Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Refugees: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Refugee Family Reunion are awaiting decision.
16 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Hotels
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from (a) Afghanistan, (b) Eritrea, (c) Iran, (d) Sudan and (e) Syria are accommodated in hotels under Part 5 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
14 Nov 2022 · Treasury
PAYE: Employment Agencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking collect PAYE tax from agencies who use registered contractors.
14 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Minority Groups: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to negotiate greater protections for the environmental rights of vulnerable minorities at COP27.
14 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Forced Marriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterparts on the (a) kidnap and (b) forced marriage of underage girls.
14 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Nuclear Power: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of progressing nuclear energy for Northern Ireland.
14 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Clergy
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, by what proportion the number of ordinands in the Church of England has changed since 2016.
14 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the inadmissibility process on (a) the speed of asylum decision making and (b) the provision of asylum accommodation and support.
14 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is between the issuing of a notice of intent of inadmissibility and (a) an inadmissibility decision or (b) the asylum claim entering the asylum system for substantive considerati
14 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to expand safe routes for refugees to travel to the UK.
14 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review: Repayments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds as a result of changes made in response to the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.
14 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the loan charge have been prosecuted for those schemes.
14 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the amount of tax avoided through disguised remuneration schemes that will be paid back by people who recommended, promoted and operated these schemes.
14 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Tax Avoidance: Bankruptcy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will become bankrupt as a result of loan charge payments.
14 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on what steps can be taken to (a) identify benefit (i) applicants and (ii) recipients with mental health support needs
14 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Church of England: Families and Marriage
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to help support (a) family relationships, (b) parenting and (c) marriage.
14 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Church of England: Tree Planting
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church is taking steps to plant more trees on its land in rural areas.
14 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to plan for long-term maintenance of its churches and cathedrals.
14 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Cathedrals: Community Development
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, in what way cathedrals are supporting community cohesion in communities they serve.
9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicine: Higher education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a grant scheme to encourage medical students to choose a career in treating endometriosis.
9 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Community Nurses and Midwives: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of risk faced by district nurses and community midwives when entering homes alone in (a) rural and (b) other areas; and if he will take steps to
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Forests: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on the conservation of forests.
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Renewable Energy: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues and the Northern Ireland Executive to help ensure that the proportion of energy generated from renewable sources is reflected in
9 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Carbon Emissions: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with his Northern Irish counterpart on Northern Ireland's Net Zero target to deliver energy savings of 25 per cent from buildings and industry b
9 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Church of England: Investment
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to promote environmental, social and governance leadership in its investments.
9 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Church of England: Land Use
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to use environmentally=friendly farming methods in its agricultural land.
8 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on restoring smooth and frictionless trade for farmers in Northern Ireland.
8 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade
Exports: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on increasing Northern Irish exports by the end of 2023.
8 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Church of England: Land Use
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the church has taken recent steps to provide affordable and sustainable housing on its land.
7 Nov 2022 · Church Commissioners
Clergy
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to strengthen its parish ministry.
Source: official written-questions record.