Written questions

807 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the first quarterly Customer Satisfaction Measure survey of the Restart Scheme is published; and how that result of that survey are being used to improve the future delivery of the Restart Scheme.

19 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Basic Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants were referred by Jobcentre Plus to providers for training in literacy, numeracy or digital skills in each of the last five years, broken down by UK regions, London and mayoral

19 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people claiming Universal Credit and in the Searching for Work conditionality group as at January 2021 found a job within (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) 12

19 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the overall cost of the Kickstart scheme has been since its inception.

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the extent of underspend of the Kickstart Scheme in the financial year 2021-22; and what discussions she has had with Chancellor of the Exchequer on returning that fund

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the performance measures that will be used for the Restart Scheme.

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the eligibility criteria for the Restart Scheme; and whether the eligibility criteria has been changed since the commencement of that scheme.

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations have received funding as part of the Restart Scheme; and how much funding each organisation has received since commencement of that scheme to 18 May 2022.

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost of operating the Restart Scheme in each year of its expected operation.

18 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the process of re-interviewing Work Coaches employed by her Department on fixed-term contracts for permanent positions, whether her Department has undertaken an equality impact assessm

11 May 2022 · Treasury

Cost of Living: Households

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to reduce the impact on households of the rise in the cost of living.

10 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average length of time that a person who gets a job through the Kickstart Scheme stays in that job.

10 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the National Audit Office will conduct a review of the performance of the Restart Scheme.

10 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost per participant of the Restart Scheme.

10 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) started and (b) remain in the Restart Scheme by (i) region, (ii) constituency, (iii) age, (iv) gender, (v) ethnicity, (vi) disability and (vii) highest level of education.

10 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have left the Restart Scheme since its establishment by (a) region, (b) constituency, (c) age, (d) gender, (e) ethnicity, (f) disability and (g) highest level of education.

19 Apr 2022 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the anticipated response time is for DVLA queries from hon. Members or their offices regarding constituents' concerns.

14 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) target response time for visa applications through the Homes for Ukraine scheme is and (b) current response time is.

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she provide details of each Jobcentre Plus in the UK, broken down by (a) permanent and (b) temporary job centres.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sector-based Work Academy Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector-based work academy programme starts there were up to the latest date for which information is available.

26 Jan 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Economic Situation: Merseyside and Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the economic connections between Northern Ireland and Merseyside; and if he will make a statement.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart places have been taken up by residents in each parliamentary constituency.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Wirral South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment support allowance in Wirral South cons

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment support allowance, by parliamentary constituency.

5 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector based work academies have taken place in each (a) country and (b) region of the UK since that programme began.

5 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches there are at each job centre in the UK, broken down by job centre.

4 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to respond to the In-work Progression Commission's report entitled Supporting progression out of low pay: a call to action.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the reasons for delays in the return of physical driving licences to applicants by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

19 Jul 2021 · Treasury

PAYE

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the ONS release entitled Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK: June 2021, tables 11 and 12, if he will publish (a) regional and (b) NUTS1 and NUTS2 breakdowns of p

19 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 29788 on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and with reference to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) statistics: 1 July 2021, Table 12 - CJRS extension: empl

Source: official written-questions record.