Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what liabilities have transferred to the Government as part of the nationalisation of British Steel Limited.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether all existing customer and supplier contracts remain in force following nationalisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government intends to retain British Steel Limited in public ownership permanently.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how Ministers will monitor the performance of the Board of British Steel Limited.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate he has made of the capital investment required to place British Steel Limited on a commercially sustainable footing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis is for determining the age threshold for banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what products fall within the definition of a high-caffeine energy drink.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional funding will be provided to local authorities to enforce the proposed ban on high caffeine energy drinks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether retailers will be expected to operate a Challenge 25 policy for the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the evidential was for reorganising local government in Lancashire into four unitary authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed reorganisation on democratic accountability in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost of implementing local government reorganisation in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department will provide towards the implementation costs of local government reorganisation in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of redundancy costs arising from local government reorganisation in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what alternative options for local government structures in Lancashire were considered before reaching the decision to merge Fylde Borough Council and Wyre Borough Council with B
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses relating to Lancashire were received during consultation on local government reorganisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish all consultation responses relating to Lancashire local government reorganisation, subject to data protection requirements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has commissioned an internal review into the decision-making process for proposed changes to the Coastguard Rescue Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review sentencing guidelines for people convicted of arson, in the context of increased risk of wildfires caused by extreme heat conditions.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers for each par
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current average processing time is for amended paper self-assessment tax returns resulting in repayments.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what provision HM Revenue and Customs makes for expediting tax repayment claims where taxpayers are experiencing financial hardship or serious ill health.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve customer service performance within HM Revenue and Customs in relation to correspondence and repayment claims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has provided terms of reference to the Electoral Commission for its review of political party spending limits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Electoral Commission has been asked to consider annual expenditure limits for political parties in addition to election period spending limits.