Written questions

753 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: Powers

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to give the next Independent Advisor on Ministerial Standards the power to initiate investigations.

26 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: Public Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to fill the vacancy for the Independent Advisor on Ministerial Standards.

26 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

11 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the date on which the Prime Minister repaid the costs of the refurbishment of the 11 Downing Street flat.

26 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

11 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on who paid the invoices for the refurbishment of the Prime Minister’s 11 Downing Street flat.

26 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Members' Interests

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to next publish the Register of Minsters’ Financial Interests.

23 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Greensill

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish details of all (a) communications and (b) meetings held between (i) No.10 special advisors and (ii) David Cameron or wider representatives of Greensill

21 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Government's £290 billion annual public sector procurement expenditure has been spent (a) with businesses that use or have used child

21 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Government's £290 billion annual public sector procurement expenditure has been spent on (a) goods made in the UK, (b) services provid

21 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Government's £290 billion annual public sector procurement expenditure has been disbursed by each (a) Government department, (b) local

21 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Government's £290 billion annual public sector procurement expenditure has been spent in each region of the UK in each of the last fiv

21 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Government's £290 billion annual public sector procurement expenditure has been spent with or on (a) the private sector, (b) the volun

24 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Location

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2021 to Question, what the specific boundaries are of central London where 22,000 civil servants will be relocated from; and which spe

24 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

David Cameron

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much David Cameron has received from the public purse since he resigned as Prime Minister and hon. Member in 2016; and what the purpose was of such payments.

16 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK-EU Partnership Council: Committees

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the specialised committees and sub-committees established under the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement have (a) held meetings and (b) organised meetings fo

16 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Termination of Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has spent on settling legal disputes, including legal costs, with former employees and civil servants since 2019.

11 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the total cost to the public purse of (a) refurbishments and (b) renovations to No.10 Downing Street since July 2019 has been notified to the Cabinet Secretary.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the geographical spread of research and development spending by (a) region and (b) local authority of the UK.

10 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Test and Trace: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 3.8 of the Budget 2021, how much of the £15 billion announced for NHS Test and Trace will be outsourced to private companies.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Knowledge Economy and Technology: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the the geographical spread of technology and knowledge economy jobs by region of the UK.

5 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to ensure that the proposed freeports will be adequately resourced with fully-trained staff.

5 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential savings to businesses of using freeports over traditional ports and border points.

5 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the eight proposed freeports will become operational.

5 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing the eight proposed freeports (a) for each freeport and (b) in total.

3 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of countries the UK has imported personal protection equipment from each month in the last six months.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether applications to the Government's personal protective equipment procurement portal established in March 2020 were managed by (a) Government officials or (b) external consultants.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of companies that have applied to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) via the PPE procurement tender portal since 1 March 2020.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings the Government has had with UK businesses on how they adapt to the new UK-EU trading relationships since the end of the transition period.

1 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent engaging with UK businesses on how they adapt to the new UK-EU trading relationship since the end of the transition period.

1 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU: Advertising

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on adverts on news websites promoting the success of UK businesses in adapting to the new trading arrangements with the EU.

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's timeframe is for meeting the commitment to manufacture 70 per cent of personal protective equipment in the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.