Written questions

2,568 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in their Departmental work outside of the UK; where these staff work; and what the cost is of salaries for these staff.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in their Department work outside of the UK; where those staff work; and what the cost is of salaries for those staff.

29 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Treasury: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in their Departmental work outside of the UK; where these staff work; and what the cost is of salaries for these staff.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent on first class flights in each year since its creation.

29 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in their Department work outside of the UK; where these staff work; and what the cost is of salaries for these staff.

29 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on first class flights in each of the last five years.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of running a public awareness campaign to remove all COVID signs.

29 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Senior Civil Servants: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants earn (a) over £100,000 and (b) more than the Prime Minister.

29 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Police: LGBT+ people

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent by police forces on celebrating Pride Month in June (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent by NHS Trusts on celebrating Pride Month in June (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Forms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what forms his Department requires farmers to complete each year; what the length of these forms are; and what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the administration burden o

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the percentage of food served in canteens in his Department that is British.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a review into the food labelling system.

29 Oct 2024 · Treasury

EU Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid to the EU in each year since 2021.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value was of student loans that were written off in each of the last five years; and what this was as a proportion of all outstanding student loans.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in school in each constituency do not have English as their first language.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Lighting and Sirens

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to allow independent lifeboat services to use (a) blue lights and (b) sirens on public highways.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fertility

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to tackle changes in the level of fertility rates.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals claiming Universal Credit have received fit notes for each of the last three financial years.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of emergency calls made by irregular migrants crossing the channel on the basis of information that is later found to be false for each year since 2018.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on asylum support in each year since 2018.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on dental services for irregular migrants in each year since 2018.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting was for an irregular migrant to see a (a) healthcare professional and (b) dentist in the latest period for which data is available.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of assault there were by irregular migrants against her Department's staff in each year since 2018.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was per driving test centre in (a) the UK and (b) Great Yarmouth constituency.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to support local bus services in Great Yarmouth Constituency.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drivers were caught driving without (a) a valid MOT, (b) car tax, (c) car insurance and (d) a driving licence by nationality in each of the last five years.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants who arrived in the UK since 2020 have (a) previous criminal convictions and (b) subsequently obtained a criminal record.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bicycles: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is the Minister taking to reduce the impact from cyclists using (a) strobe and (b) flashing lights on (i) motorists and (ii) other road users.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total number of people of working age currently out of work.

Source: official written-questions record.