Written questions

399 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

14 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in her Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in her Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of Ministerial severance pay in his Department between 1 January 2016 to 8 November 2022.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in her Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in his Department in each year since 1 January 2016.

8 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in their Department in each year since 1 January 2016 to 8 November 2022.

8 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in their Department in each year between 1 January 2016 and 8 November 2022.

8 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in their Department in each year since 1 January 2016 to 8 November 2022.

8 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in their Department in each year since 1 January 2016 to 8 November 2022.

8 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing temporary recovery visas to address industries experiencing labour and skills shortages; and if she will extend eligibility for thos

2 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Former Ministers: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of Ministerial severance pay in each year since 1 January 2016 to 2 November 2022.

1 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Redundancy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Government's development of proposals to cut 91,000 civil service jobs.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to help small and medium-sized enterprises manage the impact of high inflation.

11 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Public Finance and Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's Growth Plan 2022 on the rate of inflation.

10 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Annual Reports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the 2021-22 Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts will be published.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bomb Disposal: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that underwater munitions clearance contractors who claim to have environmentally friendly methods of clearance, such as low order deflagr

5 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to help ensure investment in universal and comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights is prioritised within the upcoming Women and Girls s

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Records: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the reforms to criminal record rehabilitation periods introduced in Part 11 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, when he expects to implement those reforms.

11 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Older People: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2022 to Question 30119 on Income Tax: Older People, if he will publish the constituency-level breakdown of HMRC’s Income Tax liabilities statistics containing the number of taxpayers

4 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Older People: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a constituency-level breakdown of HMRC’s Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2019 to 2020 to tax year 2022 to 2023, containing the number of taxpayers aged 65 and over since 2019.

4 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a constituency-level breakdown of HMRC’s Income Tax liabilities statistics: tax year 2019 to 2020 to tax year 2022 to 2023, containing the number of taxpayers in each income tax bracket since 2019

13 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will adjust the 45p per mile allowance to reflect the sustained increase in petrol prices.

7 Jun 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexual Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to tackle sexual harassment in the Armed Forces.

18 May 2022 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have been waiting longer than six months for a decision on an application for further leave to remain have no recourse to public funds as of 18 May 2022.

18 May 2022 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many further leave to remain (a) applications and (b) appeals have been awaiting a final decision for longer than six months.

Source: official written-questions record.