Written questions

1,575 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voter Authority Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2023 to Question 149495 on Elections: Proof of Identity, when he plans to publish information on expenditure on Voter Authority Certificates.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Maternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) mean and (b) median number of weeks of maternity leave taken by new mothers is; and what proportion of new mothers take (i) 1-25 weeks, (ii) 26 weeks, (iii) 27-38 weeks, (iv) 39 weeks, (v)

6 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 146991 on Employment Tribunals Service, whether data on mean age at disposal has been collected since March 2021.

6 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2023 to Question 133625 on Employment Tribunals Service, what the mean age at disposal of (a) single claims and (b) multiple claimant cases was in the latest quarter for which

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an estimate of how many seafarers unlawfully dismissed by P&O Ferries on 17 March 2022 have taken up employment outside the maritime sector.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Seafarer Statistics published by his department on 28 February 2023, what steps he is taking to increase the (a) provision and (b) uptake of seafarer apprenticeships.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Government Equalities Office on the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of UK-resident ratings employed in the ferry industry.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the impact that prohibiting nationality based pay discrimination would have on seafarer (a) welfare and (b) employment conditions in the shipping industry since 17 March 202

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

P&O Ferries: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2022 to Question 92231 on P&O Ferries: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, whether his Department has had discussions with representatives of P&O Ferries on the return of fur

6 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has knowingly granted procurement contracts with any firms that have engaged in fire and rehire tactics.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in relation to the draft Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement, what procedures the Government plans to follow where employers engaged in Government procurement contracts are found

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement, published on 24 January 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of financial penalties on the

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement, published on 24 January 2023, what the last resort scenarios are in which dismissal and re-engagement tactics could be used.

3 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many suppliers her Department excluded from procurement on the grounds of (a) fraud, (b) corruption and (c) other grounds under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 from 2015 to 2022.

3 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Treasury: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many suppliers his Department excluded from procurement on the grounds of (a) fraud, (b) corruption and (c) other grounds under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 from 2015 to 2022.

3 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suppliers the Department excluded from procurement on the grounds of (a) fraud, (b) corruption and (c) any other grounds under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 between 2015 and 2022.

2 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide an update on his Department's plans for responding to the Humble Address Motion of 6 December 2022 on Government PPE contracts.

2 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Email

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a timeframe for updating the 2013 Cabinet Office guidance on use of private email accounts by Departments.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on (a) costs associated with the resolution of disputed contracts for and (b) other costs arising from the disposal of personal protective equipment between January 20

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on consultants for the disposal of personal protective equipment programme, including costs associated with the resolution of disputed contracts, between January 2020

24 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Absent Voting: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer of 12 April 2021 to Question 179209 on Absent Voting: Proof of Identity, whether it is his policy that people applying for a postal vote are required to

23 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many units of personal protective equipment purchased by the Government are in storage in warehouses in China; and what the cost to the public purse is of that storage on average in January 202

23 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many units of personal protective equipment purchased by the Government are in storage in warehouses in the United Kingdom; and what the cost to the public purse is of that storage on average i

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voter Authority Certificates: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much a Voter Authority Certificate costs to produce per unit.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of people eligible to vote have applied for a Voter Authority Certificate, broken down by region.

17 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suppliers the Government excluded from procurement on the grounds of fraud under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in (a) 2015 (b) 2018 and (c) 2021.

17 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2023 to Question 133625 on Employment Tribunals Service, what was the mean age at disposal of (a) single claims and (b) multiple claimant cases in the latest quarter for which

6 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Conduct

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds any record of a complaint made by a civil servant about the conduct of a Minister in March 2021.

6 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Members' Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Oral Answer to the Hon. Member for Rhondda of 2 February 2023, Official Report column 453, what steps is he taking to move to more rapid declarations of ministerial interests so that they align m

Source: official written-questions record.