Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to implement the policies in the white paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has held recent discussions with universities on student mental health.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Information Commissioner’s Office: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of complaints made to the Information Commissioner’s Office met the threshold for action in each year since 2019.

9 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on (a) shortages of progesterone and (b) safeguarding future progesterone supply.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of people on the Homes for Ukraine scheme are being housed in temporary accommodation.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent impact assessment on the payment of childcare costs through Universal Credit.

9 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on UK citizens who are subject to legal proceedings in an EU country.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Ellesmere Port and Neston

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of transport links from (a) Ellesmere Port and (b) Neston.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department set the assessment period for the first cost of living payment for 2023 from 26 January 2023 to 25 February 2023.

5 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library of the House copies of all correspondence between his Department and the Right Honourable Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip on funding for his legal representation for the off

5 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Former Ministers: Public Inquiries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on meeting the legal fees for former ministers called to give evidence to public inquiries.

5 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support children's hospices after the 2023-24 financial year.

5 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Office for Students: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the criteria used by the Office for Students to assess the suitability of candidates for its new Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom post.

5 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Office for Students: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, where the post of Director of Freedom of Speech in the Office for Students was advertised; who was involved in recruitment decisions for that post; and how many people applied for that post.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of providing free carbon allowances to businesses that have ceased operations in the last 12 months.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the value of carbon allowances issued to businesses that ceased operations in 2022.

25 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 184678 on Conditions of Employment: EU Law, which Hon. members wrote to her on that matter.

24 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 184678 on Conditions of Employment: EU Law, how many hon. Members contacted her on that matter.

24 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2023 to Question 184678 on Conditions of Employment: EU Law, if she will publish the cost of retrieving that information.

15 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid (a) employment tribunal awards and (b) ACAS settlements were passed to High Court Enforcement Officers in each financial year since 2010-11; and how many of those unpaid awards and settlements (i)

11 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Oral contribution on 11 May 2023, Official Report, in response to the Urgent Question on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, if she will publish the details of the c

11 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 10 May 2023, HCWS764 on Regulatory Reform Update, who she plans to consult on proposed changes to employment law.

11 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to revoke any regulations on employment rights following the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.

11 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 10 May 2023, HCWS764, on Regulatory Reform Update, if she will publish the advice her Department has received on the risks of legal uncertainty posed by sunse

11 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 10 May 2023, HCWS764 on Regulatory Reform Update, what steps she plans to take to improve employment law.

3 May 2023 · Home Office

Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has for the number of people working illegally on app-based work platforms.

3 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he will take legislative steps to reapply the statutory leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 to leaseholders wishing to extend or vary their lease.

3 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of leases that have been (a) varied and (b) extended since 14 February 2022.

3 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the costs incurred to leaseholders who must now seek legal advice and include the protections afforded Building Safety Act 2022 into contractual agreem

3 May 2023 · Home Office

Business: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release published by her Department on 24 April 2023, what steps she is taking to ensure that businesses operating on remote platform based models carry out adequate checks

Source: official written-questions record.