Written questions
1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Dec 2018 · Ministry of Defence
HMS Ambush
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of repairs to HMS Ambush was as a result of that submarine's collision with a merchant vessel off Gibraltar in July 2016.
3 Dec 2018 · Treasury
EU Aid: Ethiopia
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has made at EU level for the EU to agree to the Policy Coherence for Development set out in the Addis Ababa principles.
3 Dec 2018 · Treasury
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Real Time Information system on the recording of IR35 for employees for tax purposes.
30 Nov 2018 · Treasury
Self-assessment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how may backlog tax returns are waiting to be processed HMRC.
30 Nov 2018 · Treasury
VAT: Electronic Government
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have signed to the Making Tax Digital service for VAT.
27 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to take account of 53-week years in the provision of universal credit.
27 Nov 2018 · Department for Education
Children: Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children's home placements available for children with a combination of autistic spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and emotional and behaviou
27 Nov 2018 · Department for Education
Secure Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children referred to secure welfare children's home placements outside their local authority area in each of the last five years.
27 Nov 2018 · Department for Education
Secure Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) number of and (b) demand for independent sector welfare secure children's home placements (i) in England and (ii) in (A) unitary and (B) upper-tier local authority areas.
22 Nov 2018 · Department for Education
Alternative Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether providers of alternative education will benefit from the £400 million capital bonus for schools, announced in Budget 2018.
21 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Scottish Limited Partnerships have maintained that they are unable to declare their Persons of Significant Control in each month since July 2017 due to the SLP stating th
20 Nov 2018 · Department for International Trade
Arms Trade: Cameroon
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether his Department plans to review arms sales to the Government of Cameroon.
19 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the forthcoming final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, if he will reform that Act better to protect the rights of people who are subject to it; and wheth
19 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to the forthcoming final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act.
19 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the interim report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act on the rate of detentions under that Act in (a) England and (b) the Oxfordshire cl
15 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Bahrain: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the implications for Government policy of the concerns expressed by the Committee on Civil and Political Rights on 4 July 2018, in relation to Sayed Ahmed
14 Nov 2018 · Treasury
Double Taxation: Crown Dependencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department took steps to seek to include an increase in transparency for beneficial ownership registers in the negotiations for the double taxation treaties with Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
14 Nov 2018 · Home Office
Companies: Ownership
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken since the passing of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to encourage Crown dependencies to introduce public registers of beneficial ownership.
14 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Overseas Territories: Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken since the passing of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to ensure that British Overseas Territories introduce public registers of benefic
14 Nov 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Public Sector: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of disability discrimination related to (a) mental health and (b) other disabilities against whistleblowers in the public
13 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse for legal defence of public sector institutions for whistle blowing cases broken down by Department.
13 Nov 2018 · Cabinet Office
Insurance: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with insurance providers on advising clients provided with legal advice funded by that insurer about when to pursue or decline a whistle blowing case.
13 Nov 2018 · Treasury
Financial Ombudsman Service
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Financial Ombudsman's Annual Report 2017-18, for what reasons the Financial Ombudsman upheld the lowest rate of complaints in the last 10 years in 2017-2018.
13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a target waiting time for non-urgent adult referrals; and if he will make a statement.
13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Female Genital Mutilation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle barriers to patient information being reported to the statutory database of people who have been subjected to FGM.
13 Nov 2018 · Home Office
Female Genital Mutilation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the approaches taken by different police forces when they are notified by a body which is legally bound to report FGM that a girl or wom
13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Female Genital Mutilation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the effect of the legal duty to inform police of FGM on the rates of (a) disclosure of FGM and (b) medical treatment on the after-effects of FGM.
13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the proposed whole population annual budget for Integrated Care Provider contracts does not create (a) incentives to underbid to obtain contracts and (b) o
13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effectiveness of quality incentive schemes in improving the quality of care to patients.
13 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department holds on the effect on the quality of care of fines levied as a result of hospitals breaching targets; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that such fines do not d
Source: official written-questions record.