Written questions

1,155 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish details of the (a) travel and (b) costs associated with Jonathan Powell’s role in the negotiations on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Te

28 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Jonathan Powell has had meetings with (a) him and Ministers in his Department; (b) officials; (c) the Prime Minister; (d) Philippe Sands; (e) members of the Mauritian Go

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff have left his Department between 5 July and 5 November 2024, broken down by pay grade.

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff were appointed to roles within his Department between 5 July and 5 November 2024, broken down by pay grade.

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the RDEL allocation provided to his Department in the Autumn Budget 2024 includes resourcing provisions for the additional costs due to changes to employers National

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer (a) prior to and (b) since 30 October 2024 on the resourcing impact for (i) his Department and (ii) non-depar

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the employer National Insurance contribution costs for (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department (i)

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total staffing costs for (a) his Department; and (b) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department for (a) the current financial

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent employees are currently employed by (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department; and how many he expec

14 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Military Bases: Diego Garcia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cost of the proposed lease of the military base at Diego Garcia following the UK and Mauritius joint statement, published on 3 October 2024; and what provi

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish an (a) timeline and (b) list of all (i) meetings and (ii) discussions his Department has had with the Government of Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Bri

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is to publish the details of the treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) current and (b) incoming United States Administration on the timetable for signing the treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignt

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for signing the agreement with Mauritius on sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a breakdown of multilateral funding his Department plans to provide via Overseas Development Assistance per organisation in 2025.

14 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a breakdown of Overseas Development Assistance funding his Department plans to allocate per country for 2025.

1 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Dedicated Schools Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to extend the statutory override on the treatment of deficits to the dedicated schools grant after the 2025-26 financial year.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of Education and Health Care Plans that will be issued for qualifying young people (a) nationwide and (b) in Essex in each of the next five years.

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, how much SEND funding she plans to allocate to local authorities to (a) cover existing DSG deficits and (b) for future spending pr

1 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be allocated to support pupils with SEND in Essex in each of the next five years.

1 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding that will be allocated to NHS services in Essex in each of the nex

1 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he plans to allocate to public health grants for local authorities in each of the next five years.

1 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Corporation Tax: International Cooperation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the OECD Pillar 2 measures on businesses.

1 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Corporation Tax: International Cooperation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenue raised as a result of the OECD Pillar 2 measures in each of the next five years.

1 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Government Departments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse through (a) third party spend and (b) contracts as a result of changes to em

1 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Government Departments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what the Resource DEL provided to each Department in respect of the impact of the changes to employers National Insurance Contributions

1 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Public Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to line 26 of Table 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, which public sector organisations will be funded to cover the additional costs of the changes to employers Nati

31 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of small boat arrivals there will be by the end of (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

31 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) total cost of financial support provided to asylum seekers at the Wethersfield site was in the last 12 months.

31 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of operating the Wethersfield site for asylum accommodation in each of the next five years.

Source: official written-questions record.