Written questions

2,568 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Feb 2025 · Attorney General

Attorney General's Office: Equality

To ask the Solicitor General, if she will publish the total cost to the public purse for the provision of diversity, equality and inclusion courses for staff in her Department in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for people contacting the DVLA in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average waiting time for people phoning and (b) time people spent on hold for the DVLA was in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average (a) waiting time for people calling and (b) time people spent on hold for her Department was in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation by (i) NHS Trusts, (ii) James Paget University Hospitals Trust and (iii) the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on (a) external tenders and (b) contracts for (i) translation and (ii) interpretation services in the NHS in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on translation in Jobcentres in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS 111: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation on the 111 NHS contact number in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation in courts in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for people contacting her Department in 2024.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14378 on NHS: Translation Services, what the (a) cost for translation of and (b) proportion of communications in each language was in e-Referr

31 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Small boat arrivals: last 7 days, last updated 31 January 2025, if she will make it her policy to include data on the number of small boat

31 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Immigration system statistics data table entitled Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement detailed datasets, year ending September 2024, what information her Depa

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Attorney General

Attorney General's Office: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Solicitor General, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

30 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Muslims

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many posts there are in the NHS Muslim Network; what the job titles are of those posts; and what their cost to the public purse was in the last financial year.

Source: official written-questions record.