Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the (a) average starting salary, (b) average salary (including bonuses and overtime), (c) highest salary (including bonuses and overtime) paid to a (i) train driver and

17 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support young people on the Kickstart scheme to progress to apprenticeships and further education to up-skill them.

26 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that steel required for UK manufacturing that is not produced in the UK is accessible to UK industry in the context of the impact of import quota

26 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure an adequate supply of cobalt steel for UK industry following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

26 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department reviewed the (a) thresholds for and (b) amount of pension tax credit in each of the last five years; and what changes were made to those (i) thresholds and (ii) amounts at each of th

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives of energy companies on the reasons for the increase in the day-to-day connectivity charge for smart metering for (a) existing and

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the increase by energy companies in standing charges on energy bills; and if he will make an assessment of the

28 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Debts: Ukraine

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of writing off all debt owed by Ukraine to the UK.

28 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time is between the first appointment with a GP and obtaining a full diagnosis of female autism; and if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of NHS procedures

22 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the take home pay was of a worker who was working 40 hours a week on the minimum wage in 2009-10 aged (a) 18, (b) 23 and (c) 30; and how much those sums will be in 2021-22 in (a) cash terms and (b) real ter

22 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the difference in financial support provided from (a) universal credit and (b) legacy benefits for an average family with two children aged six and eight with one parent wo

3 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Tree Preservation Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps local authorities can take to efficiently remove dangerous trees that are subject to Tree Protection Orders.

3 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the amount of income tax relief that would fall on the 18 to 21 age group in the event that the auto-enrolment of pensions was extended to that age group.

3 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer to Question 129263 on Energy: Prices, for what reason there is not a moratorium on fracking for oil.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for International Trade

Food: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to promote exports of British (a) beer, (b) lamb, (c) dairy products and (d) beef.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Part-time Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the increase in tax relief for part-time workers that would result from auto enrolment being extended to those earning under £10,000 a year; and what proport

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the increase in tax relief for people aged 18-21 that would result from auto-enrolment of pensions being extended to that age group.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) deaths have resulted from individuals driving cars purchased while not holding a valid driving licence since 2012.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fracking for (a) oil and (b) natural gas in the UK in response to rising energy prices.

24 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Diesel: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposals to restrict the use of red diesel on levels of theft of white diesel in (a) sawmills and (b) the construction industr

23 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Suicide

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died by suicide by (a) council area, (b) region and (c) constituency in each of the last 10 years months for which data is available.

23 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Mileage Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current rate of the car mileage allowance; and if he will make it his policy to increase that allowance in light of the rising cost of (a) fuel and (b) servicing an

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Motorcycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of requiring cyclists and motorcyclists to wear high visibility clothing.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what sanctions are available against people in local government who break rules on standards; and whether those sanctions are the same in every council and local authority across the

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a fair funding review of (a) fire services and (b) police services, alongside the broader local government fair funding review.

1 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Spiking: Alcoholic Drinks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what laws are in place to protect people from having their drinks spiked; and what penalties do those laws carry.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Housing and Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many new (a) council and (b) social landlord properties have been built in each year since 2005 in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Housing and Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the total amount of (a) council housing and (b) social housing in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority area.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many tenants of (a) councils and (b) social landlords have exercised the right to buy, voluntary or otherwise, in each year since 2005, by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii)

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal road accidents involving someone driving the vehicle under the age of 17 when that person (i) owned the vehicle and (ii) did not own the vehicle they were driving at the tim

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