Written questions
3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the train operating companies sought the agreement of his Department on the proposed number of (a) ticket office closures and (b) hours stations would be staffed before beginning its consultation on the
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the train operating companies sought the agreement of his Department before beginning the consultation on ticket office closures.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department approved train company proposals for ticket office closures before consultations began.
1 Sep 2023 · Home Office
Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forensic accountants are employed in each Police Force in England and Wales.
20 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Serious Violence Reduction Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a stop and search conducted under a Serious Violence Reduction Order has led to an immediate arrest in each month since those powers were introduced; and if she will provide a br
20 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Serious Violence Reduction Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions stop and search powers have been used under a Serious Violence Reduction Order in each month since those powers were introduced; and if she will provide a breakdown of those figu
20 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Serious Violence Reduction Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Serious Violence Reduction Orders have been issued in each month since the powers were introduced; and if she will provide a breakdown of those figures by police force area.
20 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Serious Violence Reduction Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what basis the (a) number and (b) location of the Serious Violence Reduction Orders pilot police areas were chosen.
19 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Migrants: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases to the Immigration Health Surcharge on household debt for migrant workers.
19 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in the Immigration Health Surcharge on the number of migrants with (a) acute and (b) chronic health issues who will seek NHS tr
18 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: National Union of Journalists
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will invite representatives from the National Union of Journalists to participate in his Department’s information user rights group.
18 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191280 on Prisons: Education, whether indexation occurred on 1 April 2023.
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Shipping: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the P&O Ferries’ ships European Causeway and European Highlander, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of Part 4 of the National Mini
17 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Resettlement: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, whether journalists facing persecution in (a) Afghanistan and (b) neighbouring countries will be eligible for immigration status under the third pathway of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
17 Jul 2023 · Home Office
Resettlement: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, when the third pathway of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be fully opened.
17 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office
Information Rights User Group
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of (a) organisations and (b) individuals invited to participate in the Information Rights User Group.
13 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of high levels of debt in the water industry.
13 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer on 28 June 2023 to Question 190933 on Prisons: Education, whether Treasury guidance on the application of Fair Deal Pensions policy will be circulated to relevant stakeholders before the co
12 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Contracts for Services
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what social value criteria the Government considers when awarding public contracts.
12 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Contracts for Services
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to prevent public contracts being awarded to companies that blacklist workers.
12 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Pay Settlements
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department has in place for appointing personnel to Pay Review Bodies.
12 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to support unprofitable bus routes in hard-to-reach rural areas.
12 Jul 2023 · Treasury
Energy: Profits
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to tackle excess profits in the energy sector.
12 Jul 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety Executive: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the number of inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.
10 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Army
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191777 on Army answered on 5 July 2023, what the roles are of the 28,306 army personnel who are not classified as having combat or combat support roles.
10 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office
Veterans: Homelessness
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the grants awarded under the Reducing Veterans Homelessness programme in 2023-24, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated to the Launchpad Organisation will be spent on each of th
5 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Shipping: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on offsetting accommodation costs in seafarers’ wages.
5 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Shipping: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations she has received from employers in the shipping industry on the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on seafarers and the Accommodation Offset.
5 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Shipping: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to respond to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on seafarers and the Accommodation Offset.
29 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Army
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the military strength was of the Army as of 29 June 2023; and if he will provide a breakdown by (a) combat and (b) combat support personnel.
Source: official written-questions record.