Written questions

399 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Public Sector: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure pension remediation for public sector workers affected by the McCloud judgement.

7 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Police: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on pension adjustments for police officers affected by the McCloud judgement.

7 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Police: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects pension adjustments for police officers affected by the McCloud judgement to be completed.

2 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Levelling Up and Communities and (b) devolved Administrations on the potential impact of (i) tram and (ii) light rail projects on active travel

29 Jan 2024 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Scotland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the use of electronic communications during the covid-19 pandemic.

25 Jan 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Sick Leave

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 8810 on Cabinet Office: Sick Leave, if he will make an estimate of the total number staff days lost to long term sick absences in each Department in each yea

9 Jan 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Business: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to support local businesses in Northern Ireland.

9 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the skilled worker visa application process on businesses.

9 Jan 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Sick Leave

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the total number staff days lost to long term sick absences in each Department in each year since 2021.

7 Dec 2023 · Women and Equalities

Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she had discussions with external organisations before laying the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023.

21 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of asylum applications.

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Lithium-ion Batteries: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the implications for her policies of research on the fire risk associated with lithium-ion batteries.

13 Oct 2023 · Cabinet Office

9 Downing Street: Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions has the media briefing room at 9 Downing Street been used for (a) media briefings and (b) press conferences since its completion in 2021.

12 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the backlog of asylum applications.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Degrees

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of students graduating from universities without receiving their degree classification.

22 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is providing to small and medium-sized enterprises to help with costs in the context of the rate of inflation.

22 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Powers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times he has used powers to direct NHS England under section 45 of the Health and Care Act 2022; and in what context those powers were used.

27 Apr 2023 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Catering

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Department spent on food bought for in-house catering in each of the last five years.

27 Apr 2023 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality and Travel

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on travel, subsistence and hospitality by his Department in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the policies set out in his Department's policy paper entitled Powering Up Britain on the Government's net zero targets.

9 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support scientific innovation in sustainable transport research.

2 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of VAT applied to electric vehicle charging on his electric vehicle policies.

22 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office

Leader of the House of Commons: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

22 Feb 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

22 Feb 2023 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

22 Feb 2023 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

21 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

21 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

21 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

21 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on recruitment consultants in each of the last three years.

Source: official written-questions record.