Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in hotel bridging accommodation have been served an eviction notice; and what proportion of those people have rejected a principal offer of accommodation.

22 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Department or agency is responsible for acquiring accommodation in the UK for ARAP-eligible Afghan nationals in British High Commission-funded hotels in Pakistan; and what the Government's timel

22 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ARAP-eligible Afghans have (a) successfully managed to find their own accommodation and (b) have been relocated to the UK by following the guidance on independently sourcing accommodation.

22 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support (a) her Department and (b) the Ministry of Defence are providing to ARAP-eligible individuals who are accommodated in hotels in Pakistan and who are being advised by the UK Government tha

22 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Veterans: Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has had discussions with ministerial colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on taking steps to

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

Livestock: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK’s biosecurity arrangements on farm animal to human disease transmission.

18 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft and Hercules Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the functionality gaps recently identified between the Atlas A400M fleet and the C-130J fleet.

18 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to review the performance of the Atlas A400M fleet in the light of recent evacuation operations in Sudan.

18 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) cost of and (b) timeframe for adapting the Atlas A400M fleet to meet the full functionality of the C-130J fleet.

18 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

A400M Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the functionality of the Atlas A400M fleet in meeting the operational requirements of all Armed Forces services.

16 May 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a designated relocation scheme for Sudanese refugees.

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

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a national scheme for social tariffs on water bills.

15 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of allowing Afghan nationals living in the UK who came under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy to enrol in HM Armed Forces.

15 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the security situation in Pakistan on the safety of Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy eligible Afghan nationals in Islamab

15 May 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy eligible Afghan nationals are in British High Commission funded hotels in Islamabad as of 15 May; and how many of those are under 18 years old.

15 May 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement of 28 March by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Official Report, column 849, when she plans to announce arrangements for the relocation to the UK of Afghans eli

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the numbers of people using foodbanks.

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

Water Charges: Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate her Department has made on the average amount added to domestic water bills as a result of constructing new sewer systems.

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

Water Companies: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) Ofwat and (b) other regulatory bodies on linking the pay of senior water company executives and directors to performance.

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

Sewage: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made on whether individual water companies can achieve targets set out the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan.

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

Slurry Infrastructure Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of slurry stores that will receive funding from successful applications to the first round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant.

27 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding is available to enable children and young people to access bionic prosthetics as of 27 March 2023.

27 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

National Science and Technology Council

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the National Science and Technology Council has met since 25 October 2022.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Northern Transport Acceleration Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish (a) a list of current invitees to meetings of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council and (b) the number of meetings since 1 January 2022.

27 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy that Afghans eligible for visas under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme must have secured accommodation in the UK secured before leaving Pakista

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional financial support for people receiving benefits before benefit rates are increased in June 2023.

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

Refugees: Afghanistan and Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which councils have received new funding to house refugees from (a) Ukraine and (b) Afghanistan; and how many refugees his Department plans to support with this funding.

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

Investment Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to work with mayoral combined authorities in preparation for the application process for investment zones.

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

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has provided feedback on bids to all (a) local and (b) mayoral combined authorities which were not successful in the second round of funding under the Levellin

23 Mar 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of leisure centres that will receive financial support for energy bills, as part of the package of measures announced in the Spring Budge

Source: official written-questions record.