Written questions

656 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel: Scunthorpe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 64503 on British Steel: Scunthorpe, if he will publish (a) the findings of the independent assessment and (b) a summary of the findings of the independ

7 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Overseas Residence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential fiscal impact of introducing an exit tax payable upon persons ending their UK tax residency.

7 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Wealth: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the fiscal impact of introducing a wealth tax.

2 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what private businesses she has consulted on the business rates system.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the parental leave review will examine options for reducing administrative burdens on employers in managing statutory parental leave and pay.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to parental leave entitlements on small and medium-sized enterprises, as part of the ongoing review.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the ONS's classification of British Steel as part of the public non-financial corporations subsector.

2 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel: Scunthorpe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the lifespan of the blast furnaces at British Steel in Scunthorpe.

23 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 June to Question 61021 on Taxation: Domicil, how many P85 forms have been submitted in each month in the last five years.

18 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Taxation: Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) higher rate and (b) additional rate taxpayers that have left the United Kingdom in the period from 4 July 2024 to 31 May 2025.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Satellites

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to further the UK's strategic interest in low earth orbit satellite constellations.

13 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Eutelsat OneWeb

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the Government's shareholding in Eutelsat OneWeb.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the UK-US trade agreement, what steps he plans to take to manage the allocation of the 100,000 vehicle quota.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide indemnities to automotive companies for the period following the announcement of the UK-US trade deal but prior to the implementation of lower tariff rates.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide indemnities to steel companies for the period following the announcement of the UK-US trade deal but prior to the implementation of lower tariff rates.

3 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 18 March 2025 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.

22 May 2025 · Treasury

British Steel

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations her Department has made to the Office for National Statistics on the economic classification assessment of British Steel.

22 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations his Department has made to the Office for National Statistics on the economic classification assessment of British Steel.

20 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

EU Countries: Immigration Controls

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the potential use of eGates set out in the UK-EU Common Understanding will include an exemption from the upcoming EU Entry Exit system requirements for fingerprinting.

20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Domicil: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations the Minister for Investment has received on the decision to end the remittance basis of taxation.

19 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

New Businesses: Venture Capital

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK-based start-ups raised venture-capital rounds that included at least one overseas investor in each of the last five years; and what the total capital raised in those rounds was in each year

19 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: National Security

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many notifications under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 involving foreign acquirers have been (a) received and (b) cleared unconditionally in each month since the Act came into force.

19 May 2025 · Treasury

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total stock of UK corporate bonds held by non-resident investors was in each quarter of the last five years for which figures are available.

19 May 2025 · Treasury

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the net inflow of (a) portfolio and (b) other investment from non-resident investors to the UK was in each quarter since Q1 2019 for which data is available.

19 May 2025 · Treasury

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the aggregate market value of UK-quoted equities held by non-resident investors was in each quarter of the last five years for which data is available.

7 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the mean salary provided at application by Indian nationals issued with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) was in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

7 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to Question (a) 47358, (b) 47359, (c) 47360, (d) 47361 and (e) 47362 tabled by the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs on 23 April 2024.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

Double Taxation: India

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK-India Free Trade Agreement, agreed on 6 May 2025, if she will make an estimate of the number of British Nationals that will use the Double Contribution Convention with India in each of the n

7 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the median salary provided at application by Indian nationals issued with a Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) was in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

7 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses in the IT services sector on (a) the UK-India trade deal and (b) the Double Contribution Convention with India.

Source: official written-questions record.