Written questions

2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of crown court backlogs on (a) custody time limits and (b) the number of violent offenders at risk of being released due to these limits expiring.

1 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of crown court cases in London; and whether his Department plans to provide funding for additional Nightingale capacity.

1 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much of the £477 million announced in the Autumn Budget 2021 to help reduce the court backlog will be allocated to Nightingale court provision in London.

1 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds are currently allocated by his Department to the Nightingale courts at Monument and Aldersgate after March 2022.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the consultation on guidance for the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018.

29 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2021 to Question 80317 on UK Community Renewal Fund, what assessment he has made of the impact on the roll out of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 30362 on Community Renewal Fund, whether funding will be withdrawn from projects granted funding by the Community Renewal Fund in t

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 30362 on Community Renewal Fund, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of all projects allocated funding by the Comm

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Property Development: Limited Liability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of property developers who form limited companies and avoid ongoing liability for development sites with which they have been invo

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development and Towns Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish an updated timetable for delivery of each project under the Towns Fund and Levelling Up Fund.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish all correspondence with Ministers of State for (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in respect of the draft shortlist of bids to be considered for fund

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the details of all successful and non-successful bids made to the Community Renewal Fund by lead authorities.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Towns Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many projects allocated funding under the Towns Fund have been completed.

12 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Resettlement: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) welcome programme.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministerial colleagues informed hon. Members that funding for their constituency via the (i) Levelling Up Fund, (ii) Community Renewal Fund and (iii) Commu

8 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what calculation his Department has made of the number of trees that will need to be planted each year to meet the Government's target of planting 30 million trees per year by 2025.

5 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Ethics

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to respond to the Committee on Standards in Public Life review of local government ethical standards.

5 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Hong Kongers have arrived in the UK via the British National (Overseas) visa scheme since its launch, by local authority.

5 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Resettlement: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department will provide applicants to the National VCSE Grant Scheme with a decision.

3 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Health and Social Care Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45132, on Health and Social Care Levy, whether the Government's plans to compensate Departments and other public sector employ

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to publish a full Regulatory Impact Assessment for the introduction of the permitted development right, to enable the change of use from the new Class E

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to publish full details of how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will function.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, by what date his Department requires funding from the Community Renewal Fund to be spent.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it remains his Department's policy to reduce the number of funding schemes in which local authorities make competitive bids.

1 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish monthly figures on the amount paid by local authorities in England on the (a) Test and Trace Support Payment scheme and (b) discretionary Test and Trace Support Payment scheme si

29 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many areas with priority (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 made bids to the first round of the Levelling Up Fund.

29 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to his oral contribution of 25 October 2021, Official Report, column 18, if he will provide an update on his commitment to provide an update to areas that had made bids to t

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Landlords: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32407, on Landlords: Licensing, if he will provide a timescale for a decision to be made on the renewal of the Liverpool Council Se

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the purpose is of his review of his Department.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Regional Planning and Development: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many bids were submitted to the first round of funding of the Levelling Up Fund.

Source: official written-questions record.