (2) plan to put in place, to mitigate the impact of any such c...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Leadership Network open letter to the US and Iranian Leadership on the Iran nuclear deal, dated 26 April; in particular, the warning that the Iran nuclear talks are leading to ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what figures they have on the increase in the number of people in the UK using high-cost credit, such as ‘buy now pay later’ debt schemes, to pay their energy bills since 1 April.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to speed up the visa application process for Ukrainian refugees.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme since it was launched on 14 March.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on 4 March, what progress they have made, together with international partners, to draw up (1) new, and (2) robust, international standards for the safe trea...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the detention of Morad Tahbaz in Iran; and what steps they will take to facilitate his release.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to renew efforts (1) to reduce conflict, and (2) to negotiate new peace talks, between Israel and Palestine on the basis of the two-state solution.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sudan, Volker Perthes, on 28 March that the country is "heading towards economic and security collapse as well as significant humanitarian suff...