Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Minimum Wage: Government Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 96929 on Minimum Wage: Government Departments, how many of the employers named have a contract with a Government Department.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Unfair Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to reduce the qualifying period for claiming unfair dismissal.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make changes to the Working Time Regulations.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Port of Dover: Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of current waiting times of hauliers with goods to export to enter the Port of Dover.

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2021 to Question 72642 on Regional Planning and Development, what information he holds on whether any other person made such oral or written req

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to reform the law on fire and rehire practices.

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans for pre-legislative scrutiny of the Employment Bill.

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what consultation his Department has conducted with (a) relevant stakeholders and (b) other Government Departments on the forthcoming Employment Bill.

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many officials are working on the Employment Bill.

20 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress the Government has made on drafting the Employment Bill.

17 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many requests made under the Freedom of Information Act have been declined under the grounds set out in section 26 of that Act in each of the last five years.

14 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston of 30 July 2021 on NHS Dentistry.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Park Homes: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2021 to Question 57080 on Park Homes: Property Transfer, when he will release the report on the effect of the 10 per cent commission fee on the s

14 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising the availability of postal lateral flow tests for those who live with or are housebound.

14 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England and NHS Improvement's response to the public consultation on the five new waiting time standards will be published.

14 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines have been issued to people over 75 for non-payment of TV licences since the removal of the free TV licence concession.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had recent discussions with Capita on collecting non-payment of TV Licence fines from people who are over 75.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of demand letters for non-payment of the TV Licence fee that have been sent to people who are over 75 years of age.

14 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeframe is for enabling access to people under 16 years of age to the NHS COVID Pass.

11 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

Prime Minister: Staff

To ask the Prime Minister, how many allegations of breaches of coronavirus regulations have been made by staff employed in Downing Street.

10 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the backlog of employment tribunal claims.

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to extend the time limit for employment tribunals.

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to collect data on the uptake of parental leave entitlements.

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the take up of shared parental leave.

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2018 to Question 137053, the Answer of 20 May 2019 to Question 254256, the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 95140 and the Answer of 19 Ju

7 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Exhibitions

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on a potential Great Exhibition project; and if he will make a statement.

7 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time for resolution of complaints with the vaccination data resolution service regarding incorrect covid-19 vaccination records is.

7 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of complaints logged with the vaccination data resolution service regarding incorrect covid vaccination records have been resolved.

7 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people whose covid-19 vaccination records are incorrect.

6 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on introducing charges for lateral flow tests for non-essential workers.

Source: official written-questions record.