Written questions

2,823 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the adequacy of the level of Government financial support provided in response to the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021; and if he wi

14 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UN Security Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his priorities are for the UK’s UN Security Council Presidency in February 2021.

14 Jan 2021 · Treasury

VAT: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to instruct HMRC to cancel VAT repayments owed by businesses under the VAT deferral scheme.

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of residual waste sent to landfill, incineration and transfer stations that could have been recycled in England in 2020.

8 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a covid-19 vaccine passport.

8 Jan 2021 · Prime Minister

First Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, when he last had discussions with the First Minister of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jan 2021 · Prime Minister

First Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, when he last had discussions with the First Minister of Wales; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jan 2021 · Prime Minister

Emmanuel Macron

To ask the Prime Minister, when he last spoke to President Macron of France; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jan 2021 · Prime Minister

Foreign Relations: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Prime Minister, when he last spoke to An Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jan 2021 · Prime Minister

Angela Merkel

To ask the Prime Minister, when he last spoke to Chancellor Merkel of Germany; and if he will make a statement.

8 Jan 2021 · Prime Minister

Donald Trump

To ask the Prime Minister, what personal representations he has made to the President of the United States on the events on Capitol Hill on Wednesday 6 January 2021.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost of sharing chemical data with the EU after the transition period.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UK chemicals industry.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the new UK REACH system.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the UK chemicals industry of the new UK REACH system.

8 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last spoke to his Sri Lankan counterpart.

8 Jan 2021 · Treasury

VAT: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to enable businesses to stagger payments of VAT that were deferred due to the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure poverty eradication remains the primary focus of UK Official Development Assistance.

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequate scrutiny of his Department by (a) external bodies and (b) Parliament.

6 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with trade union representatives of (a) former staff of the Department for International Development and (b) his departmental staff on harm

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

UK Safer Internet Centre: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) adequacy of funding for the UK Safer Internet Centre after the transition period.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the UK's ability to tackle organised waste crime.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Access to Work fast-track assessment process is available to all disabled workers to enable them to work during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Financial Services: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on UK GDP of the treatment of financial services in the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of banks on the provision of free-to-use ATMs.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Air Pollution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to tackle toxic air.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Climate Change

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to tackle climate change.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle climate change.

6 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government’s covid-19 (a) health restrictions and (b) economic measures on people aged over 75.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

ASW: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of pensions paid to former ASW steelworkers.

Source: official written-questions record.