Written questions

927 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 May 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people eligible for the Bereaved Partner Concession who have been unable to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain due to the cost of the application in each

23 May 2023 · Treasury

Credit: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation entitled Regulation of Buy-Now Pay Later: consultation on draft legislation, when he plans to (a) publish the outcome of that consultation and (b) lay any legislation required befo

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans that the review of the relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance will (a) begin, (b) invite views from stakeholder organisations, (c) conclude and (d) be implemented in schools.

10 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether his Department plans to (a) revoke, (b) retain or (c) replace the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 200

10 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether his Department plans to (a) retain, (b) replace or (c) revoke Regulation (EC) 1371/2007.

10 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Unfair Practices: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether her Department plans to (a) retain (b) replace or (c) revoke the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.

10 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether her Department plans to (a) retain, (b) replace or (c) revoke the Maternity and Parental Leave etc Regulations 1999.

10 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Working Hours: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether her Department plans to (a) retain, (b) replace or (c) revoke the Working Time Regulations 1998.

3 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2023 to Question 183056 on Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, whether her Department has issued internal guidance on the thresholds

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bathing Water Regulations 2013

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans her Department has to (a) retain (b) replace or (c) revoke the Bathing Waters Regulations 2013.

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, what plans her Department has to (a) retain (b) replace or (c) revoke the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether she plans to (a) retain, (b) replace or (c) reproduce regulations relating to (i) food hygiene, (ii) food labelling and (iii) food m

27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS flexible working practices on levels of GP recruitment and retention.

27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of GPs that have left their practice (a) immediately following and (b) in the year following a period of parental leave in each of the last five years.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local authorities which (a) do not have sufficient childcare places in their area for children aged between 0 and 3 years old and (b) do not hold data on s

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local authorities which do not have sufficient childcare places in their area for children aged between 0 and 5 years old.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local authorities which do not have sufficient childcare place sin their area for children with disabilities aged between 0 and 17 years old.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local authorities which do not have sufficient childcare places in their area for children aged between 0 and 14.

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she will take steps to ensure that claimants under the Post Office (a) historical shortfall scheme and (b) suspension remuneration review will receive a similar tax exemption to that available

15 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) what arrangements her Department has in place to help ensure that hospital trusts who have entered PFI contracts for buildings remain able to afford interest payments on those contracts and (b)

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Schools and Multi-academy Trusts: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) what arrangements her Department has in place to help ensure that schools and mulit-academy trusts who have entered PFI contracts for school buildings remain able to afford interest payments on those contra

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to protect leaseholders from charges arising from (a) external wall reviews and (b) other professional services related to a relevant defect that

3 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Flexible Support Fund: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2023 to Question 151284 on Flexible Support Fund: Universal Credit, on how many occasions in each of the last five years have Work Coaches awarded that funding; and

1 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether he plans to (a) revoke (b) retain or (c) replace the Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Children in Front Seats) Regulations 1993.

23 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Flexible Support Fund: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made for the Flexible Support Fund in Universal Credit Full Service in each of the last five years; how many of those applications have been granted; how much funding has

20 Feb 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Disease Control: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will publish (a) details of the biosecurity controls which the Government implements on high-risk imports, and (b) a list of the goods to which these controls apply.

20 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) Regulations 2017 and (b) the Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 are in scope of Clause 1 of the Retained EU Law Bill through being

20 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue is collected in income tax through (a) PAYE and (b) self-assessment from people who are registered as (i) male, (ii) female and (iii) any other gender.

17 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which public bodies have (a) statutory responsibility for safeguarding residents and (b) power to inspect safeguarding provisions in asylum accommodation hotels.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government consultation on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement launched on 24 February 2022, when she will (a) publish her response to that consultation and (b) implement an Alternative Finance

Source: official written-questions record.