Written questions
1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Treasury: Overtime
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to ask how much was paid to officials in his Department for overtime worked in (a) September, (b) October and (c) November in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
6 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Treasury: Overtime
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hours of overtime were worked by officials in his Department in (a) September, (b) October and (c) November in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
6 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Price Guarantee
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current mechanism for calculating of the energy price cap by Ofgem.
6 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Energy: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from energy bills.
5 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Buildings: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish (a) the results of and (b) his Department's response to the consultation covering the proposed changes to building regulations under part 3 of the Building S
5 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Means-tested Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to introduce means testing for (a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) Personal Independence Payment.
5 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Economics: Policy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of staff who have worked on macroeconomic policy and planning in his Department in each of the last five years.
5 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Treasury: Staff
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been employed by his Department in (a) communications and (b) public relations roles in each of the last five years.
5 Dec 2022 · Treasury
Economic Growth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the total spending on promoting the Growth Plan delivered on Friday 23 September 2022.
5 Dec 2022 · Cabinet Office
Inflation: Toys and Games
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the impact of inflation on games and toys for the domestic market in each of the last five years.
5 Dec 2022 · Cabinet Office
Inflation: Christmas
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the impact of inflation on the average price of a (a) turkey, (b) Christmas pudding, (c) brandy and (d) Christmas cracker in each of the last three years.
1 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Technology: Copyright
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposals on the expansion of the text and data mining exception on (a) UK and (b) non-UK based technology compa
1 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Copyright
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) timeline and (b) eligibility criteria for the Intellectual Property Office's extended consultation on the Text and Data Mining proposals.
30 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Financial Services: Environment Protection
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of a UK Green Taxonomy.
30 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Financial Services: Environment Protection
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his department has made in the design and implementation of a UK Green Taxonomy.
30 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Opera
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will work with Arts Council England to commission a strategic review of opera provision.
30 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
English National Opera
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the English National Opera.
28 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Nurses
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools had a school nurse in each region in each of the last five years.
28 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of managing patient data, whether he has made an assessment of the suitability of Palantir Technologies on running the contract for the NHS Federated Data Platform; and if he will ma
23 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what were the total funds raised through the Apprenticeship Levy that was reinvested in apprentice training in each of the last five years.
23 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the Apprenticeship Levy has been spent in each of the last five years.
16 Nov 2022 · Leader of the House
Members: Lone Parents
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the (a) sitting hours and (b) voting procedures of the House of Commons enable the participation of Members who are single parents.
15 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Dairy Products and Meat Products
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the current School Food Standards mandatory servings of meat and dairy and its impact on the (a) UK’s health goals, (b) climate science, and (c) modern dietary choices.
14 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Help to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes were bought using the Help to Buy scheme in (a) Westminster constituency and (b) each local authority area in each of the last five years for which figures are availab
14 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Support for Mortgage Interest
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to reform Support for Mortgage Interest by (a) removing the zero earnings rule, (b) reducing the qualifying period from nine months to three months and (c) offering the sup
11 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Overseas Companies: Bank Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises with headquarters in other countries are able to access UK bank accounts.
11 Nov 2022 · Treasury
British Nationals Abroad: Bank Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help ensure that UK citizens living abroad have access to UK bank accounts.
11 Nov 2022 · House of Commons Commission
Parliament: Food
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2022 to Question 389, how much public money was spent on subsidising food and drink in outlets on the parliamentary estate in 2021-22.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Support for Mortgage Interest
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of the number of recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest by (a) constituency and (b) region.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Support for Mortgage Interest
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the number of recipients of Support for Mortgage Interest in each of the last 10 years.
Source: official written-questions record.