Sir Stephen Timms

10 May 2022 · Home Office

Oxfam: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the Indian Government's decision to refuse the renewal of Oxfam India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act license.

19 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the new UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Democratic Republic of the Congo.

19 Apr 2022 · Prime Minister

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral evidence to the Liaison Committee of 30 March 2022 and his acknowledgment that previous assertions that employment is higher than before the covid-19 outbreak had been incorrect, what plans he has to c

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date her Department made the most recent equality impact assessment of (a) the benefit cap and (b) local housing allowance rates.

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of measures announced by his Department on 21 July 2021 on the availability of mortgages to purchase leasehold homes in medium and

30 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of Ministerial replies are sent to hon. Members from his Department within 20 working days as suggested in the Guide to Handling Correspondence, published by the Cabi

30 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering a fee-waiver to people applying to come to the UK from Afghanistan using the Appendix FM route.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Mortgages

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what further steps he plans to take to ensure the availability of mortgages on leasehold homes.

28 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of companies required under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to produce modern slavery statements for the year 2021 that have not done so.

24 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty in the Online Safety Bill is not being applied to Category 2(b) firms; and if she will make a statement.

24 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the fraudulent advertising duty imposed on search engine firms in the Online Safety Bill is less stringent than that imposed on Category 1 firms; and if she will make a s

24 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund in supporting low income families; and if she will make a statement.

21 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances her Department issues a visa to an applicant on condition that the applicant first signs a non-disclosure agreement.

15 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering a fee-waiver to people applying to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who have lost their required documents in Afghanistan.

15 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has given to caseworkers in her Department who are advising applicants to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme that have lost their required documents in Afghanistan.

15 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to re-establish biometric service in Afghanistan for those seeking to apply for entry into the UK.

15 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the requirement for Afghan refugees to submit their biometrics before entering the UK, as has been done for those fleeing Ukraine.

14 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are awaiting a review of their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award after registration; and what the average time taken to review a PIP award is in the most recent period for which

14 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment assessments have been carried out by (a) telephone, (b) paper based or (c) face-to-face assessments between (i) November 2021 and January 2022, (ii) Augu

14 Mar 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equality Act 2010

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made in identifying funding to extend the time limits for Equality Act claims from three to six months; and if he will make a statement.

14 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to support Access to Work applicants facing delays in the processing of their application; and if she will make a statement.

14 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will re-introduce the six-month extension of Access to Work grant awards for claimants who rely on support workers and are experiencing delays in the processing of their renewal applications.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Right hon. Member for East Ham of 15 September 2021 on the application to the Building Safety Fund by Blinky Ltd on behalf of 5

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Bill: Partnerships

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether limited partnerships are included within the definition of associated persons in the draft Building Safety Bill; and if he will make a statement.

7 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Detainees: Intelligence Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of whether the Government's guidance, The Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relatin

7 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Muslims

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to raise concerns with her Indian counterpart on increasing violence towards Muslims in India, including hostility towards hijab wearing; and if she will m

2 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the equity of pension income being treated as equivalent to earned income for Universal Credit purposes whereas pension income inherited by the pensioner’s wid

1 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidential flexibility applies when caseworkers at UK Visas and Immigration are considering applications submitted from Afghans using the Appendix FM route because of misplaced or destroyed docum

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

Gambling: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2022 to Question 124952 on Gambling: Fines, in which of the 46 cases was the level of the financial penalty reduced following representations and ev

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

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February to Question 126535 on European Social Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund, if he will list the types of organisations his Department plans to con