Written questions
558 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Appeals: Recovery of Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to enable litigants who win First Tier Tribunal cases to recover costs.
29 Feb 2024 · Treasury
Taxation: Appeals
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax litigation cases HMRC has taken to the Court of Appeal in each of the last five years.
29 Feb 2024 · Treasury
Taxation: Appeals
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HMRC spent on legal fees in tax litigation cases in each of the last five years.
29 Feb 2024 · Treasury
Research: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what scrutiny is given to technical reports submitted with R&D tax credit applications by companies in Northern Ireland.
29 Feb 2024 · Treasury
Research: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for R&D tax credits by companies in Northern Ireland were refused on the grounds they were fraudulent in each of the last three years.
29 Feb 2024 · Treasury
Research: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for R&D tax credits by companies in Northern Ireland were refused in each of the last three years.
29 Feb 2024 · Treasury
Research: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications were made by companies in Northern Ireland for R&D tax credits in each of the last three years.
29 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what representations he has made to his Rwandan counterpart on the M23 rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo border region.
19 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Northern Ireland: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Policy Exchange's report entitled Closing the Back Door: Rediscovering Northern Ireland’s Role in British National Security, published on 5 Febr
19 Feb 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
Import Controls: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is to bring forward legislation to repeal section 10(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
19 Feb 2024 · Northern Ireland Office
Public Finance: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what his planned timetable is for the Northern Ireland Assembly to bring forward revenue raising proposals.
16 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Residents' Society of North Cyprus
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on how many occasions the British High Commissioner to Cyprus has held discussions with the British Residents Society in Northern Cyprus since his appointment in August 2022; and
16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Cyprus: Greece
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of Greek troops that are stationed in southern Cyprus; and whether any personnel from the Greek (a) military and (b) intelligence community are hosted in the so
7 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of Motorcycle Industry Association's proposals to simplify the licensing regime for powered light vehicles.
7 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Motorcycle Industry Association's publication entitled Realising the full potential of zero emission powered light vehicles – a joint action plan for Government and industry, published in
7 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on delivering the Joint Action Plan on Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles.
31 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2023 to Question 10468 on Armed Forces: Uniforms, if his Department will end the sourcing of bearskin from Canada.
29 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meat Products: Preservatives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce similar restrictions on nitrites in processed meat products to those set out in European Commission Regulation No 231/2012 on food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and
26 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Cyprus: Investment and Overseas Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to produce a trade and investment factsheet for trade with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
23 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Meat Products: Preservatives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of lowering the legal limits on nitrites in processed meat products on public health.
22 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electricity Interconnectors
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with Ofgem on the criteria for the third cap and floor window for electricity interconnectors.
22 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Ofgem
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Ofgem has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders in Northern Ireland on its duties under section 202 of the Energy Act 2023.
14 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Cyprus: Landmines
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the cooperation proposal by the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus entitled De-mining the Island of
8 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure the accessibility of her Department's digital services for elderly claimants.
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the elective recovery taskforce's implementation plan, what steps her Department is taking to ensure equity in access for people who are unable to use (a) NHS Digital, (b) MyPlann
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Arthritis: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2023 to Question 193651 on Arthritis: Mental Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of waiting times for elective care on the mental health
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Arthritis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's webpage entitled Diagnosis and referral of inflammatory arthritis, what steps her Department is taking to increase the numb
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Arthritis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase rates of early arthritis diagnosis.
27 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to increase the uptake of (a) mopeds and (b) motorcycles.
27 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's steps to decarbonise L-Category vehicles.
Source: official written-questions record.