Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Plastics: Waste Disposal

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2020 to Question 1349, with reference to the tax on the production and import of plastic packaging, what criteria his department used to determined that less than 30 per cent rec

16 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits to (a) the environment, (b) regional airports and (c) regional economies of replacing Air Passenger Duty with an airport congestion charge.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Interserve

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many planned preventative maintenance issues were missed by Interserve at his Department's main building in each month from April 2019 to November 2019.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Interserve

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many reports of (a) uncompleted cleanliness tasks and (b) rodents were reported to Interserve at his Department's headquarters in each month from April 2019 to November 2019.

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many incidents of security breaches involving (a) unescorted visitors and (b) visitors with inadequate security clearance in secure areas being used by contracted staff were reported

15 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Interserve

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many reports he has received from Interserve about a potential break-in at a confidential waste room in his Department's headquarters between June and July 2019.

14 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Living Wage

What steps he is taking to ensure Departments have adequate funding to the pay the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019.

13 Jan 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facilit

13 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions she is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management

13 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility mana

13 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his

13 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility manageme

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions she is having with private sector companies undertakin

13 Jan 2020 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions she is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions she is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management w

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for h

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions she is having with private sector companies undertaking fac

13 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertakin

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for h

13 Jan 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management wor

13 Jan 2020 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for hi

13 Jan 2020 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his D

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions she is having with private sector companies undertaking facil

13 Jan 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility manag

13 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Treasury: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his De

13 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.

13 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.

13 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.

13 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.

Source: official written-questions record.