Written questions

1,971 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the two-child benefit cap on trends in the level of child poverty.

8 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government's Observations made on 7 November 2022 on petition P002765 on the Energy Profits Levy, presented by the hon. Member for Leeds East on 7 September 2022, (a) if he will publish a break

17 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the taxable profits of North Sea oil and gas companies and (b) Government tax revenues derived from North sea oil and gas companies in the Financial Years (i) 2022-3, (ii) 202

10 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Monarchy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any members of the public have been arrested for expressing republican views since 8 September; what steps she is taking to protect freedom of speech; and if she will make a statement.

13 Jul 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential dangers of relaxing regulations on combustible cavity trays in residential buildings.

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will undertake an assessment of the potential benefits of implementing £15 an hour minimum wage.

5 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Wealth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of people with wealth over £10 million in each of the past 10 years.

5 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Wealth: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a one-off wealth tax on individual wealth above £10 million.

12 May 2022 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total North Sea oil and gas receipts to Treasury was in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22; what the estimated total North Sea oil and gas receipts to the Treasury in (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24, and (i

18 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Suicide

What steps the Government is taking to help tackle harmful content online that encourages or assists suicide.

17 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

General Elections: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many convictions of voter personation in general elections there have been in the 21st Century.

24 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Undercover Policing Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of not funding the legal costs for participants in the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

24 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Undercover Policing Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of not providing live audio and video streaming of the Undercover Policing Inquiry on the ability of the (a) public and (b) core participants to e

24 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Undercover Policing Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of appointing panel members with expertise in (a) institutional racism, (b) sexism, (C) class bias and (d) the other relevant issues in the Underco

24 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Undercover Policing Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of instructing the police and security services to make available to their unredacted registry files to the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

24 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Serco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2020 to Question 108272 on Department of Health and Social Care: Serco, whether any (a) fines and (b) other financial penalties have been paid to his Departmen

24 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2021 to Question 110872 on the Test and Trace Support Payment, by what date the Government plans to have published the data on how many people have (a) applied

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timescale is for the consultation on the National Strategy for Disabled People; and when her Department plans to begin consultation with (a) disabled people's organisations, (b) represe

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets her Department has in place for processing an Access to Work application for each stage of that process; whether her Department keeps a record of such targets that have not been met; and wh

27 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

HMP/YOI Styal: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how (a) many and (b) what ethnicity of women were known to be pregnant while (i) on remand or (ii) serving a sentence in HMP Styal on (A) 31 March and (B) 30 June 2020.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to support schools in distributing period products to pupils who are learning from home during the covid-19 lockdown.

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers are on (a) Fair and Sustainable terms and (b) closed grades, by rank.

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) Band 3 prison officers on Fair and Sustainable terms and (b) all prison officers have (i) joined and (ii) left the Prison Service in each of the last eight quarters.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the net zero strategy will be published; and whether that strategy will include plans on the emissions reductions required to meet the UK’s 2030 Nationally Determined Contrib

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications for covid-19 self-isolation support payments have been turned down since that scheme was introduced in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b) Leeds (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allocate at least 50 per cent of the income from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to food-related projects in schools.

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Low Pay: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of workers who are expected to be paid less than the National Minimum Wage during the period of the national restrictions that

4 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of workers who are ineligible for Statutory Sick Pay in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b) Leeds (c) Yorkshire and the H

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students of primary school age who, due to lack of access to technology, would be unable to engage in remote learning in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b)

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students of secondary school age who would be, due to lack of access to technology, unable to engage in remote learning in (a) Leeds East constituency, (b)

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