Sir Stephen Timms

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Telecommunications: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many hereditaments were granted rate relief under the Non-Domestic Rating (Telecommunications Infrastructure Relief) (England) Regulations 2018 in each of the financial years 201

15 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Telecommunications: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much business rate relief was granted for new optical fibre telecommunications in each of the financial years between 2017-18 and 2021-22.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of apprenticeship intermediaries in improving the (a) number and (b) quality of apprenticeships available.

15 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the number of people who qualify for but have not taken up (a) Universal Credit, (b) social tariff schemes and (c) other financial support schemes.

15 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has for when Personal Independence Payment claimants will be able to make applications digitally; and if he will make a statement.

11 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's factsheet on Afghan refugee resettlement moves from bridging hotel accommodation, published on 24 April 2023, how her Department decides which households will receiv

11 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to help Afghan refugees who have not secured settled accommodation through (a) a direct offer and (b) the Find Your Own Accommodation scheme by the time the bridging hotel accommoda

11 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's factsheet on offers of settled accommodation for Afghan refugees in bridging hotels, published on 24 April 2023, what recent guidance she has issued to local authori

11 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department has allocated in total for local authorities to support Afghan refugees into private rented accommodation through the Local Authority Tariff and Housing Costs Fund; and

11 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) local authorities participating in the Afghan resettlement scheme and (b) households accepted for resettlement support through the Find Your Own Accom

9 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the differential impacts of removing mandatory housing targets on households of different ethnic backgrounds.

9 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to take steps he has help reduce the level of household overcrowding among UK households of (a) Bangladeshi and (b) Pakistani heritage.

5 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Churches: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been provided by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and its predecessor bodies to Christian places of worship excluding cathedrals in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and

5 May 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Churches: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding has been provided by the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland to Christian places of worship excluding cathedrals in each of the last five financial years.

5 May 2023 · Scotland Office

Churches: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much funding has been provided by Historic Environment Scotland to Christian places of worship excluding cathedrals in each of the last five financial years.

3 May 2023 · Wales Office

Churches: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding Cadw has provided to Christian places of worship excluding Cathedrals in each of the last five financial years.

3 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Churches: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been provided by Historic England to Christian places of worship other than cathedrals in each of the last five financial years.

3 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding has been provided by the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme to Christian places of worship other than cathedrals in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wal

2 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the £100 million funding for local charities and community organisations announced in the Spring Budget 2023, when her Department plans to publish proposals for the use of that

2 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve training for (a) work coaches and (b) disability employment advisers to help ensure that jobseekers with complex disabilities receive support to (i) find and (ii) stay

2 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to introduce (a) screen readers, (b) specialist screen magnification software and (c) refreshable braille displays in jobcentres.

26 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish arrangements for disbursing the £100m of funding for third sector organisations announced in the Spring Budget; and if he will make a statement.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has any plans to support the Inter-Faith Network.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason his Department informed the Inter-Faith Network on 31 March that its funding was to be cut from 1 April; and if he will make a statement.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when officials in his Department had a (a) physical meeting, (b) virtual meeting and (c) a telephone call with the Inter-Faith Network in the last year.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Inter-Faith Network; and if he will make a statement.

18 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Illegal Migration Bill: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which individuals have provided external legal advice to the Government on the Illegal Migration Bill.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Crime: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the term crime in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill includes fraud and scams.

17 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Business: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to allow businesses to share data for the purpose of tackling fraud.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Businesses: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on the scope for businesses to share data in order to re