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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