Written questions

1,001 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the efficacy of the system whereby people in receipt of support through Access to Work have to reapply for that support if they change job, even in cases where

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the service standard Access To Work application timescales from application to approval.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for an Access to Work grant application to be processed in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken by her Department was to process a Standard Visitor visa in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) January to August 2022.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Mobility Scooters: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of speed limit for class 2 and class 3 mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on the safety of (a) users and (b) pedestrians and road users.

2 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was to register a Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) January to July 2022.

5 Jul 2022 · Treasury

No-interest Loans Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to participate in the implementation of no interest loan schemes.

27 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to make (a) leadership and (b) administrative roles in the Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network paid positions.

24 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewables Obligation: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to publish the Government’s consultation on the reduction of indirect costs to industry as a result of the Renewables Obligation as outlined in the Energy Securi

22 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 19595 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, when the last meeting between the Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network and (a) the Civil Service Disability Networ

22 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physician Associates: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that access to accredited European Trauma Courses is available to practising physician associates for free.

21 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new enquiries her Department's MP Urgent Enquiries inbox handled in each month in from January 2021 to May 2022; what steps her Department is taking to manage the (a

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new enquiries her Department's MP Urgent Enquiries inbox handled in each month in from January 2021 to May 2022; what steps her Department is taking to manage the (a) performance and (b) case m

21 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new enquiries her Department's MP Urgent Enquiries inbox handled in each month in from January 2021 to May 2022; what steps her Department is taking to manage the (a) performance and (b) case

20 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new enquiries her Department’s MP hotline teams have processed in each month of 2022 up to 20 June.

16 Jun 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of converting existing Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences into determinate sentences and allow IPP prisoners to be released on licence for a p

16 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to make the civil service recruitment process more dyslexia-friendly.

16 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) assist the growth of the Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network and (b) ensure it is accessible to staff in all civil service departments.

13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new enquiries her Department’s MP hotline teams dealt with in each month in 2021; what steps her Department takes to manage the (a) performance and (b) case manageme

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new enquiries her Department’s MP hotline teams dealt with in each month in 2021; what steps her Department is taking to manage the (a) performance and (b) case management of those teams; wha

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new enquiries her Department’s MP hotline teams dealt with in each month in 2021; what steps her Department is taking to manage the (a) performance and (b) case management of those teams; what

13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for making a decision on the use of Evusheld following completion of UKHSA testing.

13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2022 to Question 1109 on Evusheld, what his planned timetable is for (a) receiving advice from clinicians on the most appropriate option for the use of Evusheld and

8 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Dyslexia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) British Dyslexia Association and (b) other relevant organisations on steps the Government can take to make all civil service departments dyslexia-friendly workp

8 Jun 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 UIN 7943 on Health Professions: Regulation, whether anaesthesia associates will be included in his plans to regulate physician associates through d

7 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Homes for Ukraine Scheme to enable Afghan refugees in bridging hotels to be housed with a host.

7 Jun 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the daily cost is of housing those who have arrived in the UK under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme and (b) Afghan Resettlement Scheme in bridging hotels; and what steps the Governmen

6 Jun 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 people in receipt of contributions-based benefits are not eligible for the £650 cost of living payment.

6 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expand the spring covid-19 booster vaccine rollout to include people with motor neurone disease who are clinically extremely vulnerable.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming Universal Credit as of 1 June 2022; and how many of those people have deductions from their Universal Credit in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Newport East constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.