Written questions
1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Ground Rent: Arrears
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will set a timeframe for introducing legislative provisions on ensuring that leaseholders will not be subject to ground 8 mandatory possession orders for arrears of
3 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Alternative Fuel Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to identify households who use (a) liquefied petroleum gas, (b) heating oil and (c) other off-grid fuels to help them apply for the £200 alternative fue
3 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Alternative Fuel Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when households who use (a) liquefied petroleum gas, (b) heating oil and (c) other off-grid fuels will receive the £200 alternative fuel payment.
3 Feb 2023 · Treasury
Yevgeny Prigozhin
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will publish the findings of his Department's review of the issuing of a special licence to Yevgeny Prigozhin by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.
1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Chesterfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Chesterfield constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condition grade
1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help increase the number of people studying (a) broadcast and print media, (b) subjects related to theatre, (c) graphic design, (d) tourism and (e) sport and lei
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number of vacancies and (b) level of skill shortages in (i) broadcast and print media, (ii) theatres, (iii) graphic design, (iv) tourism and (v) s
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Engineering: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific steps she has taken to increase the number of students studying (a) aeronautical, (b) chemical, (c) civil, (d) computer, (e) electrical and (f) mechanical engineering.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Engineering: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number of vacancies and (b) level of skill shortages in (i) aeronautical, (ii) chemical, (iii) civil, (iv) computer, (v) electrical and (vi) mechanical engineering.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Logistics: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of vacancies and (b) level of skill shortages in each occupation within the logistics industry.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) accounting, (b) architecture and (c) quantity surveying job vacancies as of 31 January 2023; and if he will make an assessment of whether there are ski
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to increase the number of people studying (a) accounting, (b) architecture and (c) quantity surveying.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
ICT: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific steps she has taken to increase the numbers of students studying (a) IT programming, (b) IT hardware and network engineering, (c) cybersecurity and (d) data analysis.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many FE institutions in England offer (a) level 2 and (b) level 3 vocational courses in (i) horticultural, (ii) construction, (iii) IT and (iv) engineering related subjects in 2022 compared with 2010.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Horticulture: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific steps she has taken to increase the numbers of students studying horticultural subjects.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Construction: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific steps she has taken to increase the numbers of students studying (a) bricklaying, (b) joinery, (c) plastering, (d) civil engineering, (e) plumbing and (f) roofing.
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
ICT: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the (a) number of vacancies and (b) level of skills within the (i) IT programming, (ii) IT hardware and network engineering, (iii) cybersecurity and (iv)
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Construction: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) number of vacancies and (b) level of skill shortages in (i) bricklaying, (ii) joinery, (iii) plastering, (iv) civil engineering, (v) plumbin
31 Jan 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horticulture: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) number of vacancies and (b) level of skill shortages in the horticulture industry.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Staveley Town Council: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has the capacity and ability to launch an independent inquiry into finances of Staveley Town Council.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Staveley Town Council: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department have had with (i) Staveley Town and (ii) Chesterfield Borough Council on the finances of Staveley Town Coun
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parish and Town Councils: Councillors
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether any statutory provisions allow the leader of parish or town councils (a) found to have mismanaged, (b) found to have committed misconduct and (c) who do not set a balanced bu
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parish and Town Councils
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government is able to (a) intervene in matters relating to and (b) inspect the governance of parish or town councils.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parish and Town Councils: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether any statutory provisions allow creditors to seek winding up orders against town or parish councils when they cannot pay their debts.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parish and Town Councils: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether (a) his Department or (b) any other public body is able to take steps to prevent parish or town councils from setting council tax precept increases that exceed inflation.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parish and Town Councils: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which (a) Government departments and (b) public bodies can intervene when town or parish councils are unable to pay their debts.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parish and Town Councils: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which (a) Government departments and (b) public bodies can intervene when town or parish councils do not set a balanced budget.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parish and Town Councils: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps (a) employees, (b) creditors and (c) Government departments can take to recover monies owed to them by town or parish councils.
18 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Staveley Town Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with (a) the leader or (b) the town clerk of Staveley Town Council.
12 Jan 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to reunite families separated as a result of leaving Afghanistan to seek asylum.
Source: official written-questions record.