Written questions

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Section 4 of the report of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities, published on 31 May 2022, what conclusions h

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities published on 31 May 2022, if he will commission an indepen

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Tees: Pyridine

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the levels of pyridine in marine species fished in the River Tees estuary, and (b) the possible health risks of those species for human consum

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities published on 31 May 2022, if he will publish all ministeri

18 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Tees: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the quality of recently obtained samples of Tees water in the context of recent findings of dead crustaceans in that river.

4 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on ending the blockade of Gaza in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1860 (2009).

4 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the impact of the humanitarian situation in Gaza on children.

16 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Saudi Arabia on judicial cooperation.

19 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Public Bodies: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the Government plans to bring forward a Bill on boycotts, divestment and sanctions.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Central Government: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many front-line enforcement officers there were in the (a) HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team, (b) Health and Safety Executive and (c) Gangmaster Labour Abuse Authori

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Company Investigations and Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many workplace (a) inspections and (b) investigations were carried out by the (i) Employment Standards Agency Inspectorate, (ii) HMRC National Minimum Wage Enforcement Team, (

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Minimum Wage: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the number of prosecutions for non-payment of the national minimum wage by region in Financial Year (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

17 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs spent on national minimum wage enforcement in Financial Year (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

17 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many national minimum wage enforcement staff were employed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in each region in Financial Year (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Redcar

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Redcar consti

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Middlesbrough

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Middlesbrough

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Middlesbrough

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many organisations attended the rail passenger service contract market engagement day on 4 November 2021; and which owning groups attended that day.

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the rail passenger service contract market engagement day on 4 November 2021, what discussions took place on the risks arising from industrial action; and what the outcomes of those discussion

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there are any financial implications for operators of (a) National Rail Contracts and (b) rail passenger service contracts in the event of industrial action.

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who will be responsible for risks arising from industrial action under rail passenger service contracts.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2021 to Question 58484 on Railways: Electrification, what plans he has for the electrification of the line from Northallerton through to Middlesbrough and Saltburn.

19 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to reimburse businesses that brought back employees from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on the basis of receiving the £1,000 per employee Job Retention Bonus (JRB) but t

18 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government's review of the restrictions on asylum seekers' right to work will be completed; and when she plans to publish the findings of that review.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Trade Union Act 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to respond to the observation in June 2019 by the International Labour Organization’s Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Reco

15 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Treasury: Re-employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, on the Government's policy on the in

15 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 8

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, on the Government'

15 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, on the Government's pol

15 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, on the Government's policy on t

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