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.