Written questions

236 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people working in nuclear decommissioning for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will be exempt from the provisions of the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020.

10 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animals: Markets

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that wet markets do not reopen.

8 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Nutrition

What the Government's timescale is for pledging funding for Nutrition for Growth post-2020.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to maintain the Government's commitments under the Nutrition for Growth global pledging moment after December 2020.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

With reference to the 2020 Global Nutrition Report, what plans she has to increase support for nutrition programmes throughout the world.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the resumption of driving tests in (a) rural and (b) urban areas in Scotland.

1 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Employee Benefit Trusts: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to exempt (a) the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust and (b) all-employee share schemes from tax.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will be taking on the Department for International Development legal obligation as set out in the International Development Act 2002 to p

23 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to provide long-term support to the food and drink wholesale sector.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Bounce Back Loans have been approved in Scotland to date; and what the total value is of those loans.

11 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for the Scottish economy of implementing the recommendations in High Speed Rail Group's report on extending HS2 upgrades beyond phase 2b.

10 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Food Insecurity and Nutrition: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Global Nutrition Report 2020, what steps the Government is taking to help prevent hunger and malnutrition throughout the world.

9 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Whisky: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make her policy to maintain the protections granted in the 2018 Economic Partnership Agreement in relation to Scotch Whisky exports to Japan.

4 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timeframe is for renegotiating the fiscal framework with the Scottish Government.

3 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Coronavirus: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Government's hosting of the Global Vaccine Summit 2020 on 4 June 2020, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that there is a globally coordinated response to the covi

12 May 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Barriers: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made representations to her counterparts in the (a) EU and (b) US Administration on urgently suspending tariffs on US and EU consumer goods as a result of the steel-aluminium and Airbu

12 May 2020 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on guaranteeing access to cash.

24 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Government's self-employed income support scheme to director-owned small private companies where the directors of those companies cannot be furloughed due to ongoing business commitments.

24 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allow dividend income from an employer to be taken into account when calculating the income of directors of small private companies for the purposes of the Coronavirus Job retention scheme.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has issued to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the discharge of HSE's responsibilities during the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a national network of truckstops open to lorry drivers while covid-19 lockdown measures are in place that are able to provide hot food, shower and toilet faciliti

6 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Industry: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he plans to provide to industries in Scotland affected by the recent introduction of US trade tariffs.

24 Jan 2020 · Cabinet Office

UK Government Union Capability Independent Review

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish Lord Dunlop's Review of UK Government Union Capability.

15 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Long Service Awards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what schemes his Department has introduced to recognise the long service of non-military personnel.

2 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Emergency Services Network: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Emergency Service Network critical communications system sites are active in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.

2 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Emergency Services Network: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the locations are of the Emergency Service Network sites that are planned to be deployed in Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale; when those masts will become operational; and which of those s

Source: official written-questions record.