Written questions
2,704 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) full-time equivalent civil servants work in his Department and (b) civil servants work full-time on the Northern Powerhouse agenda.
15 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether it is planned that the BIS 2020 programme will make greater savings than the savings required under the Spending Review 2015 set by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
15 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which consultants other than McKinsey bid for the tender to consider his Department's BIS 2020 programme.
15 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
National Measurement and Regulation Office: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location by the National Measurement and Regulation Office in the last year for which figures are available.
15 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Research Councils: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location by the Research Council in the last year for which figures are available.
15 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
UK Space Agency: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed in each location at the UK Space Agency in the last year for which figures are available.
15 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff at (a) St Paul's Place, Sheffield and (b) 1 Victoria Street, London work on steel policy.
13 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of the National Audit Office investigation into the acceptance of gifts and hospitality by government officials (HC 797, 2015-16).
13 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Special Advisers: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's guidance for civil servants on acceptance of gifts or hospitality applies to special advisers.
13 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: China
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what occasions (a) civil servants, (b) special advisers and (c) Ministers in his Department have received hospitality from the government of China in the last five years.
13 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Codes of Practice
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on publication of the registers of gifts and hospitality for civil servants.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Hanover
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department have had with Hanover Communications International Ltd in the last year on behalf of which clients.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of (a) members of the Senior Civil Service and (b) all officials of his Department will be based at head office on conclusion of BIS2020.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, where he plans to locate the Institute for Apprenticeships.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Student Loans Company: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location by the Student Loans Company in the last year for which figures are available.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Skills Funding Agency: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed in each location at the Skills Funding Agency in the last year for which figures are available.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
UK Shared Business Services: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location by UK Shared Business Service Ltd in the last year for which figures are available.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Insolvency Service: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed at each location of the Insolvency Service in the last year for which figures are available.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions officials of his Department have received hospitality from the government of China in the last three years.
13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants were employed by each agency of his Department in each location in the last year for which figures are available.
12 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Anti-corruption Champion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of travel overseas by the Government's Anti-Corruption Champion during the course of his duties.
12 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office
Anti-corruption Champion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 April 2016 to Question 32149, on what page in the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts the specific costs incurred by the Government's Anti-Corruption Champion are set out.
8 Apr 2016 · Department of Health
Sleep Apnoea
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the planned timetable is for the scoping exercise for special provisions, including fast tracking for treatment, for people with obstructive sleep apnoea who drive for a living.
8 Apr 2016 · Department of Health
Sleep Apnoea
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration his Department is giving to the fast tracking for treatment for vocational drivers with obstructive sleep apnoea as part of NICE's approach to clinical guidelines and quality standards.
22 Mar 2016 · Cabinet Office
Corruption
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2016 to Question 31069 on corruption, what the usual practice is for disclosing such costs.
22 Mar 2016 · Cabinet Office
Anti-corruption Champion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2016 to Question 31068, how many meetings the Government's Anti-Corruption Champion had with (a) Ministers and officials of other government departments and (b) representatives
22 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil service apprentices have been appointed by his Department to date.
22 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of civil service apprentices in his Department are (a) over the age of 25 and (b) paid at the rate of the national living wage.
21 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Apprentices: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraphs 1.140 and 1.142 of the Budget 2016, whether it is his policy that apprentices over the age of 25 will be subject to the national living wage or the apprentice
21 Mar 2016 · Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Social Class
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce a civil service wide socio-economic background census.
Source: official written-questions record.