Written questions

John McDonnell

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Sick Leave

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what response his Department made to the PCS union’s letter of 22 February 2021 regarding Whitehall Studies, Sick Leave and Sick Trigger Points.

25 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Health and Safety

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential policy implications for the Civil Service of the Whitehall I and II longitudinal health surveys of civil servants.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of Ukraine’s compliance with International Labour Organisation protocols.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total value is of payments from UK Aid to Abt Associates in respect of projects in Ukraine.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of Ukraine’s compliance with Article 282 of the Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement between the UK and Ukraine, signed on 8

22 Nov 2021 · Cabinet Office

Places for Growth Programme

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) civil and (b) public servant roles will move out of London under the Places for Growth programme.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the role of medium-sized family businesses in supporting growth as part of the recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.

8 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

What recent assessment she has made of the contractual performance of Serco plc in delivering call-handling services for her Department.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Just Ask Estate Services: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the management of the Royal Parks Estate on the employment practices of private contractor Just Ask Estate Services Ltd; and whether she has received re

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Royal Parks: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department takes to monitor the employment practices of private suppliers given contracts on the Royal Parks estates to ensure they comply with Public Sector Equalities Du

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Just Ask Estate Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the management of The Royal Parks estate on the level of job reductions included within the tender contract specification for roles currently undertaken

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to introduce a minimum guarantee of access to early years services.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of Action for Children in their report, Barriers to accessing early years services for children, published 21 September 2021.

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to improve accessibility to early years services.

17 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty; and what forecast he has made of the number of households in fuel poverty in 2022-23.

17 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Ofgem

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish details of the (a) meetings that Ministers in his Department have held with representatives of Ofgem in the last 12 months and (b) primary matter that was discu

17 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

National Grid: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to undertake an investigation into the fire at the National Grid facility in Sellindge, Kent; and if he will make a statement.

17 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent reports that the Turkish army attacked a village with chemical weapons in the Duhok region of North

15 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iraq: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of recent reports that the Turkish army attacked a refugee camp in the Zaxo region of Northern Iraq on 30 Au

6 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Watch Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on a potential review of Neighbourhood Watch.

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Hutchison Ports UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions and meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have held with Hutchison Group on delays to shipments at Felixstowe port.

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Uniserve

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what payments have been made to Uniserve Ltd for (a) demurrage and (b) detention fees for each month in the last six months for which figures are available.

3 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Topham Guerin

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what payments on contracts the Department made to Topham Guerin in August 2021; what payments are scheduled to made to that company in September 2021; and what were the n