Written questions

528 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on economic crime.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's Annual report and accounts 2020-21, HC 808, published on 25 November 2021, for what reasons did the amount spent on consultancy increase from £5

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on employment rights.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with which trade unions his Department has had discussions on legislative proposals relating to employment in the last 12 months.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many officials in his Department are working on legislative proposals relating to employment as on 2 September 2022.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with external stakeholders on legislative proposals relating to employment in the last six months.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies House: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding for Companies House, in the context of the reforms envisaged in the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform White Paper

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to implement the Government's National Disability Strategy.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trade: Certification

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the transition to separate UK safety certification for tradable goods following the UK's departure from the EU will not take place until 2027; and whether he has

23 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Scottish Limited Partnerships: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much has been issued in fines to Scottish limited partnerships for failure to comply with the requirements of the register of persons of significant control since its establis

23 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies House

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff members in his Department are deployed on a full-time basis to monitor Companies House filings.

23 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Scottish Limited Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of Scottish limited partnerships have disclosed genuine individuals as persons of significant control.

13 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aluminium: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on British businesses of rising aluminium costs.

11 May 2022 · Home Office

Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to publish a new Economic Crime Plan when the current one elapses this year.

11 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Scottish Limited Partnerships: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many new Scottish limited partnerships have been registered in each of the last 10 years.

11 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Scottish Limited Partnerships: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Scottish limited partnerships have been fined since the people with significant control register came into force.

10 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

McColl's: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of McColl's entering administration on access to community Post Office services.

25 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Consumers: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle subscription traps.

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

DP World: Freeports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of DP World as preferred partners for freeports.

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: DP World

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings officials in his Department have had with DP World in the last 12 months.

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Containers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the recent rises in shipping container costs.

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Insolvency Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding provided to the Insolvency Service to perform its duties effectively.

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding available to effectively (a) investigate and (b) prevent fraud and other economic crime.

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon IT System: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of convictions given to sub-postmasters during the Post Office Horizon scandal being overturned.

20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies House: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at Companies House.

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Foreign Companies: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on the establishment of a Register of Beneficial Owners as provided by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Sanctions: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) Ministers and (b) senior civil servants in his Department met people in the last 18 months who are now subject to sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of U

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 22 February 2022, Official Report column

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Competition and Markets Authority: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he made of the adequacy of staffing levels at the Competition and Markets Authority.

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications to the Historic Shortfall Scheme his Department has processed.

Source: official written-questions record.