Sir Stephen Timms

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy to deliver enhanced pupil premium funding for pupils who have been eligible for support over four or more of the past six years.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy to increase the pupil premium in real terms each year for the duration of this Parliament.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral evidence given by the Permanent Secretary to the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday 28 October 2021, Qs 59-62, when her Department plans to start paying the State Pension d

1 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) children and (b) families of the seven month delay in hearing cases at Westferry Family Court.

1 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reduce the delays in hearing cases at Westferry Family Court.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for State Pension were paid more than four weeks after the claimant’s sixty-sixth birthday in each of the last 12 months.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for calls to her Department’s telephone lines for (a) attendance allowance, (b) the Child Maintenance Service, (c) personal independence payment, (d) the State Pension

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of calls to her Department’s telephone lines for (a) attendance allowance, (b) the Child Maintenance Service, (c) personal independence payment, (d) the State Pension and (e) debt manage

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment he has made of the educational disadvantage caused by covid-19 school closures to (a) those eligible for the pupil premium and (b) other pupils; and if he will make a statement.

27 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Interviews

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in the UK are waiting to be called to their substantive asylum interview, having completed their initial screening interview as at 27 October 2021; and what that figure was (a)

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2021 to Question 56659 on State Retirement Pensions, what management information her Department holds on the timeliness of the payment of new State Pension claims; a

25 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Foreign Exchange: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to enforce cross border payments price transparency in line with the Cross Border Payments Regulation 2; and if he will make a statement.

25 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Electronic Funds Transfer: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure all payment service providers publish the total costs they charge, including sending and receiving fees, costs charged by any intermediaries, foreign exchange rate and currency conversion

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to answer a request for information, reference 11588408, submitted on 11 June 2021 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by constituent of East Ham, Ms

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in each of the Restart contract package areas, how many of the people referred to Restart providers since July 2021 have so far started the programme.

20 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been referred to Restart scheme providers in each of the Restart scheme contract package areas since July 2021.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to (a) increase flexibility in the apprenticeship system and (b) extend access to workers on temporary contracts.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to publish details of the arrangements for issuing 5,000 temporary visas to HGV drivers; and if she will make a statement.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Migrants: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish its proposals on additional information on No Recourse to Public Funds change of conditions applications, including on repeat applications and on reasons for refus

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for State Pension from (a) men and (bi) women were paid more than four weeks after the claimant’s sixty-sixth birthday in each of the last twelve months.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to renew the commitment to improve the nutrition of at least fifty million people for the period 2021-26; and if she will make a statement.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Social Security Benefits: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of extending means-tested free school meals to all universal credit or equivalent benefits claimants.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has conducted research on the stigmatisation of children who receive free school meals; and if he will make a statement.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the levels of take-up of free school meals among families with No Recourse to Public Funds in 2019-2021.

21 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Omar Hasan Abu al-Nil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will seek assurances from the Israeli authorities that a criminal investigation into the fatal shooting of 13 year old Omar Hasan Mousa Abu Al-Nil will be held.

21 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mohammad Munir Tamimi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will seek assurances from the Israeli authorities that a criminal investigation into the fatal shooting of 17 year old Mohammad Munir Mohammad Tamimi will be held.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to provide further support to schools to enable them to help children who are experiencing food insecurity.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of eligible students who are not in receipt of food support from their school.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision by the Scottish Government to provide universal free breakfasts to primary school age children.

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of child hunger on levels of lost learning.