Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Official Hospitality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 5574 on Lord Alli, whether any political receptions held in Downing Street have been billed through the Cabinet Office and recharged to the governing party si

27 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Corporate Hospitality and Official Gifts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long after the end of the relevant month ministerial (a) gift and (b) hospitality data will be published.

27 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Immigration and Population: Forecasts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the size of (a) the UK population and (b) net immigration in each year to 2046.

27 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Annual Reports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5667 on Small Business: Annual Report, what assessment has been made by the Office for Equality and Opportunity of the impact of the Financial Conduct Authority’s

27 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Communication Service

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 4 October 2024 to Question 4668 on Government Communication Service, for what reason the Government will not provide this information.

27 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: ICT

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes have been made to the planned delivery date of the Rosa Renewal Project since inception.

27 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5121 on Employment, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to public authorities of the Government’s procurement reforms on (a) new social valu

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November to Question 15230 on 10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection, what the reference numbers are of Government Art Collection works that have been (a) added to and (b) remo

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for the replacement of the overhead lines on the C2C train route.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8436 on Government Departments: Disclosure of Information, if he will make it his policy that all transparency publications currently published quarterly wil

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11270 on Special Advisers: Industrial Disputes, to which specific answer of 25 July 2024 he was seeking to refer to.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that (a) senior official and (b) special adviser transparency returns are published as frequently as those of Ministers.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Gifts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to start monthly reporting of ministerial (a) gifts and (b) hospitality.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 November 2024 on Transparency and Accountability, HCWS198, whether special adviser salaries will increase in line with (a) senior and (b) junior civil service salarie

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service Commission: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will allow the Civil Service Commission to reply directly to hon. Members by correspondence.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Mission Boards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government’s Mission Boards have quantifiable targets.

26 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities

Political Parties: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with the (a) Equality and Human Rights Commission and (b) the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of issuing guidance to political parties on whether they are able to discrimina

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Lobbying

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers meeting lobbying firms which have made donations to hon. Members from the governing party.

26 Nov 2024 · Leader of the House

Written Questions: Government Responses

To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Government in providing answers to (a) correspondence and (b) written parliamentary questions since 4 July 2024.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Mission Boards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Mission Delivery Boards have made.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Government Digital Service: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the One Login project is on (a) budget and (b) schedule.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Migrants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of the UK population that have migrated to the UK in the last two years.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Population: Statistics

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment the Office for National Statistics has made of the accuracy of UK resident population statistics.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Fertility

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics has made an assessment of the causes of reductions in levels of fertility; and which Department is responsible for Government policy relating to the (a) size and (b) de

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics has made an estimate of the number of registered overseas electors at the 2024 general election.

26 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics has made an estimate of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who are potentially in the UK illegally.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department planned to provide to drainage boards [for the 2024-25 financial year] on (a) 1 July 2024 and (b) 20 November 2024.

26 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Counselling and Psychiatry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from services provided by (a) psychotherapists and (b) counsellors.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on the ability of employers to contact a (a) full-time and (b) part-time employee outside of their (i) normal and (ii

25 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Police: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reimburse police forces with the cost of proposed increases to employer national insurance contributions.

Source: official written-questions record.