Written questions

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, 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, what steps her Depart

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural 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 86WH, what

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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, what steps his Department has t

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 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, what st

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 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,

13 Jul 2021 · Cabinet Office

Re-employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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, colu

28 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Certification Officer: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's plans for a levy on trade unions and employer bodies to fund the certification officer, what projections he has made for (a) the income levels t

17 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to reclassify covid-19 as a serious workplace risk in response to the Delta variant of covid-19.

17 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has identified hotspots of the Delta variant of covid-19; and whether the number of (a) health and safety workplace inspections undertaken by and (b) enforcement

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Certification Officer: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the budget was for the Certification Officer for the financial years beginning 1 April (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Certification Officer: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the expected budget is for the Certification Officer for the financial year 2021-22.

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Certification Officer: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the annual budget for the Certification Officer for the financial year starting on 1 April 2022.

18 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Health and Safety Executive has categorised covid-19 in the workplace according to Table 1 Consequence table in the Enforcement Management Model (EMM) Operational version 3.2 following the lates

22 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on trade union recognition within

22 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) PD Ports and (b) Wentworth Clean Power on trade union recognition for employees at the (i) construction and (ii) operational phases of the Te

22 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department assessed the contract between PD Ports and Wentworth Clean Power for the Teesport Renewable Energy Centre as part of their official assessment of the Tees

22 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the note on the freeports selection decision making process published by his Department on 8 April 2021, if he will list the members of the cross-government Fre

21 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department and HM Treasury's policy paper, Freeports bidding prospectus, updated on 8 April 2021, what the (a) date and (b) attendees were of the formal mod

21 Apr 2021 · Department for International Trade

Mubadala: PD Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what role (a) she and (b) her officials have played in discussions on the acquisition of PD Ports by the Mudabala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi.

21 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mubadala: PD Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effect on existing (a) collective bargaining agreements and (b) employment in Teesport of an acquisition of PD Ports by the Mudabala Investme

21 Apr 2021 · Department for International Trade

Freeports: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support officials in her Department have provided to the Tees Valley Mayor in discussions with investors on the takeover of PD Ports’ facilities in the Tees Freeport.

21 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: Tees Valley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support officials in his Department have provided to the Tees Valley Mayor in discussions with investors on the takeover of PD Ports’ facilities in the Tees Freeport.

20 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any of the successful freeport bids announced on 3 March 2021 rely on supply chain finance schemes to deliver its objectives.

20 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Tees bid for freeport status included plans to fully automate Teesport.

20 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support officials in his Department have provided to the Tees Valley Mayor in discussions with investors on the takeover of PD Ports’ facilities in the Tees Freeport.

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Freeports: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) existing collective bargaining agreements and (b) local employment at Teesport of Mudabala’s takeover of PD Ports.

20 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether freeport applications are assessed under (a) Criteria D and (b) Criteria E of Section 5.6 of the bidding prospectus for the use of supply chain finance schemes; and if he

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Prescribed Industrial Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the decision-making process on the Health and Safety Executive's classification according to Enforcement Management Model of novel workplace diseases.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Prescribed Industrial Diseases: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the 11 individual issues were that were raised with the Health and Safety Executive by its inspectors concerning the classification of covid-19 as significant rather than serious with regards to En

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Prescribed Industrial Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether reviews of classifications of workplace diseases according to the Enforcement Management Model are constant, automatic and regular or initiated only by the instruction of the Chief Executive.

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