Written questions
743 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2018 to Question 131814 on Universal Credit: Scotland, what the timetable is for the initial workshop on the Scottish Government's universal credit split payment polic
19 Mar 2018 · Women and Equalities
Partnerships: Equal Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has modelled the effect on gender pay gaps of including partnership income in the calculation.
19 Mar 2018 · Women and Equalities
Partnerships: Equal Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including partnership income in the calculation of gender pay gaps; and if she will make a statement.
9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on the use of universal credit split payments; and if she has supplied the Scottish Government with indicative costs.
9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households in Scotland receive a child element under universal credit.
9 Mar 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children are included on universal credit claims in Scotland.
7 Mar 2018 · House of Commons Commission
Parliamentary Tours
To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will consult all Members on the decision of the Administration Committee to alter the way in-House guided tours are delivered befor
5 Mar 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Borders: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish in full his letter to the Prime Minister on the border in the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
28 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the effect of pensions auto-enrolment on the income of low-paid workers.
27 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of tapering state benefits when an employee retires and has an auto-enrolment pension.
26 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Support for Mortgage Interest: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each Government Office region in Scotland receive support for mortgage interest; and how many of those people also receive (a) employment support allowance, (b) personal independence
19 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Support for Mortgage Interest: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland receive support for mortgage interest; and how many of those people also receive (a) employment support allowance, (b) personal independenc
8 Feb 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Diplomatic Service: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Ambassadors and High Commissioners have left posts with his Department and subsequently been re-appointed as an official or consultant since 2010.
8 Feb 2018 · Scotland Office
British Transport Police: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the effect on cross border policing of the proposed merger of British Transport Police (Scotland) with Police Scotland.
8 Feb 2018 · Scotland Office
British Transport Police: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the effect of the merger of the Scottish component of the British Transport Police into Police Scotland on cross border policing; and what estimate he has made of the cost of cross
8 Feb 2018 · Scotland Office
British Transport Police: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the future viability of the Scottish component of the British Transport Police pension fund when it is transferred to the Scottish Government.
7 Feb 2018 · Cabinet Office
Carillion: Scotland
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many companies based in Scotland that were affected by Carillion’s collapse took up the support services of (a) help and flexibility with tax and (b) special support from banks, how now entered (a) administr
6 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Carillion: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies that are based in Scotland and that were affected by the liquidation of Carillion have accessed Government support in relation to (a) tax and (b) banking.
6 Feb 2018 · Cabinet Office
Carillion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Oral Statement, 15 January 2018, Official Report, column 624, on Carillion, how many people based in Scotland who contacted the Carillion helpline established through Jobcentre Plus, have g
6 Feb 2018 · Cabinet Office
Carillion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Oral Statement of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column 624, on Carillion, how many calls the Carillion helpline established through Jobcentre Plus, has received from people based in Sco
30 Jan 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department's Task and Finish Working Group on Brain Tumour Research plans to publish its second report; and if he will make a statement.
26 Jan 2018 · Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with trustees of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund on disinvestment from fossil fuels.
25 Jan 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Plastics: Packaging
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with major supermarkets on the reduction of plastic use.
19 Dec 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Rohingya
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what long-term plans his Department has to tackle the crisis for the Rohingya people in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
21 Nov 2017 · Home Office
HM Passport Office: Edinburgh
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for the Passport Office in Edinburgh; and if he will make a statement.
3 Nov 2017 · HM Treasury
Air Passenger Duty
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the level of awareness among air passengers of the entitlement of a refund of air passenger taxes to the consumer when a passenger does not travel; and if he will make a sta
3 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Commonwealth
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that Commonwealth nations help to tackle economic problems and to embed democracy in (a) the Gambia and (b) other low and middle-income countries;
3 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Gambia: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Gambia's transition to democracy.
3 Nov 2017 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: Africa
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that trade negotiations include low and middle-income countries in Africa when the UK leaves the EU.
3 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Gambia: Commonwealth
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support The Gambia to rejoin the Commonwealth.
Source: official written-questions record.