Written questions

1,001 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received fines for overpayment of Carer's Allowance in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022, (d) 2023 and (e) as of 1 April 2024; and what was the total amount of these fines.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Financial Assistance Scheme and Pension Protection Fund: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of inflation on the real term valuation of pensions under the (a) Financial Assistance Scheme and (b) Pension Protection Fund.

25 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken since receiving Sir Robert Francis KC's infected blood compensation framework study, published on 7 June 2022.

25 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Democracy and Human Rights

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of international coordination on supporting (a) peace, (b) human rights and (c) democracy in Sudan.

22 Mar 2024 · Wales Office

Shoplifting: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) police forces and (c) businesses in Wales on the incidence of shop theft in Wales.

14 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had Section 67 leave to remain on 14 March 2024; how many and what proportion of those people had been contacted by his Department to discuss their options for when their leave expires

7 Mar 2024 · Wales Office

Food: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential application of new geographical indications for Welsh food and drink products in Japan.

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

North Wales Coast Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a timetable for the development of the (a) strategic outline case, (b) outline business case and (c) full business case for the electrification of the North Wales Main Line.

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Food: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to paragraph 5.98 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, by what process the £5 million for an agri-food Launchpad in mid and north Wales will be a

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the Universal Credit claimant commitment for kinship carers equal to that for foster carers.

26 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

RFA Sir Galahad

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence about the publication of documents held at the National Archives in relation to the bombing of RFA Sir Galahad.

7 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the sustainability of probation officer caseload.

7 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to increase the (a) student loan and (b) postgraduate loan repayment thresholds in line with (i) inflation and (ii) the national living wage.

18 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 16 January 2024 to Question 9201 on Biometric Residence Permits, how many and what proportion of applicants have been waiting more than 28 days following a decision for

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Food: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Wales and (b) her Japanese counterpart on the geographical indication status of Welsh food and drink products in Japan.

17 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

RFA Sir Galahad

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to publish all documents relating to the bombing of RFA Sir Galahad that are held at the National Archives.

17 Jan 2024 · Wales Office

Hospitality Industry: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with hospitality businesses in Wales on commercial energy costs.

17 Jan 2024 · Wales Office

Post Office: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the payment of compensation to sub-postmasters in Wales affected by issues with the Horizon system.

15 Jan 2024 · Wales Office

Tata Steel: Port Talbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when the Tata Steel/ Port Talbot Transition Board will next meet.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had discussions with the Board of the Post Office on the provision of financial evidence to claimants of the Horizon shortfall scheme to assist with their claims for redress.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

North Wales Coast Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost of the electrification of the North Wales mainline.

15 Jan 2024 · Wales Office

North Wales Coast Line: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) Network Rail and (c) the Welsh government on the electrification of the North Wales Main Line.

15 Jan 2024 · Wales Office

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Network Rail on the potential impact of Control Period 7 funding on (i) rail services and (ii) the condition of rail infra

11 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applicants have been waiting more than 28 days for a biometric residence permit.

11 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress his Department has made in resolving the technical issues affecting the issuing of Biometric Residence Permit cards.

11 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Newport East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum applications from applicants in Newport East constituency that were submitted before June 2022 are awaiting a final decision.

11 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of the average length of time between submission of a PIP mandatory reconsideration and the decision.

28 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judges retired in each of the last five years.

28 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours of unpaid work completed at home as part of community sentences in each year since 2010.

28 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of applications received for jobs in prisons at grade bands 3 to 5 in each year since 2010.

Source: official written-questions record.