Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for Local Authorities to tackle homelessness services in the context of rising inflation.

6 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reintroducing an Everyone In scheme; and if he will make a statement.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

National School Breakfast Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have (a) submitted applications for and (b) been successfully enrolled in the National School Breakfast Programme.

20 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asbestos: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the (a) ban on the use of asbestos in the UK and (b) Control of Asbestos Regulation

20 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kenya: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's Overseas Development Aid budget was for Kenya in each of the last 15 years.

20 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to lift the stay of decisions on Universal Credit claims by EU citizens with pre-settled status who notify his Department that they are not able to meet their basic needs a

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many decisions on Universal Credit habitual residence tests for EU citizens were made in the period between (a) 14 November 2022 to 13 December 2022 and (b) 14 December 2022 to 13 January 2022; and

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Upper Tribunal’s judgment in Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v AT (Aire Centre and IMA intervening) UC: [2022] UKUT 330 (AAC), how many cases of EU citizens and their fam

17 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to correspondence from the Rt Hon. Member for East Ham dated 29 November 2022, reference ST101757.

17 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department intends to reply to the correspondence from the Rt Hon. Member for East Ham dated 21 November, reference ST62469.

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for Industrial Injuries Disablement Allowance, how many (a) applications were received, (b) awards were made and (c) mandatory reconsiderations were completed in which the decision was (i) upheld and (i

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for Attendance Allowance, how many (a) applications were received, (b) awards were made and (c) mandatory reconsiderations were completed in which the decision was (i) upheld and (ii) overturned in each

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for Disability Living Allowance, how many (a) applications were received, (b) awards were made and (c) mandatory reconsiderations were completed in which the decision was (i) upheld and (ii) overturned

9 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure unaccompanied children moved from hotels are accommodated in safe, appropriate placements.

9 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her Department’s plans for ending the use of hotels to accommodate unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

8 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to correspondence from the Rt Hon. Member for East Ham dated 29 November 2022, reference ST101757.

2 Feb 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on mid-contract price increases on (a) mobile and (b) broadband contracts.

2 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits to providing a fee waiver for indefinite leave to remain applications for young people aged under 25 who can demonstrate that they cannot afford th

2 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people aged under 25 making an application for limited leave to remain under the private life route were granted a fee waiver in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

2 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are eligible for the five-year route to settlement introduced in 2022 under the Appendix Private Life to the Immigration Rules.

2 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to close any London hotels housing refugees from Afghanistan.

1 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Immigration enforcement surge since pledge to tackle illegal working, published on 23 January 2023, whether her Department has made an assessment

30 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make reductions in his Department's budget to fund the recently announced £16.6 million aid package to Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement.

30 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 126514 on Refugees: Afghanistan, how many people have been resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme: Pathway Two since the commencement

27 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are economically inactive.

27 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are in the Employment and Support Allowance (a) Support Group and (b) Work-Related Activity Group.

27 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Multiple Sclerosis are in receipt of (a) income-related Employment and Support Allowance and (b) new-style contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance.

26 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Mr Jimmy Lai Chee-ying who has been held in Stanley Prison in Hong Kong on charges under the National Security Law is a citizen of the United Kingdom.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Dormant Assets Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to maintain funding for financial inclusion through the Dormant Assets Scheme; and if she will make a statement.

18 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department has shared with the UNHCR on the (a) procedure and (b) quotas for referral to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme: Pathway 2.

Source: official written-questions record.