Written questions
1,903 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average number of claimants each work coach is supporting in each region.
28 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent work coaches are employed by her Department in each region.
24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers have applied for funding as part of the Kickstart scheme since that scheme was established.
24 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Business Premises: Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking against landlords proposing rent increases that do not adhere to the principles set out in the Government’s Code of Practice for commercial pr
24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy only to permit urgent face-to-face jobcentre appointments to take place during the application of covid-19 restrictions requiring staff to work from home where possible.
24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review her Department's policy on face-to-face appointments at job centres for (a) 18-24 year olds and (b) other people during the application of covid-19 restrictions requiring sta
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on targeted support for the aviation sector and its supply chain.
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Redundancy Payments Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many HR1 forms have been received by the Redundancy Payments Service in each of the last 12 months.
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to help (a) women business owners grow their business online and (b) women wanting to start their own business in Feltham and Heston const
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what length of training programme new work coaches are expected to undertake before they are able to support claimants independently.
23 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to work coaches to support universal credit claimants with (a) Asperger’s syndrome and (b) autism; and what processes are in place to identify people in need of specific suppor
21 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department’s policy is on the requirement to attend face-to-face appointments with work coaches at jobcentres; and whether any updated guidance has been issued to jobcentres.
21 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made in enabling appointments with work coaches to be held by video.
17 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional financial support he plans make available for hair and beauty salons during the covid-19 outbreak.
16 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Duty Free Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on airports of the proposals he made in the Consultation on the potential approach to duty- and tax-free goods arising from the UK’s new relationship with the EU:
14 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of households with children subject to the benefit cap; and what assessment she has made of the correlation between that cap and levels of rent arrears am
14 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she had made of the potential effect of not reaching an agreement on the future relationship with the EU on unemployment levels in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern I
14 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coach (a) recruitment campaigns and (b) hires there were in each of the last 12 months.
14 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent work coaches there are in her Department.
11 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Airports: Business Rates
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the alleviation of business rates for airports in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
11 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
NHS: Sector-based Work Academy Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector-based work academy partnerships are in place between the NHS and JobCentre Plus; and how many job seekers have been supported through such partnerships since they were established.
11 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Afghanistan on the protection of minorities, particularly Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in that country.
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Driving: Sleep Apnoea
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of road accidents caused by drivers affected by obstructive sleep apnoea.
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Heathrow Airport: Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he is making on plans for the development of a southern rail access to Heathrow.
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Centrepoint on supporting young people with special needs or disabilities who are looking for work.
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what core training is undertaken by new work coaches on supporting people with special needs or disabilities who are looking for work.
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment and Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her latest estimate is of the (a) job vacancy rate and (b) unemployment rate in each region and nation of the UK.
9 Sep 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Honours
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people received honours in each constituency between August 2016 and August 2020.
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) catering, (b) security, (c) hospitality and (d) ground handling companies in the aviation sector on the (i) challenges those businesses face as a result of the covid-19 outb
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of a flexible extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for businesses in the aviation sector.
Source: official written-questions record.