Written questions
688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 May 2025 · Treasury
Remittances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people who claimed the remittance basis and will use the temporary repatriation facility in the last year.
20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
UK Export Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications were received by UK Export Finance in each month of the last five years; and what the value of those applications was.
14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Horizon IT System: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on payments through compensation schemes for postmasters impacted by failures in the Horizon system.
7 May 2025 · Home Office
Trade Agreements: India
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Migration Advisory Committee will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Double Contribution Convention with India on net migration levels.
1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice
HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) judges and (b) other people were employed in the Employment Tribunal by HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those roles were vacant in that time per
31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the average cost to the public purse of administering an Employment Tribunal claim.
31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Employment Tribunal claims were submitted in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those were resolved within six months.
31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judicial vacancies there were in the Employment Tribunal system on 31 March 2025; and what steps she is taking to fill those vacancies.
31 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals Service: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Employment Tribunal cases had been outstanding for more than 12 months in the latest period for which data is available.
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Aluminium: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with manufacturers on the potential impact of US tariffs on (a) finished and (b) semi-finished aluminium derivative products.
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Aluminium: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on (a) finished and (b) semi-finished (i) steel and (ii) aluminium derivative products on manufacturing jobs.
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
VAT: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on reducing VAT on US firms exporting to the UK.
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Aluminium: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US aluminium tariffs on (a) finished and (b) semi-finished aluminium derivative products.
28 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Iron and Steel: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US steel tariffs on (a) finished and (b) semi-finished steel derivative products.
19 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Women: Personal Care Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the levels of employment of women in the (a) hairdressing and (b) beauty industries.
19 Mar 2025 · Home Office
Personal Care Services: Money Laundering
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of barber shops that are linked to money laundering.
19 Mar 2025 · Treasury
Personal Care Services: Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of disguised employment in the (a) hairdressing and (b) beauty industries; and what steps she plans to take with C
19 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Personal Care Services: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of (a) hairdressing and (b) beauty businesses that are considering closing in the next 12 months.
19 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of changes made to (a) National Insurance and (b) the National Living Wage at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the number of apprenticeships offered by
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has included mandatory commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion training in contracts awarded since 5 July 2024.
3 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has included diversity quotas as selection criteria for contracts awarded since 5 July 2024.
27 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Procurement Policy Statement published on 13 February 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the updated statement and (b) the Employment Rights Bill on p
27 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what training programmes his Department has put in place to help procurement officials navigate the (a) recently updated National Procurement Policy Statement and the (b) Employment Rights Bill.
27 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's National Procurement Policy Statement published on 13 February 2025, whether he has made an estimate of compliance costs for contracting authorities in implementing the (a) up
27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Procurement Policy Statement published on 13 February 2025, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that supplier requirements include statutory sick pay from d
26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has adopted trade union representation requirements in their procurement processes since July 2024.
26 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public procurement contracts issued by the Crown Commercial Service have included mandatory commitments to trade union recognition since July 2024.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department were working in the goods and tariffs team in February 2025.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department were working in the goods and tariffs team in July 2024.
21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 25193 tabled by the hon. Member for West Worcestershire on 21 January 2025.
Source: official written-questions record.