Written questions

1,470 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Safe Hands Plans: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he received a report from the Financial Conduct Authority on the collapse of the Safe Hands funeral group.

17 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Entry Clearances: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy for UK entry clearance visas issued in Pakistan to be sent to the named individuals in Afghanistan where an individual has had to return to Afghanistan due to not

11 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Kent Intake Unit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the age ranges of unaccompanied children detained at the Kent Intake Unit since 1 January 2023.

7 Jul 2023 · Home Office

British Nationals Abroad: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to enable British citizens who have been evacuated from Sudan to be reunited with family members who (a) remain in the country and (b) have fled to third countri

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Interest Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Government will receive as a result of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme interest rate being higher than the Bank of England base rate.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Interest Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reasons the rate of interest on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme has increased to eight per cent.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of charities that took out loans through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme have outstanding monies to pay.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Company Liquidations

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses have gone into liquidation following the non-payment of a loan through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

5 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) support and (b) protect Palestinian healthcare services in the occupied West Bank.

28 Jun 2023 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Exports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses exported goods to the EU in each of the last five years.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data the Government held on the remediation of buildings that have non-ACM cladding safety faults as of 21 June 2023.

16 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Voluntary Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to take steps to update taxpayers' personal HMRC pages to reflect the decision to extend the deadline to 2025 for voluntary pension contributions in the period between 2006 and 2018.

16 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plans to reply to the emails from the Rt Hon Member for Leeds Central of 12 April and 9 May about his constituent Mr MW and his pension contributions.

16 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of children on the roll of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools who have been absent for four weeks or longer.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on (a) teacher training and (b) educational resources on international development in the 2022-23 financial year.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time in Leeds is for a specialist appointment following a referral for gender dysphoria.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on education about international development in schools in England in the last financial year.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is offering to patients on home dialysis who face higher energy bills as the result of their treatment.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buidings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department collects on the remediation of buildings that have non-Aluminium Composite Material cladding safety faults.

22 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Companies: Misrepresentation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of mechanisms to enable companies to remove (a) potentially defamatory reviews and (b) threatening comments from online review sites.

22 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to reply to the email of 21 February 2023 from the right hon. Member for Leeds Central to the Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of a constituent, which was transferred to her De

22 May 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to issue visas to parents in Afghanistan whose children have leave to remain in the UK.

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Huntington's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the development of NICE guidelines for Huntington's Disease.

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

Buildings: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether Homes England has had recent discussions with the Magellan House Residential Management Company Limited in Leeds on the remediation plan for the building and Building Safety

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

Buildings: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he expects the planned remediation of Magellan House to take place.

17 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December to Question 103010 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, what evidence would be accepted from an appropriately qualified and experienced specialist to show that a candidate

17 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December to Question 103013 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, when he plans to next review the ban on those at risk of developing Huntington's disease from serving in the Armed F

17 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December to Question 103014 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, what medical conditions are currently considered a bar to service.

17 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 9 December to Question 103014 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, if he will make an estimate of the average length of time recruits serve in the armed forces.

12 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 10 May 2023 on Regulatory Reform Update, HCWS764, what changes to EU-derived reporting requirements could save businesses £1 billion a year.

Source: official written-questions record.