Written questions

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 146 on Trade Agreements: Japan, whether she plans to correct her Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 7 May 2021 to refle

5 Sep 2022 · Attorney General

Committee of Privileges

To ask the Attorney General, whether her office was consulted on the decisions by the Cabinet Office to (a) spend public funds on obtaining the legal opinion by Lord Pannick QC and Jason Pobjoy of Blackstone Chambers relating to the proposed conduct of th

21 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Unaoil

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the meeting between her predecessor and Mr David Tinsley referred to in chapter 10, paragraph 5(h)-(i) of Sir David Calvert Smith's report into the Serious Fraud Office’s handling of the Unaoil Case, if she w

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Old Saltleians RFC

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 34848 on High Speed 2 Line: Old Saltleians RFC, for what purpose High Speed Two Limited made combined payments of £2,304,882.94 to O’Brien Contractors between

19 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he will respond to Question 34846 from the Rt. hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury, tabled on 12 July 2022.

18 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in HM Revenue and Customs held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against that Department's budget as of 31 March 2022.

18 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 29972, tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 4 July 2022.

18 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers appointed by the Cabinet Office to assist his predecessor are entitled to severance payments in financial year 2022-23 under the terms set out in Paragraph 14c of the model contract for

18 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the compatibility of the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights with the continued operation of the Good Friday Agreement.

18 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Attorney General, if she make assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights on the operation of the Good Friday Agreement.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, whether the average costs to his Department of supplying energy to each type of Service Family Accommodation are assessed to be h

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, what factors other than square footage account for the difference in the costs of supplying energy to a standard property of each

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2022 to Question 33685 on Armed Forces: Housing, if he will publish details for each listed type of service family accommodation of (a) the standard number of occupants and bedro

18 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

VAT: EU Law

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Government's review of EU retained law, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the legal risk of (a) applying sunset clauses to and (b) attempting to codify the existing appl

18 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

VAT: EU Law

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the review of EU retained law, what discussions she has had with the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and her officials on the legal risk of (a) applying sunset clauses to and (b) attempting to codify the existi

18 Jul 2022 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason meetings held by the Minister of State for Trade Policy at Sunnylands, California, between 5 and 7 December 2021 with representatives of the Hoover Institution, the Observer Research F

18 Jul 2022 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Minister of State for Trade Policy was officially representing her Department when she attended the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue convened by the Hoover Institution and Annenberg Foundati

18 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department’s legal position in respect of challenges to the UK-Rwanda Migration Partnership in the courts is that the partnership agreement is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights.

15 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is using a traffic light ranking system to assess disclosures to the Covid-19 Public Inquiry.

15 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has sought external legal advice on disclosures to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

15 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Legal Profession

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the (a) application of legal professional privilege to (i) Ministers and (ii) Government employees and (b) the limits of that privilege.

15 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Covid-19 Inquiry

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the likelihood of the Government being subject to claims for damages from bereaved families during or after the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

15 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Covid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Attorney General, whether (a) she, (b) the Solicitor General or (c) his predecessor have had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on (i) the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, (ii) disclosures to that inquiry and (iii) potential restrictions on the release of

15 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Covid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Attorney General, whether (a) she, (b) the Solicitor General or (b) his predecessor have had discussions with the First Treasury Counsel on (i) the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, (ii) disclosures to that inquiry and (iii) potential restrictions on the re

15 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Attorney General, whether she was consulted by (a) Ministers or (b) officials in the Home Department prior to the Secretary of State for Justice's comments in the media on 16 June 2022 on the compatibility of the UK-Rwanda Migration Partnership

14 Jul 2022 · Department for International Trade

Indo-Pacific Region

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Minister of State for Trade Policy was officially representing the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office when she attended the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue convened by the Hoover

14 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

David Scullion

To ask the Attorney General, whether Mr David Scullion was employed by her Department on a full-time special adviser contract as of 13 June 2022.

13 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: Special Advisers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any special advisers have had their contracts with his Department terminated since 4 July 2022.

13 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Special Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Mr Adam Jones and (b) Ms Sophie Jarvis were employed by her Department on full-time special adviser contracts as of 13 June 2022.

13 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will provide an Answer to Question 31786 tabled on 6 July 2022.

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