Written questions

1,001 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to outline how much of the £220 million to help local areas transition to the Shared Prosperity Fund in 2021/22 will be allocated to Wales.

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Motor Neurone Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January to Question 130668, if he will name the projects that received funding in 2019-20 from the (a) Medical Research Council and (b) National Insti

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that non-malignant stem cell transplant patients who received their transplant more than six months ago receive the same priority for the covid-19 vaccine as other s

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances publishes (a) an annual report, (b) minutes of meetings, (c) conflict of interest declarations and (d) a performance review; and if he will m

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances takes to work with stakeholders; and whether the Committee's work is publicly accessible.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances, what assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness of the Committee's performance and (b) its timeliness in responding to applic

16 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Motor Neurone Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Motor Neurone Disease-related projects were funded by the (a) Medical Research Council and (b) National Institute for Health Research in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20.

14 Dec 2020 · Attorney General

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to support the criminal justice system's ability to prosecute perpetrators of coercive and controlling behaviour.

14 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of domestic abuse convictions related to controlling and coercive behaviour in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.

9 Dec 2020 · Scotland Office

Iron and Steel: Scotland

What steps he is taking to support the steel industry in Scotland.

8 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Motor Neurone Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support research on motor neurone disease.

2 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of living conditions at temporary accommodation sites for asylum seekers in Wales.

27 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Flour and Gluten-free Foods: Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to proceed with proposals on the mandatory fortification of flour and gluten-free products with folic acid.

19 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce industrial energy costs for UK steel producers.

19 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure an exemption for UK steel producers from the EU’s current steel safeguarding quotas.

19 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU

What steps her Department is taking to support UK steel exports to the EU after 31 December 2020.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Non-departmental Public Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that non-departmental Government bodies that report to his Department do not change their redundancy policy prior to the completion of a full consultation with staff.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Construction Industry Training Board: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Construction Industry Training Board on recent changes to its redundancy policy; and if he will make an assessment of the effect of those changes on staff.

9 Nov 2020 · Home Office

British Nationality: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time is for a British Citizenship application to be processed; and how many applicants have been waiting over a year for their application be processed, as of November 2020.

9 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Interviews

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for an asylum interview after the date of an asylum claim in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.

9 Nov 2020 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions UKVI failed to meet the 20-day service level agreement on responding to enquiries from hon. Members on behalf of constituents in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.

9 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time was for a Biometric Residency Permit to be issued after a positive outcome in a UKVI application in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) January to November 2020; and how

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 90092 on Personal Independence Payment, with reference to the 30 claimants who subsequently registered a claim under the special rules for termina

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2020 to Question 90093 on Personal Independence Payment, what the medical conditions were of the 5,520 personal independence payment claimants who applied under no

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2020 to Question 90093 on Personal Independence Payment, after how many days on average after making a claim for personal independence payment under Special Rules

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 90092 on Personal Independence Payment, how many of the 2,140 claimants who had their claim disallowed at initial decision applied under the Speci

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 90092 on Personal Independence Payment, what were the recorded reasons for those 1,860 claimants' claims being disallowed at initial decision unde

18 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the extension of the Veterans Recognition Scheme.

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to include representatives of the electricity network supply chain in the Government’s future engagement with industry and other stakeholders on the

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 81702 on Personal Independence Payment, how many of the 3,310 personal independence payment claimants who died within three months of their initial

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