Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Greensill: Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what due diligence he carried out when considering whether Greensill Capital should be an accredited lender under the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

15 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Greensill

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish full details of communications or meetings held between (a) Ministers, (b) No.10 special advisors and (c) senior staff and (i) David Cameron and (ii) w

14 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Lobbying

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the scope of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014

14 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Greensill

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a copy of the advice provided by his Department to Bill Crothers regarding his decision to join Greensill as an advisor to its board in 2015.

14 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish his Department's internal conflicts of interest policy.

14 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the wider economy of a pay rise greater than one per cent for NHS staff.

13 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Greensill

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the scope of the review into Greensill lobbying led by Nigel Boardman will include (a) corporate lobbying of Government more broadly, (b) the revolving door betwe

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Greensill

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the review into Greensill lobbying led by Nigel Boardman will hold public hearings.

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Greensill

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the review into Greensill lobbying led by Nigel Boardman will be supported by an independent advisory board.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Corporation Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a global minimum tax rate of 21 per cent on revenues under the corporation tax charge in 2022-23.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Multinational Companies: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on the publication of aggregate data from the country-by-country reporting of multinational companies; and if he will make a statement.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Capital Gains Tax: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the potential (a) distributional effect and (b) projected receipts of equalising capital gains tax rates with income tax rates.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: Crime

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the designation of freeport status on levels of (a) tax evasion, (b) tax avoidance and (c) other criminality in those areas.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Capital Gains Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the regional distribution of capital gains in the UK.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Capital Allowances: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the super-deduction on progress towards the Government’s climate emissions targets.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Capital Allowances: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the super-deduction on levels of tax fraud.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Economic Cooperation: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a global minimum tax rate, as proposed by President Biden; and if he will make a statement.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving British Sign Language (BSL) full legal recognition; and whether the Government plans to grant full legal recognition to BSL.

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Liverpool City Council: Councillors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution of 24 March 2021 on Liverpool City Council, Official report, column 937, what impact assessment his Department is undertaking on the propo

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Liverpool City Council: Councillors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution of 24 March 2021 on Liverpool City Council, Official report, column 937, what consultation he is undertaking on his proposed intervention

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Liverpool City Council: Councillors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his oral contribution of 24 March 2021 on Liverpool City Council, Official Report, column 937, what the process will be for appointing Commissioners under the p

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACBOA) including (a) statutory status, (b) enhanc

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assssment he has made of the effectiveness of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments; and if he will make a statement.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) persons and (b) organisations from outside Government were involved in designing the Government's covid-19 emergency loan schemes.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of projected future demand for clinical palliative care services; and whether his Department has plans to increase funding to meet that future d

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to an urgent review into the level of statutory funding required for palliative care provided by independent hospices to ensure that those hospices can continue to provide care in

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of statutory funding for palliative care services provided by independent hospices for meeting projected future demand for those se

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to increase statutory funding for clinical palliative care services provided by independent hospices.

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Lobbying: Registration

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to expand the scope of the lobbying register; and if he will make a statement.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will deliver the commitment made by the Prime Minister in September 2019 to 12 years of quality education for all girls by (a) protecting the ODA allocation for educati

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