Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Scope 3 emissions reporting mandatory, rather than voluntary, in the TCFD regulation for UK businesses; and if he wil

31 Jan 2022 · Treasury

Financial Services: Environment Protection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements, announced in the Green Finance Roadmap, mandatory; and if he will make a statement.

31 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Forced Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Foreign Secretary of 12 January 2021, Official Report, column 162, on strengthening the Modern Slavery Act by introducing fines for businesses that do no

31 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Investigatory Powers Commissioner: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Investigatory Powers Commissioner on delays in publishing his annual report; and if she will standardise the publication date each year.

31 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Israel on reports of the firing of tear gas and sound bombs into Palestinian schools during class time in the West Bank;

26 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department is providing to Afghan citizens associated with minority-faith based humanitarian and development organisations wishing to resettle in the UK.

24 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

Prime Minister: Written Questions

To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to respond to Question 83228, tabled on 29 November 2021 by the right Hon. Member for East Ham, regarding Inequalities in Health Alliance: Correspondence.

21 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact on the number of visa applications submitted of the rising costs of visa application fees and ancillary fees; and if she will make a statement.

21 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue the Immigration Health Surcharge raised in each visa category in each quarter since 2015.

21 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Skilled Worker (Tier 2) category visa applications were successful amongst those applying to work in the professional, scientific and technical activities employment category in eac

21 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Skilled Worker Tier 2 category visas were granted within each employment industry sector, as listed in the Office for National Statistics’ Labour Force Survey, in each quarter since 2015.

19 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were issued for the first time with Leave to Remain in the UK, subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition, in each of the last five years.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2022 to Question 98884, on Employment, whether it is her policy to include the self-employed in the calculation of the total number of people in employment; and what

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund: Newham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications to the Building Safety Fund he has received for buildings in (a) East Ham constituency and (b) London Borough of Newham; and how many of those applications have

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund: Newham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that decisions on Building Safety Fund applications in respect of Eastern Quay Apartments in the Royal Docks area of Newham are com

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund: Newham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the letter to him from the hon. Member for East Ham, dated 16 December 2021, what assessment he has made of whether the Building Safety Fund will cover the removal

13 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Disadvantaged: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to take into account in its policies the impact of the covid-19 outbreak in areas of East and North East London with relatively high levels of ine

11 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Investigatory Powers Commissioner: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the length of time between the submission of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s annual report to Government and its publication; and if she will make a statement.

6 Jan 2022 · Prime Minister

Employment

To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 January 2022, Official Report, column 11, if he will set out the evidential basis for his statement that there are now record numbers of people in work, 420,000 more than there were b

5 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

United Arab Emirates: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to my letter of 22 December 2021, what discussions her Department has had with its counterparts in the United Arab Emirates on the incarceration of Mr Saad Has

4 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2021 to Question 67051, what progress he has made in reducing the delays at Westferry Family Court; and if he will make a statement.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: UN Security Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, as the UN Security Council pen holder on Yemen, what representations the Government has made at the UN in response to (a) the rejection of the resolution to renew the mandate

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

PE and Sport Premium and School Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) schools and (b) young people’s physical activity levels of the uncertainty around Government funding for (i) the School Games Organiser network beyond March 2022

29 Nov 2021 · Prime Minister

Inequalities in Health Alliance: Correspondence

To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to respond to the letter dated 15 September 2021 from the Inequalities in Health Alliance on a cross-Government strategy to tackle health inequality.

26 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Israeli High Court's decision on 1 September 2021 relating to the West Bank that Palestinian homes can be entered without a warrant but th

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which initiatives his Department will prioritise for the £640 million homelessness funding outlined in the comprehensive spending review.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many referrals from Job Centre work coaches have been made to the Kickstart Scheme; and how many of those referrals were people classified as being disabled.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to enable people aged 16 to 24 who are (a) not universal credit claimants and (b) at risk of unemployment to undertake work placements as part of the Kickstart scheme.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have undertaken work placements under the Kickstart scheme or other similar programmes as part of the Plan for Jobs.

8 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Foreign Exchange: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2021 to Question 62566, what plans he has to require banks to show the difference between the mid-market (interbank) exchange rate and the rate they use when offering foreign exc

Source: official written-questions record.