Written questions
3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what methods universal credit claimants can use to confirm their identity other than face-to-face at a jobcentre or using GOV.UK Verify.
12 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit claimants have verified their identity face-to-face in a jobcentre in each year for which information is available.
7 Mar 2019 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many companies in London have transferred support for apprenticeships arising from their apprenticeship levy payments to other employers to date.
7 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken is for a universal credit claim to be verified manually when the claimant is not able to verify their identity online.
7 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit claimants have been able to verify their identity successfully online; and if she will make a statement.
6 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the most recent month for which data is available, in what proportion of universal credit assessments for working claimants was income data taken from (a) RTI data provided by HMRC and (b) claimants'
5 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances a universal credit claimant will be advised by a work coach to close his or her current application and make a new application; and if she will make a statement.
5 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances deductions are made from a claimant's universal credit payment in order to contribute to her Department's administration costs; and if she will make a statement.
5 Mar 2019 · Home Office
Overseas Students: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions his Department has had with Educational Testing Service (ETS) on ETS's allegations of cheating by overseas students taking the test of English for international communication i
5 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons applicants for universal credit are subject to a five week assessment period before being entitled to claim that benefit.
5 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many immigration appeals are pending in ETS-linked cases.
28 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Egypt
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he undertook a review of security at Sharm El Sheikh Airport during the Prime Minister's recent visit to Egypt; and if he will make a statement.
28 Feb 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many immigration appeals were (a) submitted and (b) determined in each of the last five years in relation to Home Office refusal, curtailment and removal decisions in ETS-linked cases.
27 Feb 2019 · Cabinet Office
Breast Cancer: Greater London
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in the Central and East London area have been caused by breast cancer in each of the last five years.
27 Feb 2019 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Guide Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received in each of the last five years on mini cab drivers refusing service to customers with guide dogs.
27 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade
Import Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when he plans to publish the UK's (a) tariff schedules and (b) tariff-rate quotas as part of Government preparations for leaving the EU without a deal.
27 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have benefited from the provisions under section 119 (3) (a) and (b) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 that hardship payments cease to be recoverable in the ev
27 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to help homeless applicants make a claim for universal credit.
26 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Products: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of leaving the EU without a deal on the cost of transporting animal products from the EU to the United Kingdom.
26 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been allocated to the Help to Claim Scheme.
26 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people her Department has helped through its Universal Support Assisted Digital Service.
26 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2019 to Question 216934, on Universal Credit: Disqualification, how many universal credit claimants have been sanctioned for refusing to accept the offer of a job wi
25 Feb 2019 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who entered the UK on a student visa were (a) detained and (b) removed from the UK in each year since 2014.
25 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the length of time required for new claimants to complete the online application form for universal credit.
25 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the online application form for universal credit, how many people answered Yes to the question, Did anyone help you make your claim - for example a family member, friend or someone fro
21 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the evidential basis is for her oral contribution of 11 February 2018, Official Report, column 594, that food bank use had increased in the initial roll-out of Universal Credit because people had d
21 Feb 2019 · Home Office
Educational Testing Service
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to complete his review of the treatment of people accused by ETS of cheating in English language tests.
19 Feb 2019 · Treasury
Company Cars: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of freezing at 2018-19 levels the rates of Company Car Tax for vehicles registered before the implementation of the Worldwide Harmonised Light vehicles Test Proced
19 Feb 2019 · Treasury
Company Cars: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the rates of Company Car Tax in light of changes resulting from the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Testing Procedure; and if he will make a statement.
19 Feb 2019 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to assess the effect of the universal free infant school meals policy on (a) school standards and (b) pupils' wellbeing since its introduction in 2014.
Source: official written-questions record.