Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how the £100 payment to support households who are off-grid with the energy bills will be paid to those households.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) Energy Price Guarantee for on-grid and (b) £100 for off-grid households on those households;

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to assess the potential need for additional financial support for off-grid households; and (a) how often and (b) what metrics are used by his D

27 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

World Economic Forum

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments are formally working with the World Economic Forum.

27 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

World Economic Forum

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the extent of the Government's co-operation or alignment is with the World Economic Forum.

27 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

World Economic Forum

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is engaged in any partnerships with the World Economic Forum.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of an (a) earned recognition and (b) trusted trader imports system for the UK’s professional tree and plant growers.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Horticulture: Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation on Ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture in England and Wales, what steps he is taking to ensure tree and plant growers (a) can

25 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number pensioners in the UK who qualify for pension credit but do not claim their entitlement.

25 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in South Holland and The Deepings constituency are in receipt of pension credit.

25 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department is doing to increase the take-up of pension credit awards by those who qualify.

25 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the timeline for the (a) tender bidding, (b) preferred bidder shortlist and (c) preferred bidder selection for Great British Railway’s Consolidated Online Retail Solution.

25 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the most recent timeline for delivery of the Consolidated Online Retail Solution being managed by Rail Delivery Group on behalf of Great British Railways Transition Team; and if will he make

24 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Metals: Hallmarking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and with his EU counterparts on the EU's decision on British metal hallmarking.

24 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Jewellery: Hallmarking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of the EU's decision to not recognise British hallmarking on (a) smiths and (b) jewellers.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of failed asylum seekers who have no right to remain in the UK.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers have been deported from the UK since 2020.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on housing asylum seekers in hotels in each of the last five years.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Police: Protest

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the financial impact on police forces of lock-on protests.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken by her Department to process a passport application is; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that time.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a cap on the number of illegal immigrants who can be transferred to Rwanda under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with that country.

10 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the decision by P&O to dismiss 800 employees and replace them with sub-minimum wage agency workers, what steps his Department will take to uphold employment standards for seafaring workers.

10 May 2022 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the dismissal of 800 workers by P&O and the detainment of ships operated by that company for inspection, what steps his Department will take to ensure safety standards for passengers are uphel

10 May 2022 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support customers affected by (a) cancellations and (b) safety concerns in the context of dismissals of employees by P&O Ferries.

26 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling cemeteries and crematoria to continue using rebated fuel.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of exclusions from school in South Holland and the Deepings constituency were of pupils with SEN, in the latest period for which data is available.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many requests for Education and Health Care Plans were (a) requested by parents in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) signed off by Lincolnshire Council for students in the South Hollan

24 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Agency Workers: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Schedule 44 Section 2 of The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in clarifying the obligations of employment agencies and umbrella companies.

23 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes subject to the loan charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating those schemes.

23 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds due to the changes made by the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.

Source: official written-questions record.