Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Resettlement: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it has been the policy of her Department to place people who were relocated to the UK through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy into hotel bridging accommodation in the period since
22 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to implement the Law Commission's April 2020 recommendation on extending to six months the time limit for bringing any employment tribunal claim.
21 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Employment Tribunals Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) implementing the Law Commission’s April 2020 recommendations and (b) extending the time limit for all Employment Tribunal claims to 6 m
20 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Injuries: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Afghan civilian interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians have submitted injury compensation claims to his Department in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
20 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Injuries: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injury compensation claims submitted to his Department in the UK by (a) Afghan civilian interpreters and (b) other locally employed civilians (i) have been accepted and (ii) are pending more than (A) 6 a
20 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people accommodated by the British High Commission in Islamabad have been there for over one year; and what is the longest time spent at the High Commission in Islamabad by someone accommodated in that p
20 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people eligible under (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme accommodated by the British High Commission in Islamabad are under the age of 18.
20 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether flights to the UK for people in Pakistan who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy have been suspended.
15 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Midland Main Line: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's planned timeframe is for electrifying the Midland mainline to Sheffield.
14 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Avian Influenza
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor compliance of any new Housing Orders for bird flocks belonging to domestic owners to stop the spread of Avian Flu.
14 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Avian Influenza
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is her Department taking to inform domestic owners of bird flocks of compliance with any new Housing Orders to stop the spread of Avian Flu.
14 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Avian Influenza
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the spread of Avian Flu amongst domestically-kept bird flocks.
14 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department is taking to work with (a) mayoral combined and (b) local authorities on locally-led initiatives on reducing unemployment.
13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Antibiotics: Shortages
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the local shortages of some antibiotics experienced in winter 2022 on the operation of the National Health Service in affected areas.
13 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to reduce the time taken to confirm the eligibility of applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Resettlement Policy scheme.
13 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many individuals have been relocated to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme in each month since December 2022.
13 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many caseworkers are currently working on Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy cases.
13 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the update to the Integrated Review.
7 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on bus services that have been terminated by bus operators in England since 2010.
7 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Bradford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Transport to the Question from the hon. Member for Barnsley Central on 24 November 2022, Official Report, column 432, when his Department pla
7 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will publish the terms of reference for a study into high speed rail between Sheffield and Leeds.
7 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Households: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to work with Mayoral Combined Authorities on household insulation and retro-fitting schemes
7 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding for upgrades to existing cancer centres.
6 Mar 2023 · Treasury
Cost of Living
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide financial support to people living in coalfields in the context of rises in the cost of living.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been given in Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit for the PD A15 criteria since it was added to the eligibility list.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will publish its time frame on the longevity of the Coal Industry Pneumoconiosis Compensation Scheme.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Mining
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who previously worked in the coal mining industry have been assessed for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit in each of the last five years.
6 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Barnsley Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Barnsley Central constituency are in receipt of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
2 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to (a) review and (b) recalculate funding formulas for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund before the next funding round.
2 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Mayors
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has plans to establish a formal mechanism for Mayors with devolved powers to interact with his Department.
Source: official written-questions record.