Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Prime Minister on 17 October 2018, if he will publish the procedure for a diabetic to obtain a Freestyle Libre Glucose Monitoring System through the N

17 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide additional resources to the Tribunal Service in the North East of England to reduce waiting times for universal credit and personal independence payment tribunal hearings.

15 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

If she will take steps to improve access to home assessments for claimants of personal independence payment and universal credit who are unable to attend an assessment centre.

12 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what testing his Department has conducted on the accuracy of the check employment status for tax tool.

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to allow for a universal credit work capability assessment appointment to be expedited in cases in which her Department has delayed issuing the UC50 form

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking support UK car manufacturing after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing incentives to strengthen domestic demand for new electri

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce a vehicle replacement scheme to help make the transition to electric vehicles affordable for families on average and below average incomes.

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of electric vehicles as part of the 2040 target to end the sale of conventionally fuelled cars.

12 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will conduct an assessment of the check employment status for tax tool to determine whether it meets Government digital service standards.

12 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the check employment status for tax tool to ensure that it’s results are aligned with case law.

12 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working: Appeals

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many IR35 tribunal cases HMRC has lost in the last 12 months.

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, from how many pension schemes the Government receives a guarantor dividend excluding the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for how many pension schemes the Government acts as a guarantor using a similar structure to that of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the Government receives funding from the Mineworkers Pension Scheme while recipients have been advised of a deficit resulting in a reduced bonus.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward in assessments for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) universal credit a limited capability for work-related activity descriptor for people suffering multiple epilept

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the validity of the findings of the Institute for Fiscal Studies 2018 annual report on education spending in England that funding for further education has been reduced more than

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to close the £760 per student funding gap identified in the report of October 2018 by London Economics on understanding the funding shortfall in sixth form education.

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press Association of Colleges' release entitled AoC update on college pay, published in July 2018, if he will he take steps to close the £7000 a year pay disparity between teachers working

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for (a) post-16 education (b) skills training and (c) the further education sector after the UK leaves the EU.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, will he will make it his policy to extend the provisions of the pupil premium to disadvantaged students moving from secondary to further education.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will exempt people diagnosed with cancer from the three month wait to receive personal independence payments.

8 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the social housing system has adequate funding to support people with mental health problems.

8 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Training

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance on benefits advice his Department provides to HMRC staff who deal with tax credit queries.

8 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance does his Department issue to jobcentre staff providing benefits advice to claimants on claiming universal credit if they are found fit to work following a Work Capability Assessment decisi

13 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people from the North East of England who have enlisted in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in each of the last five years.

13 Sep 2018 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces recruitment centres there were in the North East of England in each of the last five years.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether drivers of goods vehicles who hold UK driving licenses will be required to purchase an International Driving Permit to travel to EU member states after the UK leaves the EU.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of International Driver Permit checks that will be required for drivers who do not hold UK driving licenses who enter the UK from the EU after the UK leaves the EU.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many International Driver Permits have been issued to EU drivers and haulage companies in preparation for the UK leaving the EU to date.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required to issue and check International Driver Permits for drivers entering the UK from the EU member states after the UK leaves the EU.

Source: official written-questions record.