Written questions

949 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been a modal shift in the number of injury-causing accidents in locations where turbo-roundabouts have been introduced; and if he will make a statement.

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet with representatives of the motorcycling community to discuss exemptions to emissions charges and the potential contribution motorcycles can make to reducing net emissions.

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the environmental footprint of motorcycles and single occupant cars on comparable commuting journeys; and if he will make a statement.

29 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Low Incomes: Scotland

What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on providing additional support for low-income households in Scotland.

25 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Tashi Wangchuk

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made since the UN Universal Periodic Review in November 2018 on the release of Tibetan human rights defender Tashi Wangchuk.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Democratic Republic of Congo: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department’s programmes on ending violence against children.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Department for International Trade: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff her Department has appointed to prepare for contingency plans in the event that the UK leaves the EU; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of those conti

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Department for International Trade: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's proposed Withdrawal Agreement on her Department's future provision of Official Development Assistance.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to consult with refugee communities on the effectiveness of UK aid programmes.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Migrant Camps: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to new programmes providing education for children in refugee camps.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Migrant Camps: Disabled

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people in refugee camps.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for International Development

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to identify (a) people and (b) communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

4 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Sustainable Development

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the HMRC Sustainability Report for 2017-18.

4 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Import Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, page 46, the Answer of 27 April 2018 to Question 118571 and the Reasoned Opinion issued on 24 September 2018 by the European Commissioner for Budget and

4 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HMRC has requested to work in excess of 48 hours per week in preparation for the UK leaving the EU.

4 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Working Hours

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC staff in each pay grade have written opt out agreements under Regulation 5 of the Working Time Regulations 1998.

4 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Working Hours

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes HMRC has in place to ensure compliance with Regulation 5 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in relation to staff that work regularly in excess of 48 hours per week.

4 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral Evidence of the Permanent Secretary of HMRC of 5 November 2018 to the Public Accounts Committee, Question 152, what assessment he has made of the capacity of his Department to ensure that

4 Jan 2019 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Brexit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC Single Departmental Plan, published on 12 July 2018, what assessment HMRC has made of the effect on compliance yield of the redeployment of HMRC Compliance Caseworkers to undertake prepara

26 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Grievance Procedures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2017 to Question 5899 on Revenue and Customs: Grievance Procedures, what the timeframe is for HMRC to remove the grievance test; and for what the reason that test was not removed in

26 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans HMRC has to respond to the 2018 Civil Service People Survey, published in August 2018 in relation to the pay and benefits package provided to its staff.

26 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC staff are paid at the rate of £7.83 per hour.

26 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is Government policy to ensure that the average wage of HMRC staff will raise at least in line with the wage growth forecast made by the Office for Budget Responsibility over the next three years.

1 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC employees are paid less than £8.21 per hour.

1 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HMRC guidance entitled Partnership pack: preparing for a no deal EU exit published on 22 October 2018, if HMRC will rescind any non-disclosure agreements they required organisations to sign in

1 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: ICT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 3 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, what steps HMRC has taken to ensure that computer applications it has using the SAP platform are accessible by disabled staff.

30 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 103 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, what steps HMRC has taken to to ensure that visually impaired staff that have been issued with Microsoft Surface Pros are able to use acces

30 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Canary Wharf

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many accessible car parking spaces are available in the Canary Wharf Government Hub for disabled staff of HM Revenue & Customs.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations of the International Development Committee report on the definition and administration of Overseas Development Assistance.

Source: official written-questions record.