Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Credit Cards: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of credit card processing fees on small businesses and charities since the discouragement of cash payments during the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps he is taking to ensur

22 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Tourism: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions to (a) travel and (b) holiday letting agencies.

22 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on (a) extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (b) other employment support and (c) an adequate level of financial support for outdoor residential cen

22 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Education: Charities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support educational charities; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for and (b) a package o

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 July 2020, Official Report HCWS408, Government response to the Prison Service Pay Review Body recommendations 20/21, for what reason the recommendations of the Prison Servi

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant the the Written Statement of 21 July 2020, Official Report HCWS408, Government response to the Prison Service Pay Review Body recommendations 20/21, whether the pension age of prison officers will be inc

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 21 July 2020, Official Report, HCWS408, Government response to the Prison Service Pay Review Body recommendations 20/21, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a)

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether he has consulted with respective police forces on any potential extension of warran

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether he will meet with representatives of departmental trade unions to discuss the poten

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether the new contractors of those contracts so awarded will be required to recognise tra

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, what steps he has taken to ensure that his Department’s obligations under the Public Sector

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, what steps he has taken to ensure that affected staff with protected characteristics will n

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether any changes to contracts of employment as a result of those contracts so awarded ha

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether departmental trade unions have raised any concerns about those awards that have sin

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether departmental trade unions have raised any concerns about those awards.

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether departmental trade unions were consulted on those awards.

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, what contingency plans his Department has made to ensure service continuity in the event th

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Debt Collection: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) the financial via

15 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on establishing support packages for people shielding whose workplaces cannot be made covid-safe when shielding provisions end on 1 August 2020.

15 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Cancer: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the risk covid-19 poses to people with blood cancer.

15 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to maintain the current level of employment support for people who are shielding and whose workplaces cannot be made covid-safe when the shielding scheme comes to an end on 1 August 2020.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Jet Skis: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Welsh Government has legislative competence to regulate on the (a) use and (b) ownership of jet skis.

13 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the calculation of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant, what assessment his Department has made of the financial effect on women of not exempting maternity leave taken in (a) 2017-18 an

13 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department made before deciding how (a) maternity leave, (b) sick leave and (c) holidays affect the value of claims made to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

9 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drug Seizures

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidences of drug seizures there were in each prison in England and Wales in each month of 2020; and what the classification was of the drugs that were seized.

8 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2020 to Question 62541 on protective clothing: coronavirus, whether that figure also includes items supplied to dental practices.

8 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the career destinations were of recruits who enlisted at the Army Foundation College but dropped out before completing Phase Two training in each of the last five years for which data is available.

8 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Welsh Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the immigration rules to ensure that Welsh language skills are awarded equal points as English.

7 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bahrain: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on (a) Mohammed Ramadhan, (b) Hussain Moosa and (c) other prisoners who have been sentenced to death in Bahrain.

3 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Travel Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that holiday insurance companies do not insist that claimants first file for a chargeback claim before they pay out on claims; and what discussions he has had with representatives f

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