Chris Law MP: written questions
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Written questions
Russia: Liquefied Natural GasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether UK-linked companies or vessels, including vessels operated or managed by Seapeak and specialised Arc 7 ice class LNG
Answer: In November 2025, I announced our intention to impose a maritime services ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), cutting off access to UK services which facilitate these exports globally. The measure will be introduced this year and come into full ef...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCreosote: Pollution ControlDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the use of barrier sheaths to help mitigate creosote leaching in telecommunications infrastructure.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is undertaking a detailed assessment to determine whether the approval of the active substance creosote should be renewed as a wood preservative under the Great Britain Biocidal Products Regulation. The assessment inv...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of engaging in structured, law-based mediation with representatives of women born in the 1950s.
Answer: On 29 January 2026 my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the Government’s new decision on the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) investigation into the way that State Pension age changes were communicated to women born in ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAbu ZubaydahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if, following the her Department's settlement with Mr Abu Zubaydah, her Department will seek to support the relocation of Mr Abu Zubaydah to a safe country.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 19 January 2025 to Question 105729. Discussions on non-British nationals detained in US facilities are a matter for the US authorities and the nations of those detained.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAbu ZubaydahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if, following her Department's settlement with Mr Abu Zubaydah, her Department will call on the USA to release Mr Abu Zubaydah.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 19 January 2025 to Question 105729. Discussions on non-British nationals detained in US facilities are a matter for the US authorities and the nations of those detained.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: SlaveryHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many business owners employing those arrested in illegal working raids since 1 July 2024 are being (a) investigated and (b) have been prosecuted under modern slavery offences.
Answer: The Home Office take the issues of illegal working and modern slavery seriously and continues to take robust enforcement action against those who breach immigration and modern slavery laws.The Home Office does not hold data in a format that identifies how...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Guantanamo BayHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 76596 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119101 on Guantanamo Bay: Closures, whether her Department's policy on granting visas to forme
Answer: The first priority of Government is protecting national security and the safety of UK citizens.The Home Office uses various tools to detect and disrupt travel by those posing a national security risk and all applications for visas or UK immigration status...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGuantanamo Bay: ClosuresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 76596 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119101 on Guantanamo Bay: Closures, what discussions did her Departm
Answer: The Hon Member will be aware that it has been the stated intention of the US administration since January 2025 to expand the facilities at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to serve as a large-scale migration detention centre. As stated in the answer to Questi...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGuantanamo Bay: ClosuresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 76596 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119101 on Guantanamo Bay: Closures, which Ministers were involved in
Answer: The Hon Member will be aware that it has been the stated intention of the US administration since January 2025 to expand the facilities at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to serve as a large-scale migration detention centre. As stated in the answer to Questi...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGuantanamo Bay: ClosuresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 76596 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119101 on Guantanamo Bay: Closures, what assessment she has made of
Answer: The Hon Member will be aware that it has been the stated intention of the US administration since January 2025 to expand the facilities at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to serve as a large-scale migration detention centre. As stated in the answer to Questi...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGuantanamo Bay: ClosuresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 76596 and the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119101 on Guantanamo Bay: Closures, on what date did her Department
Answer: The Hon Member will be aware that it has been the stated intention of the US administration since January 2025 to expand the facilities at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to serve as a large-scale migration detention centre. As stated in the answer to Questi...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a response to the letter addressed to her published by the First Minister of Scotland on 14 December 2025.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary was grateful for the First Minister's letter and will respond to the issues raised in due course.Our focus in Malawi remains on supporting resilience to climate and environment shocks, strengthening health systems and education outco...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMalawi: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her officials have had with counterparts in the Scottish Government on the (a) alignment between and (b) potential impact of ODA programmes funded by
Answer: The Foreign Secretary was grateful for the First Minister's letter and will respond to the issues raised in due course.Our focus in Malawi remains on supporting resilience to climate and environment shocks, strengthening health systems and education outco...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMalawi: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria she plans to use to determine whether her Department should continue to provide ODA funding for programmes in Malawi.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary was grateful for the First Minister's letter and will respond to the issues raised in due course.Our focus in Malawi remains on supporting resilience to climate and environment shocks, strengthening health systems and education outco...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMalawi: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her timetable is for making a decision on the future of ODA funding for programmes in Malawi.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary was grateful for the First Minister's letter and will respond to the issues raised in due course.Our focus in Malawi remains on supporting resilience to climate and environment shocks, strengthening health systems and education outco...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMalawi: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department's ODA programmes in Malawi on helping that country make progress toward the Sustainable Development G
Answer: The Foreign Secretary was grateful for the First Minister's letter and will respond to the issues raised in due course.Our focus in Malawi remains on supporting resilience to climate and environment shocks, strengthening health systems and education outco...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Official VisitsCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98801More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many official visits a) to Scotland and b) abroad the Prime Minister has made since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Prime Ministerial travel is published on gov.uk and includes both domestic and international visits. The Prime Minister’s first ever official visit as Prime Minister was to Scotland.
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MalawiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions the Minister of State (International Development and Africa) has visited Malawi since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of UK ministers' bilateral meetings with overseas counterparts are routinely published on GOV.UK, details of ministerial travel overseas are set out in the Government's quarterly transparency releases, and details of funding allocations for indivi...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MalawiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions she has visited Malawi since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of UK ministers' bilateral meetings with overseas counterparts are routinely published on GOV.UK, details of ministerial travel overseas are set out in the Government's quarterly transparency releases, and details of funding allocations for indivi...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMalawi: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions the Prime Minister has met with his Malawian counterpart since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of UK ministers' bilateral meetings with overseas counterparts are routinely published on GOV.UK, details of ministerial travel overseas are set out in the Government's quarterly transparency releases, and details of funding allocations for indivi...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMalawi: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions she has met with her Malawian counterpart since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Details of UK ministers' bilateral meetings with overseas counterparts are routinely published on GOV.UK, details of ministerial travel overseas are set out in the Government's quarterly transparency releases, and details of funding allocations for indivi...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMalawi: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance was allocated to Malawi in each of the last ten financial years.
Answer: Details of UK ministers' bilateral meetings with overseas counterparts are routinely published on GOV.UK, details of ministerial travel overseas are set out in the Government's quarterly transparency releases, and details of funding allocations for indivi...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLeuchars StationMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private aircraft landed at Leuchars Station between 28 September 2025 and 6th October 2025.
Answer: A total of twenty civil private aircraft used Leuchars during that period.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: TaxationTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95666More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review energy support and taxation policy for energy-intensive industries such as quarrying to ensure fair treatment compared with high-carbon sectors like steel and glass.
Answer: The government keeps all tax under review as part of the policy making process. The government is bearing down on business energy prices by reducing Great Britain’s reliance on volatile international gas prices, and through a new framework to scrutinise e...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordQuarrying: Small BusinessesTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95665More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of energy costs and industrial tariffs on small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK stone and quarrying industry.
Answer: The Government continually monitors the UK economy and is bearing down on business energy prices by reducing Great Britain’s reliance on volatile international gas prices, and through a new framework to scrutinise energy levies, ensuring they are affordab...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
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