Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, With reference to the Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2025 statistics published on 25th February 2025, what assessment she has made of the sources of growth in seafarer employment in the UK shipping indu

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Seafarers in the UK Shipping Industry: 2025 statistics published on 25 February 2025, what steps she is taking to increase the number of UK resident seafarer Ratings employed in the UK shi

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of seafarers in the UK’s short sea international ferry sector that are paid an hourly wage that is (a) broadly equivalent to or (b) above the National

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What recent assessment she has made of the employment conditions of seafarers at ferry operators who are signatories to the Voluntary Seafarers Charter; and if she will list the ferry operators who have signed

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussion she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (Offshore Employment) (Amendment) Order 2020 for seafarers working (a) in UK territoria

13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, (b) shipowner representatives and (c) port owners on compliance with the Seafarers Wages Regulations 2024 amongst operators of ro

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made a comparative assessment of the cost of alternative models based on permanent civil service staffing with external Managed Service Provider provision.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the range of possible outcomes of HMRC’s joint evaluation with PCS of the pilot of the Managed Service Provider within the Customer Services Group.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC may discontinue the use of the Managed Service Provider model beyond the initial proof of value trial.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria she will use to determine whether the Managed Service Provider model is expanded, modified, or discontinued following the joint evaluation with the PCS Trade Union.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the long term operational need for a Managed Service Provider within the Customer Services Group beyond the current proof of value trial.

23 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Sports: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is responsible for the regulation of sports and non-financial spread bets in the UK.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with Ofwat on the form of public consultation on a deal for the control of Thames Water.

13 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she is having with relevant trade unions on her Department’s reorganisation proposals; and if she will make a statement.

13 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of proposed staff cuts of staff employed as research analysts in the Middle East, in the context of the developing situation

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Access to Work support worker funding rates fall below the cost of employment once National Insurance, pension contributions and holiday pay are included.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Access to Work enables Disabled people to remain in employment.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his department has made of the number of Disabled people who have lost employment due to delays or reductions in Access to Work support.

6 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will publish the Strategic Plan for the DWP Estate, and if he will make a statement.

6 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating people who were unable to pay (a) mortgages, (b) credit card bills and (c) other household bills due to delays in payments from the Civil Servi

6 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is providing training to staff employed by Capita Pensions Solutions Ltd in dealing with cases involving bereaved individuals.

6 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recovering the total cost of civil servants supporting the Civil Service Pension Scheme recovery plan from Capita Pensions Solutions Ltd.

6 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the monthly cost of civil servants working on the Civil Service Pensions Scheme recovery plan for each of the next 12 months.

6 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the cost of resolving the McCloud remedy cases is included in the £239 million contract with Capita to manage the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

6 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that HMRC adequately interprets the provisions of the (a) McCann report and the (b) Government's response, in the context of support for people affected by the Loan Charge.

6 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to support people affected by the Loan Charge.

4 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will offer the same settlement terms that will be provided in the settlement opportunity resulting from the implementation of the McCann Review to those that have already settled with HMRC.

4 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people subject to the loan charge who will have their cases settled following the independent review of the loan charge.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tonnage Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of dividend payments made to Tonnage Tax qualifying companies by companies not resident in the UK for tax purposes in each year since 2003-04 to date.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tonnage Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many ship management companies have qualified for the Tonnage Tax scheme since 1 April 2024 to date.

Source: official written-questions record.