Written questions
1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the public purse was spent on legal fees for cases relating to the classification of panic rooms as spare rooms for the purposes of the spare room subsidy in each of the last five ye
9 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Crime: Exploitation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Queen's Speech December 2019 Background Briefing Notes, whether she plans to include a statutory definition of criminal exploitation in the Serious Violence Bill.
9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Crime: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Queen's Speech December 2019 Background Briefing Notes, what his timescale is for (a) publishing and (b) introducing a revised victims' code; and whether that revised code will include a chi
4 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve the usability of the Check Employment Status Tool ahead of the introduction of reforms to the off-payroll working rules.
4 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on labour market flexibility of the proposed reforms to off-payroll working rules.
4 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on employment rights of the proposed reforms to off-payroll working rules.
4 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing regulations to prevent companies who employ temporary agency contractors operating disguised remuneration schemes before the reforms to off-p
4 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) preparedness of businesses for the reforms to off-payroll working rules due to be implemented in April 2020 and (b) the potential merits of delaying that implementation date
4 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sleeping Rough: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many deaths have been recorded as a result of homeless people taking shelter in bins which are then removed by refuse workers in each of the last twelve months; what steps he
2 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice
National Probation Service for England and Wales: Bermondsey and Old Southwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the relocation of the Probation Service Offices on Harper Road in Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency.
25 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a review of alcohol duty and postpone changes to excise duty collection arrangements for post duty point dilution until the results of that review are available.
25 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Spirits: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will take steps to reduce excise duty on UK spirits.
25 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Wines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC Alcohol Duty Statistics (October 2019), what assessment he has made of the effect of the increase in duty on wine in 2019 Budget on duty receipts from wine.
25 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate resources to HMRC in the forthcoming Budget to help ensure that people who promoted the Loan Charge scheme are held accountable.
21 Feb 2020 · Treasury
Taxation: Advisory Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to further regulate tax advisers.
21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the nomination process and timetable is for the appointment of members to the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizen’s Rights Agreements, as proposed in the Withdrawal Agreement.
12 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Organs: Donors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what the date presumed consent for organ donation will be implemented.
11 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability Living Allowance: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving disability living allowance are over state retirement age.
10 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on ensuring more effective prosecutions of cases involving (a) rape and (b) other sexual offences.
5 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on publishing a health and justice plan; what the timetable is for publishing that plan; and which (a) Government departments, (b) arms-length bodies and (c) external stakeholders are
5 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Self-harm
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce incidents of self-harm among adult prisoners.
5 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Anti-terrorism Control Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the reintroduction of Control Orders.
5 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Anti-terrorism Control Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy to reinstate Control Orders.
5 Feb 2020 · Prime Minister
National Security
To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament’s report on the Russian threat to the UK is published without delay.
5 Feb 2020 · Prime Minister
Intelligence and Security Committee: Public Appointments
To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the Opposition on nominations to the Intelligence and Security Committee.
5 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability Living Allowance: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over state retirement age receiving disability living allowance have had their lifetime awards reassessed in each of the last 10 years.
3 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability Living Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving disability living allowance over state retirement age have had their lifetime awards reviewed in each of the last six years.
3 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for conclusion of the review of the Vagrancy Act 1824.
28 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure owners and managers of high-rise residential buildings intro
27 Jan 2020 · Treasury
Coinage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) designing, (b) producing and (c) publicising the 50 pence coins that were due to enter circulation on (i) 29 March 2019 and (ii) 31 October 2019 to mark the UK’s departur
Source: official written-questions record.