Written questions

879 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Royal Mail: Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of OFCOM on ensuring that (a) Royal Mail Group plc and (b) Parcelforce Worldwide are adapting to recent changes implem

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Postal Services: Northern Ireland Protocol

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of parcel delivery services in implementing new rules in line with the requirements of the Northern Ireland Protocol a

12 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance that will allow for imprisonment as a reasonable ground for a late EU Settlement Scheme application.

12 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been issued by her Department to (a) prison and (b) probation services throughout the UK to help people in custody either on remand or serving a sentence to apply for the EU Settleme

9 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative information his Department holds on the number of cases going through the Crown Court in the (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2011-12 financial years. .

9 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential merits of repaying the UK's historical debt to Iran and (b) timescale he has for the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

5 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the farming industry on the use of farrowing crates for pigs.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Jet Skis: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals on the safe use and conduct of personal water crafts.

26 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Sports: VAT Zero Rating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a zero VAT rating for the construction of facilities for community amateur sports clubs.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Support for Mortgage Interest

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward proposals to change Support for Mortgage Interest from a loan to a grant.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of UK Charities who will benefit from the Turing Scheme.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness of the scope of the Turing scheme and (b) its ability to replace the European Solidarity Corp.

23 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the current nil rate band up to £500,000 on stamp duty land tax for a further 12 months.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Minimum Wage: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) raising the minimum wage to £10 an hour and (b) ending the lower rates of pay for people under (i) 25, (ii) 21 and (iii)

11 Feb 2021 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Protocol: Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to develop an inward investment strategy for Northern Ireland businesses under the Northern Ireland Protocol.

8 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Tuberculosis: Screening

What progress she has made on establishing a TB test centre in Northern Ireland to support people applying for a British National (Overseas) visa.

4 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of each of the available vaccines in limiting the transmission and spread of covid-19.

28 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people who became self-employed in the tax year 2019-20 will be eligible for the fourth self-employment income support scheme.

28 Jan 2021 · Treasury

VAT: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the VAT cut for the hospitality sector (a) beyond 31 March 2021 and (b) to other covid-19-affected sectors.

27 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Museums and Galleries: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of extending the Museums and Galleries Exhibitions Tax Relief due to conclude in April 2022.

26 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Child Maintenance Service's powers to allow it to compel information from non-resident parents.

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

Organic Food: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made in discussions with the EU on simplifying the administrative processes for the movement of organic foodstuff between Great Britain and Northern Ir

21 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether future rulings on workers' rights by the Court of Justice of the European Union will be applied to Northern Ireland workers under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement

14 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Iron and Steel: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to remove the 25 per cent duty that is now incurred on steel sold into Northern Ireland from outside Great Britain as a result of the UK's departure from the EU.

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

Arts: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure the inclusion of creative professionals on the list of self-employed professionals eligible for visa-free travel for work purposes within the EU.

8 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-employed: Unpaid Taxes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to remove the simple interest applied on HMRC's Enhanced Time to Pay mechanism for self-employed people with taxes to pay for the year 2019-20.

8 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-employed: Unpaid Taxes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the 31 January 2021 deadline by six months for the self employed who have taxes to be paid for the tax year 2019-20.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing tuition fees for the 2020-21 year to compensate students for the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on their university studies and experience.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he plans to use to rank key workers for the purpose of prioritising occupations for the vaccination programme.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure teachers and school staff in special schools have access to the covid-19 vaccine; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making teachers and sc

Source: official written-questions record.