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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