Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Economic Cooperation: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the data her Department holds on the economic benefits to the UK economy of the memoranda of understandings with the US states of (a) Indiana, (b) South Carolina and (c) North Caro

10 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Large Goods Vehicles: Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Goods Vehicle Management System was not operational in January 2023; and how much it cost to fix that system.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to support business events organisers based in (a) Europe and (b) other countries who wish to engage with the UK business events sector.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Events Industry: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment has she made of the potential role of the business events industry in achieving the Government's export strategy objectives.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of take up of pension credit by women living in the London Borough of Hounslow; and if he will make a statement.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the financial impact of the decision to change the state pension age on women aged between 60 and 65 in the London Borough of Hounslow.

10 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of women who were affected by the decision to increase the state pension age for women from 60 to 65 in the London Borough of Hounslow.

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Large Goods Vehicles: Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of how long the Goods Vehicle Management System was not operating in January 2023.

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Large Goods Vehicles: Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles were unable to use the Goods Vehicle Management System due to technical difficulties with the system on Monday 2 January 2023.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Economic Cooperation: North Carolina

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to publish an assessment of the impact on the UK economy of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation and trade relations between North Carolina and the United Kingdo

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to publish an assessment of the impact on the UK economy of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation and trade relations between Indiana and the United Kingdom.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her oral evidence before the International Trade Committee on 30th November, HC 16 Q454, whether her Department has (a) published or (b) provided information to that Committee on her

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps has he taken to help ensure that people can easily contact HMRC on the matter of self- assessments.

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of time HMRC public telephone numbers were not available in each of the last three years.

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with HMRC on technical problems affecting the availability of public helplines for self-assessments.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many Ministers in her Department received ministerial severance pay for leaving office in 2022.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Ministers formerly in her Department have received ministerial severance pay since leaving office in 2022.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff work in her Department's information rights unit.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the report entitled DIT action plan to achieve FOI timeliness compliance, published on 7 October 2022, whether her Department's information rights unit has delivered additional train

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many freedom of information requests submitted to her Department are outside the statutory timeframe for a response as of 9 January 2023.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many freedom of information requests received before 8 September 2022 are awaiting a response her Department.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Impact Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her Department's policy is on the publication of economic impact assessments for (a) new and (b) updates to existing free trade agreements; and if she will make a statement.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings officials in her Department have had with officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the Energy Charter Treaty in the last six months.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Tuna: Maldives

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the economic impact of imposing tariffs on the import of tuna into the UK from the Maldives.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Tuna: Maldives

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current tariffs on the import of tuna from the Maldives.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department plans to respond to the fourth report of the International Trade Committee entitled Parliamentary scrutiny of free trade agreements, published on 27 October 2022.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Export Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department plans to respond to the report of the Committees on Arms Export Controls entitled UK arms exports in 2019, published on 28 October 2022.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of seeking side letters to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that would exclude

9 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Goods Vehicle Movement Service

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles were sent to inland border facilities due to the failure of the Goods Vehicle Management System in January 2023.

6 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Arms Trade: Export Controls

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines were issued by HMRC in 2022 for breaches of the UK's arms export regime.

Source: official written-questions record.