Written questions
1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Economic Situation: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral contribution of 11 January 2021, Official Report column 26, if he will publish the evidence from the Office for Budget Responsibility and Office for National Statistics which found that the UK’s
17 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates he has had meetings with the Financial Conduct Authority since 14 February 2020 at which the functioning of the UK's flood insurance market has been discussed.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date prior to his announcement in the House of Commons on 22 October 2020 he first became aware of the problems faced by self-employed people that resulted in the amending of the Job Support Scheme to provid
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Business: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date prior to his announcement in the House of Commons on 9 October 2020 he first became aware of the problems faced by businesses forced to close as result of covid-19 restrictions that he referred to in th
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Internet and Telephone Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for HMRC staffing levels in the next six months for (a) telephone and (b) webchat services providing businesses and individuals with advice on customs arrangements.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Internet and Telephone Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HMRC's full-time equivalent staffing levels were for (a) telephone and (b) webchat services providing businesses and individuals with advice on customs arrangements in each of the last 48 months.
17 Dec 2020 · Cabinet Office
Ports: Infrastructure
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he had with HMRC on the timing of announcements made from the Ports Infrastructure Fund.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Customs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC's arrangements for throughput at the UK's ports in January 2020 in the event that (a) the UK and the EU secure and (b) do not secure a new trade agreement before t
17 Dec 2020 · Cabinet Office
Ports: Infrastructure
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment HMRC has made of the adequacy of the £200 million Ports Infrastructure Fund to ensure the effective running of customs operations at UK ports.
17 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority since 14 February 2020 in respect of improving access to flood insurance for people on low incomes.
17 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority since 14 February 2020 on improving access to flood insurance for tenants.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
National Savings and Investments: Racial Discrimination
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Savings & Investments, how many complaints have been received of racist behaviour in the workplace in each of the last five years.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
National Savings and Investments: Termination of Employment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Savings & Investments, how many staff have left a post in each of the last five years.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
National Savings and Investments: Vacancies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to National Savings & Investments, for how many person-days posts have been vacant in each of the last five years.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Training
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC staff-hours have been given to receiving training which pertains to elements of HMRC's responsibilities (a) in preparation for or (b) as a result of the UK leaving the EU in each of (a) 2016, (b) 2017,
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Treasury: Staff
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library his Department's staff in each directorate by (a) headcount, and (b) full time equivalent staffing.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Treasury: Sick Leave
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many working days have been lost to staff sickness in his Department in each month of the last five years, by directorate.
17 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Treasury: Termination of Employment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) staff, (b) director-level staff, and (c) director-general level staff have left a post in his Department in each of the last five years.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total combined lifetime budget of the 2021-22 Local Growth Funding, the Future High Streets Fund, the Towns Fund, the Levelling-Up Fund and the Shared Prosperity Fund.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Cheques
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the HMRC policy on sending paper cheques to taxpayers.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
National Savings and Investments: Cheques
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library the NS&I policy on sending paper prize warrants to its customers.
10 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Premium Bonds: Cheques
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect of the decision to discontinue sending paper prize warrants to winners of Premium Bonds prizes on the proportion of Premium Bond prize entitlements which are not paid out.
7 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to give businesses that borrowed under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme the option to repay their loan over a period of up to 10 years under the Pay as you Grow scheme.
7 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to (a) publish and (b) introduce the retention incentive replacement for the Job Retention Bonus announced on 5 November 2020; and if he will make a statement.
17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Test and Trace Support Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue provide all local authorities with the 5 per cent discretionary top-up to fund the £500 self-isolation payment.
16 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) men, (b) women and (c) other gender identities who have made claims under the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
10 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Government Securities: Index Linking
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of continuing with an RPI-like measure until such time as index-linked Government bonds based on RPI have matured.
10 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Pension Funds: Government Securities
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of the potential cost of compensating pension funds for losses arising from index-linked government bonds as the result of switching from RPI to CPIH.
10 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Pension Funds: Government Securities
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of switching from RPI to CPIH in 2030 on pension funds’ holdings of index-linked government bonds.
10 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Pension Funds: Government Securities
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of switching from RPI to CPIH in 2025 on pension funds’ holdings of index-linked government bonds.
Source: official written-questions record.