Written questions
1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Insolvency: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of company insolvencies that took place in London in the second quarter of the year, for each of the last five years.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Hospitality Industry: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of business insolvencies there have been in the food and beverage services industry in each region in each of the last five years.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Renewable Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to introduce a revenue cap on renewable energy companies.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Solar Power: Land Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Grade (a) 4 and (b) 5 land would be suitable for building of solar farms.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bill Relief Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the full eligibility criteria for (a) businesses and (b) other non-domestic consumers to claim support through the Energy Bills Relief Scheme.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recent trends in the level of covid-19 infections, what steps her Department is taking to prevent further spread of that virus.
10 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Shares: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the taxation revenue that would have been generated by introducing a one per cent. tax on stock buybacks in the last financial year.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Companies: Shares
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of stock buybacks in the last financial year were made by water companies.
10 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Shares: Offshore Industry
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of stock buybacks in the last financial year were made by oil and gas companies.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Minister in his Department is responsible for small business.
10 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the proportion of tax evaded through disguised remuneration schemes that will be paid by entities that recommended, promoted and operated those schemes.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department has allocated to research into childhood cancer in each of the last 5 years.
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help support the human rights of Iranians during the current protests in that country.
10 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) international and (b) Iranian counterparts on human rights in Iran following recent protests in that country.
10 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Energy: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential amount of excess profit to be made by oil and gas companies in this financial year which will be taxed as part of the Energy Profits Levy.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade
Department for International Trade: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many civil servants worked on assisting businesses with EU trade matters in each of the past three years.
10 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Classification Schemes
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the (a) advice and (b) complaint system for the HMRC Tariff Classification Service.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) private and (b) NHS mental health practitioners by Clinical Commissioning Groups in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of NHS GPs in London in each of the past five years.
10 Oct 2022 · Treasury
PayPal: Free Speech Union and UsForThem
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recent actions regarding Free Speech Union and UsForThem accounts by PayPal; and if he will ask the Financial Conduct Authority to in
10 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Shipping: Russia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the provision of maritime insurance by UK companies to Russian vessels.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Midwives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) private and (b) NHS midwives working in each clinical commissioning group area.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve diagnosis rates for childhood cancer.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Owner Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of home owners in each constituency.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Ministerial Changes
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who the Minister for Small Business is.
22 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Hospitality Industry: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of pubs and restaurants that have closed down since (a) January 2020 and (b) January 2022.
22 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Small Businesses: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate she has made of the number of small to medium-sized enterprises that have closed down since (a) January 2022, and (b) January 2020.
22 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Hospitality Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the hospitality industry on (a) rising energy bills, (b) labour shortages and (c) rising food and drink pric
22 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Hospitality Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) pubs, (b) restaurants and (c) takeaways in operation in each of the last 10 years.
21 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of the levels of accuracy between Personal Independence Payment assessments that are made (a) over the phone and (b) face to face.
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