Written questions

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications have been made in each of the last five years by people who entered the UK on a family-related visa; what the top 10 countries of nationality are for those people; and wha

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications have been made in each of the last five years by people who entered the UK on a student visa; what the top 10 countries of nationality are for those people; and what asses

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status of the Surinder Singh judgement will be with respect to its application in the UK after 31 December 2020.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status will be of the 2008 Metock judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union with respect to its application in the UK after 31 December 2020.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants of leave to remain in the UK were made based on the principles set out in the 2008 Metock judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union in each of the last five years.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people granted settlement in 2019 originally entered the UK on a study visa.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who originally came to the UK on a study visa were granted (a) limited leave to remain and (b) settlement after applying under the 10-year long-term residency rule in each of the last

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of the proposed new points-based immigration system on the level of non-EU immigration in each of the next five years compared to the level in 2019.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people in non-EU countries who would be eligible for Tier 2 (General) visas under the proposals for a lower skills threshold under the new points-based immi

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of migrants entering the UK under the Tier 2 (General) route in the planned new points-based immigration system that will be new entrants rather than skill

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the proposal to abolish the Resident Labour Market Test in response to the covid-19 outbreak and resulting increase in unemployment.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory requirement that all procurement by his Department be sourced from small and medium sized British busin

19 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance: Multinational Companies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of tax avoidance by multi-national corporations.

19 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Monuments: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect and promote monuments in the United Kingdom.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide further support for students who have fallen behind in their studies during the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Multinational Companies: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help prevent multinational corporations creating private monopolies during the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the recommended social distance from two meters to 0.5 meters.

18 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make and assessment of the potential merits of removing the compulsory requirement to wear face coverings on public transport.

18 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jerusalem: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel enables Christians from all nations to (a) visit and (b) have access to Holy sites in Jerusalem.

18 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Palestinians: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect Palestinian Christians from aggression.

18 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Palestinians: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) support and (b) promote the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to require (a) Twitter, Facebook and Google and (b) other technology companies to protect freedom of speech.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Loneliness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of social distancing on levels of loneliness among students in primary and secondary schools.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce disparities in funding levels for pupils in London schools and pupils in schools outside of London.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that white working class children do not fall further behind in educational outcomes as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

2 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that future generations of schoolchildren in addition to online content have adequate access to books and written material (a) in and (b) outside of the classroom.

2 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Arts: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that working class children have adequate access to the arts in schools and colleges.

2 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to work with the voluntary sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

2 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting: Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a sustainable future for local radio.

2 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a sustainable future for local newspapers.

Source: official written-questions record.