Written questions

1,438 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Nov 2018 · Treasury

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Budget 2018, paragraph 1.60, if he will publish a breakdown of the £4.7 billion of extra DEL allocated to the reserves to cover additional costs arising from the reduction in the discount rate for

31 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 2.1 of Budget 2018, what estimate he has made of the cost of the public purse of (a) increasing the personal allowance to £12,500 and (b) increasing the higher rate threshold to £50,000, in e

30 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of households using the childcare element of universal credit who have entered arrears on childcare costs.

30 Oct 2018 · Treasury

NHS: Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference paragraph 1.40 and Table 2.1 line 1 of the Budget 2018, how much has been allocated to the NHS in each of the next five fiscal years to provide for the adjustment in NHS pension costs as a result of t

29 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Anti-corruption Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2017 to Question 58106 on Anti-corruption Champion, where on GOV.UK his Department has published the costs incurred by the Government's Anti-Corruption Champion.

26 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children in families receiving universal credit who have lost an early years placement because of the late payment of childcare costs.

26 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of universal credit claimants that are using the childcare element.

24 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Regional Schools Commissioner and Schools Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff work under the (a) National Schools Commissioner and (b) Regional Schools Commissioners.

24 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Regional Schools Commissioner and Schools Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the running costs have been of the (a) National Schools Commissioner and (b) Regional Schools Commissioners in each fiscal year since 2014-15.

22 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2018 to Question 179294, whether the additional funding agreed for further costs arising from actuarial revaluations of the NHS Pension Scheme will be allocated

22 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the time being taken to supply and provide the (a) flu and (b) pneumonia vaccine for those eligible for free vaccinations; and if he will make a statement.

18 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the (a) availability and (b) provision of (i) flu and (ii) pneumonia vaccines for people eligible for free vaccinations.

18 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the maintenance of access to insulin after the the UK leaves the EU.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of recipients of universal credit in (a) South Yorkshire and (b) Barnsley receive less money under universal credit compared with their previous benefit entitlement.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of universal credit in (a) South Yorkshire and (b) Barnsley receive less money under universal credit compared with their previous benefit entitlement.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Barnsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people calculated to have been underpaid employment and support allowance payment in Barnsley have been refunded a backdated payment in full since 2011.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people calculated to have been underpaid employment and support allowance payment in South Yorkshire have been refunded a backdated payment in full.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people calculated to have been underpaid employment and support allowance in Yorkshire have been refunded a backdated payment in full.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people calculated to have been underpaid employment and support allowance payment in South Yorkshire have been refunded a backdated payment in full.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Barnsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of employment support allowance in Barnsley have been underpaid since 2011.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of employment support allowance in South Yorkshire have been underpaid since 2011.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Barnsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the value of underpayments to recipients of employment support allowance in Barnsley since 2011.

18 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the value of underpayments to recipients of employment support allowance in South Yorkshire since 2011.

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Agency Workers: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish a response to submissions received in his Department's consultation on the recommendations made in the Matthew Taylor Review of modern employment practice

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2018 to Question 176324 on Teachers: Pensions, whether his Department is consulting on whether any additional funding should be provided to independent schools to meet highe

15 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to NHS employers of increasing the employer contribution to the NHS Pension Scheme as a result of the reduction in the SCAPE discount rate in each of the next

15 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the armed forces of increasing the employer contribution to the armed forces pension schemes in each of the next three fiscal years; and whether his Department has plans t

15 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the cost to Fire and Rescue Services of increasing the employer contribution to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme in each of the next three fiscal years; and whether his De

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gift Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on online fundraising platforms charging fees by taking a deduction from donations; and if he will make a statement.

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Gratuities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October to Question 176550 on Gratuities, whether he plans to legislate to ban employers from making any deductions from tips through tronc systems; a

Source: official written-questions record.