Written questions

1,903 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing to job seekers with no access to the internet to apply for jobs online.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of universal credit claimants without access to the internet at home.

13 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Owner Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made on bringing forward legislative proposals on leasehold extension and commonhold reform.

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme: Feltham and Heston

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out the voluntary right to buy scheme to housing association tenants in Feltham and Heston constituency.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2021 to Question 169973, on Kickstart Scheme, if she will provide a breakdown of the 6,000 Kickstart placement starts by sector.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2021 to Question 169973, on Kickstart Scheme, if she will provide a breakdown of the 50,000 Kickstart vacancies by sector.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March to Questions 167206 and 167207, how many kickstart placements (a) have started and (b) are currently advertised as vacancies via Jobcentres in each (i) region and (ii)

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March to Questions 167206 and 167207, how many kickstart placements (a) have started and (b) are currently advertised as vacancies via Jobcentres in each local authority dis

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March to Question 167206 and 167207, how many kickstart placements (a) have started and (b) are currently advertised as vacancies via Jobcentres in each constituency.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support she is providing to claimants looking to move into self-employment.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her policy is on re-introducing the minimum income floor for self-employed universal credit claimants.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation her Department has undertaken with employers on their experience of the Kickstart scheme to date.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to young people who are eligible but not ready for a Kickstart placement.

12 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Publicity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations she has received on the potential merits of (a) Kickstart gateways and (b) participating employers being able to advertise Kickstart placements in addition to their promotion in job

12 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of applications is from eligible young people for each Kickstart placement.

12 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average length of time from Kickstart placement applications to Kickstart placement approvals.

12 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployed People: Adult Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adults seeking to upskill have been referred by work coaches to adult education courses in each of the last 12 months; and what assessment her Department has made of the effect of undertaking a

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers were participating in the kickstart scheme in each (a) constituency, (b) local authority and (c) each region and nation of the UK as at 8 March 2021.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many kickstart placements (a) have started and (b) are currently advertised as vacancies via Jobcentres in each (i) constituency, (ii) local authority district and (iii) region and nation as at 8 Ma

9 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Business: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses are awaiting confirmation of their rateable value so that they can receive a rate demand from their local authority; and how many of those awaiting confirmation received a visit from the Valuatio

9 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Valuation Office Agency: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed by the Valuation Office Agency in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020; and how many staff are currently employed by that office.

9 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employer applications to the Kickstart programme her Department has received from each English region in the past 12 months.

9 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on encouraging employers to participate in the Kickstart programme.

9 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to help create employment opportunities for people aged 16-24 who are not in employment, education or training but do not claim universal credit.

4 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of households in which parents have had their benefit awards reduced as a result of a child starting an apprenticeship in each of the last five years.

4 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Flexible Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on how the Flexible Support Fund is spent.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Aviation: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support research and innovation to help accelerate progress towards achieving zero-carbon aviation.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for funeral expenses payment were (a) made and (b) successful in each month since March 2019.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for bereavement support payment were (a) made and (b) successful in each month since March 2019.

3 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from what date parents who have to stay at home as a result of their children being required to self-isolate are able to receive the Test and Trace Support Payment.

Source: official written-questions record.