Written questions

1,001 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

28 Oct 2022 · Attorney General

Attorney General: Correspondence and Written Questions

To ask the Attorney General, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Capture and Storage: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the findings of the cross-Administration UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Saltmarshes: Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy the potential merits of including the restoration of saltmarshes for blue carbon in the Gre

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales have four or more children and are in receipt of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are subject to the under-occupancy penalty on the basis of under-occupying one bedroom in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are subject to the under-occupancy penalty on the basis of under-occupying two bedrooms or more in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of rising costs of Packaging Recovery Notes on businesses, and if he will implement a cap on PRNs.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football Governance Fan-led Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will renew its commitment to introducing (a) an independent football regulator and (b) the other recommendations of the Crouch Review.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking: National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government’s decision to lift the ban on fracking will also apply to land within National Parks.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cost of Living Payments: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the £650 Cost of Living Payment is available to those on income-based benefits but not those on contribution-based benefits.

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 7493 on Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation, if she will set out a timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals on

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Payment Exception Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the maximum payment amount that can be collected in a single transaction using the Payment Exception Service at a Post Office or pay point outlet is set at £100 requiring some claimants

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of rising energy prices on students in higher education.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount on people with disabilities who do not

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to finalise and the eligibility statement for the 2022-2023 Warm Home Discount.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to support those repaying (a) student loans and (b) student loans plus post-graduate loans in the context of the rising cost of living.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potentials merits of extending Access To Work support to the newly self-employed, in the context of an individual not have an income straight away.

Source: official written-questions record.