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Written questions

Sir Stephen Timms

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether pensioner couples who are no longer eligible for pension credit and housing benefit because one of the couple is below state pension age, will still be eligible to have their rent paid directly

12 Jun 2019 · Department for International Development

Sudan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what processes his Department has put in place to support the (a) promotion of human rights and (b) prevention of atrocities in Sudan.

12 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who reached state pension age before 6 April 2016 continue to defer claiming their state pension; and what proportion of people who have claimed deferred pre-6 April 2016 state pensions

12 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy.

12 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy in reducing the prevalence of human trafficking and modern slavery in the UK and throughout the world.

11 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) women and (b) men in each local authority area in England started an apprenticeship in each sector subject area in 2017-18.

11 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a new consumer protection regulator for social renters alongside an economic Regulator of Social Housing, as set o

11 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations for a new Social Housing regulator made in Shelter’s report: A Vision for Soc

11 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing consumer standards in social housing by conducting proactive and regular inspections.

11 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a new regulator for social housing.

7 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Overseas Students: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether test centres have submitted the same voice recording clips for all students even when the Toeic English language test was taken in test conditions; and if he wil

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what transitional protection is available to pensioner couples who no longer receive pension credit because one of them is below state pension age, are no longer entitled to housing benefit as a result

4 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason pensioner couples who no longer receive pension credit because one of them is below state pension age and are no longer entitled to housing benefit will not qualify for the two-week hous

4 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of symptomatic breast appointments at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years.

3 Jun 2019 · Home Office

Visas: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Sopra Steria in handling UK visa applications for migrants living and working in the UK.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Confident employers have employed a disabled person since achieving Disability Confident status.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to collate and publish data which includes all of a claimants’ disabling conditions.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are receiving universal credit on the basis of limited capability to work.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit have been found to have limited capability for work through a work capability assessment.

22 May 2019 · Cabinet Office

Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issued to the Department of Transport on membership of the new Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise; and if he will make a statement.

22 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria he used in selecting members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise.

22 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise are (a) supporters of political parties other than the Conservative party (b) women (c) from ethnic minorities and (d) below retirement age

22 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he took to secure political impartiality when selecting members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise; and if he will make a statement.

22 May 2019 · Department for Transport

Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise were selected.

15 May 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sri Lanka: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of Sri Lanka’s compliance with UN Resolution 30/1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka which that country co-sponso

15 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what modelling her Department undertook on the financial effect on disabled households as a result of the full roll-out of universal credit; and if she will make a statement.

15 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of disabled households will have a (a) higher and (b) lower benefit income than under the previous benefit system after the roll-out of universal credit.

15 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of disabled households that will be in receipt of universal credit when it is fully rolled out.

14 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the extent of the overpayment of universal credit.

14 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the overpayment of universal credit.

Source: official written-questions record.