Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Officers: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff are currently working in the Probation Service by region.

26 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Officers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there are in the Probation Service, by region, as of 26 May 2022.

26 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Security Guards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department's contract with OCS to provide security staff on the HMCTS estate contains provisions relating to staff pay.

25 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Fuel Direct Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps in response to the decision of some energy companies to halt participation in the Fuel Direct Scheme.

23 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Disease Control: Treaties

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she will take to help ensure that (a) relevant stakeholders and (b) members of the public are able to feed into the UK’s position on the World Health Organisation’

18 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

COE Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason a representative of the UK has yet to be appointed to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages' Committee of Experts; and whether she has taken

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

Competition Appeal Tribunal: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases brought to the Competition Appeal Tribunal within the last five years have taken over nine months to complete.

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

Competition Appeal Tribunal: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in completing cases in a timely manner.

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Prison Education Framework contracts include an annual uplift in payments to prison education providers.

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract notice of 31 August 2021 for Youth Education Service Provision, on what date she plans to announce the new supplier of that provision.

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144980, Prisons: Education, how many meetings his officials in his Department has held with representatives of relevant trade unions on the Prisoner Educa

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144981, Prisons: Labour Turnover, what the leaving rates for (a) Band 2, and (b) Band 3 to 4 operational prison staff are in each of the past five years,

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144981 on Prisons: Labour Turnover, what the relevant leaving rates are for non-directly employed prison staff.

25 Apr 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to verify the authenticity of organisations that contact sponsors directly under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

19 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any funding for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda will be funded through the overseas aid budget.

14 Apr 2022 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the validity of open years within regards to the Loan Charge on (a) the ability of HMRC to recover unpaid tax, (b) the welfare of individuals affected by the Loan Charge and (c) the ab

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to promote the use of third party deductions from benefits claimants to pay energy bills in (a) Wales and (b) the UK.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Fuel Direct Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to promote the Fuel Direct scheme as an alternative to energy prepayment for vulnerable customers who are at risk of self-disconnection.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with representatives of energy suppliers on third party deductions.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will guarantee the maintenance of third party deductions in their current form until at least the end of this Parliament.

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Boats: Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to suspend the requirement for an ATA Carnet for the temporary movement of leisure boats from the UK to the EU.

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Boats: Customs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the payment of a ATA Carnet on the temporary movement of boats from the UK to the EU.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Microplastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of how businesses and manufacturers can reduce the microplastics in (a) personal care products and (b) clothes.

22 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the most recent retention rates are for prison (a) officers, (b) educators, (c) instructors, (d) healthcare staff, (e) chaplains, (f) facility management staff and (g) other staff, by region.

22 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is consulting with (a) prison educators, (b) prison education providers and (c) relevant trade unions on the Prisoner Education Service.

22 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress his Department has made on the development of the Prisoner Education Service; and when he expects that service to be launched.

22 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many covid-19 RIDDOR reports involving (a) HMPPS, and (b) non-directly employed prison staff were submitted to the Health and Safety Executive between March 2020 and December 2021.

22 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) HMPPS and (b) non-directly employed prison staff tested positive for covid-19 between March 2020 and December 2021.

18 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Cost of Living: Carers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to support unpaid carers with the recent increase in the cost of living.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to take steps to support unpaid carers with the recent increase in the cost of living.

Source: official written-questions record.