Written questions

1,903 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the financial viability of the early years education sector; what estimate his Department has made of the number of early years education settings that (a) were open as at

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Homework

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made on the impact of the home learning environment on children's school outcomes; and what steps he is taking to support children's learning at home.

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of poverty on the objectives set in the Opportunity for All white paper.

28 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pupils: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of school aged pupils experiencing a mental health issue; and how that figure informed the additional £79 million investment in specialist mental

25 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade and Small Businesses: Disposable Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of real household disposable incomes per person will fall by 2.2 per cent in 2022-23 on (a) small businesses and (b) high streets.

25 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made on the projected spending power of universal credit as a result of rising inflation.

25 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact inflation will have on the benefit cap.

25 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of families who will see reductions in their child benefit allowance as a result of rising inflation causing wages to rise and the government freezing the higher r

24 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals on protecting access to cash.

24 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward further guidance or secondary legislation following Royal Assent of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022;

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Help to Grow Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have completed the Help to Grow Management scheme as of 23 March 2022.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Help to Grow Schemes: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have completed the Help to Grow Digital Scheme as of 23 March 2022.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Help to Grow Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have signed up to the Government's (a) Help to Grow Management and (b) Help to Grow Digital Schemes as of 23 March 2022.

23 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he is providing to schools on planning for increases in gas and electricity costs between April 2022 and March 2023; and what estimate he has made of the potential increase in those costs schools.

22 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Feltham and Heston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants are repaying universal credit advances in Feltham and Heston constituency as of 22 March 2022.

22 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are repaying historic debts attached to their universal credit claim which have arisen from past benefits overpayments in (a) Feltham and Heston constituency, (b) Hounslow and (c) London

22 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new universal credit claimants in (a) Feltham and Heston, (b) Hounslow and (c) London waited longer than 5 weeks for their first payment in 2021.

22 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Feltham and Heston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people who may be eligible for Pension Credit who are not yet claiming it in Feltham and Heston constituency.

21 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Employment and Support Allowance claimants in (a) Feltham and Heston, (b) Hounslow and (c) London boroughs have had (i) mandatory reconsiderations, (ii) unsuccessful appeals to an independent t

21 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on the length of time taken to resume Employment and Support Allowance Payments following a successful appeal.

21 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum seekers who are based in hotels and are being supported by her Department who have been waiting for their asylum interview for (a) three to six month

21 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of asylum seekers based in hotels being supported by her Department who (a) are awaiting their asylum interview and (b) have had their asylum interview and

21 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on (a) provision of and (b) eligibility for English language classes for asylum seekers who are based in hotel accommodation paid for by her Department.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to help increase domestic tourism.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the length of time it will take for the inbound tourism market to return to pre-covid-19 pandemic levels.

17 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing low cost visitor visas to support the recovery of the tourist economy following the covid-19 pandemic.

10 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support British (a) farmers and (b) businesses that may be effected by shortages of fertiliser caused by sanctions on Russia.

10 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling his Department has undertaken on the impact of the rise in National Insurance Contributions and the removal of remaining covid-19 Government support schemes on businesses in the hospitality sector.

10 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Hospitality Industry: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2022 to Question 137257, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the uptake of apprenticeships in the hospitality sector.

10 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Diesel Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential merits of introducing a scrappage scheme to enable small businesses to recycle die

Source: official written-questions record.