Written questions
4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Mar 2024 · Home Office
Unexplained Wealth Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 197789 on Unexplained Wealth Orders, how many new applications for unexplained wealth orders were made in the High Court from 13 September
13 Mar 2024 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements have been reached as a result of HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion between 1 January 2014 and 13 March 2024; and what is the value of financial pe
13 Mar 2024 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance: Fines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the value of civil penalties (a) imposed and (b) collected as a result of HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2023-24; and what was the v
13 Mar 2024 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: Convictions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have resulted from HMRC's criminal investigations into avoidance and evasion of (i) income tax, (ii) national insurance contributions, (iii) VAT, (iv) excise duties and
13 Mar 2024 · Treasury
Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 2 of the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174107 on Tax Evasion: Prosecutions, if he will publish the (a) number of individuals charged and (b) number of individuals charged with tax evasi
13 Mar 2024 · Treasury
Taxation: Prosecutions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2017 to Question 6732 on Taxation: Prosecutions, how many prosecutions resulted from HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion in the financial year (a
12 Mar 2024 · Home Office
Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled UK hosts world leaders for first Global Fraud Summit, published on 11 March 2024, if he will publish the evidential basis on which the statement was made th
12 Mar 2024 · Home Office
Fraud: Conferences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 137 of the Fraud Strategy, published on 3 May 2023, whether any country considered by his Department to be financially benefiting from fraud was in attendance at the Global
12 Mar 2024 · Home Office
Fraud: Conferences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether representatives of (a) India, (b) the Philippines, (c) Indonesia, (d) Nigeria, (e) Ghana and (f) South Africa were invited to the Global Fraud Summit held at Lancaster House from 11-12 March 2
7 Mar 2024 · Attorney General
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Legal Costs
To ask the Attorney General, whether any costs were incurred by the Government Legal Department in relation to the libel action pursued by Professor Kate Sang against the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, following her letter of 2
7 Mar 2024 · Attorney General
Ministers: Defamation
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions the Law Officers have been informed that ministers in other Government departments are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their per
6 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Freeports: Foreign Investment in UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's Freedom of Information response of 29 January to the Rt Hon Member for Islington South and Finsbury of 29 January 2024 (reference number FOI2023/08394), how many free
6 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Freeports: Foreign Investment in UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's Freedom of Information response of 29 January 2024 to the Rt Hon Member for Islington South and Finsbury of 29 January (reference number FOI2023/08394), how many free
6 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Commonwealth Games 2022: Official Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many individuals were projected to visit virtually the UK House venue run by her Department at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games from 28 July to 8 August 2022 in the final business case approved by
6 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Commonwealth Games 2022: Official Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people from (a) the UK and (b) overseas, excluding speakers and hosts, were projected to visit in person the UK House venue run by her Department at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games from 28 J
6 Mar 2024 · Home Office
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022, (e) 2023, and (f) 2024 Border Force implemented a (i) red, (ii) amber and (iii) green rating for expected numbers of small boat crossings in
6 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office
Former Ministers: Redundancy Pay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January to Question 8377 on Peter Bone, whether the severance payments incorrectly paid to (a) Mr Peter Bone, (b) Ms Nadine Dorries, (c) the Rt hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayfo
6 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office
Deputy Prime Minister: USA
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January to Question 7525, for what reason the finalised costs for the Deputy Prime Minister’s visit to the United States from 19 to 23 September have not yet been confirmed; and when
4 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Sloane Helicopters: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February to Question 14510 on Sloane Helicopters: Contracts, whether he will be able to publish the figure requested in that question once the deadline for bids for the new Rotary Win
1 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to introduce the Phase 2 Means Test Review civil legal aid changes.
27 Feb 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Scallops: Isle of Man
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK businesses welcome protection for iconic British food and drink in Japan, published on 27 February 2024, what is the status of the applicati
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Precise Media Monitoring
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's contract with Precise Media Monitoring Ltd of 24 January 2024, procurement reference CPD4124143, if he will publish the list of search words provid
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Oliver Wyman
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the contract initiated by his Department with Oliver Wyman Ltd from 4 September 2023, tender reference 349331/1281857, what work was allocated under that contrac
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Oliver Wyman
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to his Department's contract with Oliver Wyman Ltd of 4 September 2023, tender reference 349331/1281857, which five projects have been allocated the largest amount
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which five projects have been allocated the largest amount of staff time by his Department's Projects Task Force in financial year 2023-24 to date, as of 19 February 2024.
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Pacific Computers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's contract with Pacific Computers Ltd of 9 January 2024, reference TRGA3330, for which of his Department's buildings will the services under that contract be supplied.
19 Feb 2024 · Department for Education
Institute for Employment Studies: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's contract with the Institute for Employment Studies of 24 January 2024, tender reference 398710/1312346, if she will publish the specification of services set out in Schedule 2
19 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Visits Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department had discussions with the Cabinet Office on the Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care sharing the RAF plane used by the Deputy Prime Minister to visit New York on 19
19 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Sloane Helicopters: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4104 on Sloane Helicopters: Contracts, what is the value of the contract extension agreed between his Department and Sloane Helicopters to cover the period fr
19 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many full time equivalent staff were employed in his Department's Projects Task Force as of 1 January 2024; what annual budget was allocated by his Department to the work of t
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