Written questions

393 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to enable child benefit claims to be split between parents.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Southampton Airport: Air Routes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with airlines on taking on routes previously served by Flybe from Southampton Airport.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Airports: National Policy Statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 20541, for what reasons his Department has not yet published a review of the Airports National Policy Statement.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Airports: National Policy Statements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on a review of the Airports National Policy Statement.

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Veterinary Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether vets will be able to transfer roles under the same sponsoring employer once they have arrived in the UK under the proposed points-based immigration system.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times his Department has used powers under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1945 in each of the last five years.

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to run a recruitment campaign to hire additional staff to work on the proposed points-based immigration system.

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long it will take to train staff in the proposed points-based immigration system.

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for the equivalent of Tier 2 visas her Department estimates it will receive each month under the proposed points-based immigration system.

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new staff have been hired to process applications from EU nationals under the proposed points-based immigration system.

9 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the proposed points-based immigration system, when the system will be open for applications from businesses wishing to register.

9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman were upheld in 2019.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers his Department has to initiate action under the Prevention of Damage By Pests Act 1949; and in what circumstances those powers have been used.

9 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of complaints to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman were upheld in 2019.

3 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the time it will take for (a) a veterinary practice and (b) other SME registered with her Department to employ under the new immigration system a (i) vet and (ii) other e

3 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many veterinary practices are registered as Tier 2 employers.

3 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the time it will take for SMEs to register as Tier 2 employers under the new immigration system.

3 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to implement the safety recommendations in the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch report entitled Lack of timely monitoring of patients with glaucoma.

13 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Visas: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the visas of Chinese students unable to return to China as a result of flight cancellations due to the coronavirus outbreak in that country.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pest Control: Private Property

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what powers local authorities have to tackle vermin outbreaks in private properties.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rodents: Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to section 2(1) of the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1947, if he will issue guidance to residents on the steps they can take to hold local authorities to account

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coal Fired Power Stations: Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on CO2 emissions of lowering the 300MW rating threshold above which combustion based power stations are required to demonstrate that they

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Incinerators: Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many incinerators meet the current 300MW threshold whereby they must demonstrate carbon capture readiness.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of residual waste sent to landfill, incineration and transfer stations in 2019 could have been recycled.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of plastic waste being sent to landfill.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the 2003 household waste mix model.

13 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with epilepsy have had their application for personal independence payment refused in each year since 2017.

30 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many former NHS employees are in receipt of reduced pension entitlement as a result of deciding to end their careers working on a part-time basis.

29 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to tackle the disparity of treatment between self-employed and employed people in relation to statutory maternity pay.

17 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Pay: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the the level of statutory paternity pay for self-employed (a) mothers and (b) fathers.

Source: official written-questions record.