Written questions

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Office

Agriculture

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total gross value added to the UK economy was from agriculture, forestry and fishing industries during the financial year (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

25 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Office

Agriculture: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in the UK were employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing industries at the end of the financial year (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

22 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Office

Processed Food

To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, what the total gross value added to the UK economy was from semi-processed food industries during the financial year (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

22 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Office

Processed Food

To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, how many people in the UK were employed in the semi-processed food industries at the end of the financial years (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

22 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: USA

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 151026, on HM Treasury: USA, and his Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 31 March 2022, whether the total cost to the public purse of his a

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the contract tendered by her Department on 31 March 2022 with procurement reference 102915, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) level and (b) adequacy of knowledge an

20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister’s speech on action to tackle illegal migration on 14 April 2022, how many existing Royal Navy vessels will be re-deployed primarily to undertake patrol duties in the Channel through

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electricity and Natural Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will summarise the four options being examined by Ofgem to reduce wholesale prices for gas and electricity; and when he expects decisions on the lead options to be announced

20 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to her Department’s declarations of ministerial travel, whether the share of the travel costs attributed to ministers using (a) private charter planes or (b) RAF fli

20 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her declaration of ministerial travel published on 31 March 2022 whether the total cost to the public purse of her accommodation, meals, visas and other exp

20 Apr 2022 · Prime Minister

10 Downing Street: Taxis

To ask the Prime Minister, what the total cost to the public purse was incurred from the ordering of vehicles on Downing Street's travel account for mini-cabs in each month of (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.

20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purpose his Department has commissioned legal advice from Pinsent Masons LLP on matters relating to (a) DHSC funding of overseas healthcare and (b) the charging of healthcare provided in t

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish its next set of spending transparency data.

20 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department last published monthly transparency data for spending over £25,000; what month that data covered; and when her Department plans to publish spending data f

20 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Gender

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Senior Civil Service database maintained by his department, what proportion of senior civil servants employed across all Government departments at the end of March 2022, described their gen

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s speech on action to tackle illegal migration on 14 April 2022, whether the 36 new Intercept and Escort Craft to be commissioned by his Department under contract procurement

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister’s speech on action to tackle illegal migration on 14 April 2022, whether the 16 new Ministry of Defence Police vessels commissioned in June 2021 under his Department’s contrac

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fossil Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has received a copy of the report commissioned by Ofgem from Oliver Wyman Ltd on the potential impact, costs, risks, legal implications and timing of four options to re

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fossil Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on a report it commissioned from Oliver Wyman Ltd on the potential impact, costs, risks, legal implications and timing of four options to

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last published monthly transparency data for spending over £25,000; what month that data covered; and when her Department plans to publish spending data for subsequent months.

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will implement mandatory training of judges in Family Courts in relation to domestic abuse to help increase their understanding of the issues they are dealing with in private law children cases.

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adherence of judges in Family Courts to Practice Directions; and what steps he is taking to help ensure adherence to those Directions.

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s report, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases, published on 25 June 2020, what contact he has had with the President of the Family Divisio

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s report, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases, published on 25 June 2020, when he expects the President of the Family Division to (a) prom

19 Apr 2022 · Attorney General

Crown Prosecution Service: Staff

To ask the Attorney General, how many CPS (a) staff and (b) prosecutors work in the Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate as of 19 April 2022; and how many of those staff work primarily on issues of (i) international justice and

19 Apr 2022 · Attorney General

Crown Prosecution Service: Civil Servants

To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of full time equivalent civil service staff employed by the Crown Prosecution Service was in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2021-22.

19 Apr 2022 · Attorney General

Government Legal Department: Civil Servants

To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of full time equivalent civil service staff employed by the (a) Government Legal Department and (b)Treasury Solicitor’s Office was in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2021-22.

19 Apr 2022 · Attorney General

Attorney General: Civil Servants

To ask the Attorney General, what the average number of full time equivalent civil service staff employed in the Attorney General‘s Office was in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2021-22.

19 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report, The economic and social costs of domestic abuse, published on 2 January 2019, whether her Department has made an assessment of what crimes are typically expe

19 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Sexual Offences and Stalking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s report, The economic and social costs of domestic abuse, published on 2 January 2019, whether her Department has produced estimates for the cost of (a) indecent expo

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