Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Marriage: Relatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) cost and (b) incidence of cousin marriage.

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 19416 on Maternity Services: Nurses, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of close relative marriage neonatal nurses there ar

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gonorrhoea: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) maximum cost to the NHS was of untreated gonorrhoea in the latest year for which data is available; and what assessment he has made of the impact of this on the NHS.

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gonorrhoea

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of gonorrhoea have been diagnosed in each of the last 30 years.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Voting Rights: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people with citizenship of other countries can vote in UK elections; of which countries such people hold citizenship; which elections they are eligible to vote in; and w

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the implementation of a generational ban on tobacco sales on trends in the level of (a) counterfeit cigarettes and (b) contraband cigarettes b

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional powers will be made available to law enforcement officers to penalise (a) barber shops, (b) off-licences, (c) bookmakers, (d) pubs and (e) other non-grocery and non-newsagent pre

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on the illegal sale of tobacco products in (a) non-grocery and (b) non-newsagent premises.

3 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Unpaid Work: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question HL2771 on Civil Servants: Recruitment and pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14502 on Gender: Equality, if she will issue guidanc

3 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of efficiency savings she plans to require of Government departments in each year of the Spending Review Phase 2 in order to meet her planned 5% savings over this Parliament; and what assessment she

3 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department have undertaken two consecutive jobs without external competition since 3 July 2024.

3 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Training

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 2 May 2023 to Question 182119 on Cabinet Office: Training, if he will take steps to encourage other public sector employers to phase out unconscious bias training.

3 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

European Court of Justice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to discuss the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in negotiations on changes to the EU-UK relationship.

3 Jan 2025 · Women and Equalities

Political Parties: Discrimination

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16341 on Political Parties: Discrimination, if she will issue guidance on the distinction between philosophical and political belief.

3 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to remove the gender-neutral toilets in her Department in Marsham Street.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Special Escort Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 19468 on Special Escort Group, on what statutory basis the police are able to (a) stop and direct traffic and (b) exceed speed limits in non-emergency situ

3 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has provided to Government departments on publishing details of individual Civil Service pensions for senior officials under (a) Financial Reporting requirements and (b) the Freedom of Informati

19 Dec 2024 · Treasury

BBC: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to support the BBC with the cost of employers’ National Insurance contributions.

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16596 on Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants, how he plans to publish details of the panel members.

19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Civil Society: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17300 on Muslim Council of Britain, what her policy is on engagement with (a) Cage, (b) MEND and (c) the Muslim Association

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 16595 on Cabinet Office: Pay, what the mean salary is of a civil servant in the (a) Women's Equality Unit, (b) Race Disparity Unit and (c) Disability Unit.

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Question 28 of the oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 4 December 2024 on The work of the Cabinet Office, HC 463, what his planned timetable is fo

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Bodies: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Question 28 of the oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 4 December 2024 on The work of the Cabinet Office, HC 463, if he will publish a breakdown o

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Intelligence Services: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 14 of his Department's report entitled Security and Intelligence Agencies Financial Statement 2023-24, published on 2 December 2024, if he will publish the (a) reasons for and (b) nature o

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Question 70 of the oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 4 December 2024 on The work of the Cabinet Office, HC 463, what the (a) current and (b) tar

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service Governance and Accountability Review

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Questions 10 to 12 of the oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 4 December 2024 on The work of the Cabinet Office, HC 463, whether his Department pl

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish a prospectus to allow public bodies to bid for the Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund.

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Internet

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 14352 on Government Departments: X Corp, and with reference to the SAFE Framework: the 4 principles for HMG Brand Safety, how many platforms have been remov

19 Dec 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2024 to Question 17545 on Prime Minister: Public Appointments, if he will list the public appointments for which the Prime Minister is directly responsible; and when the ter

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Great British Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to lay an Official Statistics Order to include Great British Energy.

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