Written questions

873 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum decisions made since 1 January 2023 which were classified as (a) explicit and (b) implicit withdrawals related to applicants who were living in accommodation pro

20 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum decisions made since 1 January 2023 which were classified as (a) explicit and (b) implicit withdrawals led to (i) a successful appeal and (ii) the submission of

20 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum decisions made since 1 January 2023 were classed as administrative decisions; and how many and what proportion of such decisions were (a) explicit withdrawals an

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Celtic Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to make further announcements on maximising the opportunity of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea.

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Celtic Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to address spatial planning issues for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea to maximise the long term potential of green energy generation in the Celti

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Celtic Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Estate on (a) the Celtic Sea floating offshore wind leasing programme and (b) maximising the long term potential of green energy generation i

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power Stations: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including the former BP Chemicals plant site in Baglan Bay in the new nuclear siting strategy.

19 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Illegal Migration Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward regulations on the commencement of sections of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 that do not come into force on the date on which that Act receives Royal Assent.

17 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish an Impact Assessment for the changes outlined in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules published by her Department on 17 July 2023.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Iron and Steel: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the commercialisation of science and technology research in green steel.

3 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Interviews

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2023 to Question 190103 on Asylum: Interviews, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the potential impact of the Streamlined Asylum Process separate f

14 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Foreign Nationals: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals with a criminal record for driving offences were removed from the UK in each calendar year since 2019.

13 Jun 2023 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Immigration controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing British National (Overseas) passport holders to use the same queue as UK, EU, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zea

9 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Oppression and Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what due diligence checks her Department undertakes to ensure funding awarded to foreign governments is not supporting the use of violent and oppressive measures towards refugees.

19 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British National (Overseas): Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has issued guidance to British banks operating in Hong Kong on recognition of British National (Overseas) passports as valid identity documents for pen

17 May 2023 · Treasury

Shares: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a four per cent tax on share buyback.

17 May 2023 · Treasury

Domicil

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the rules on non-domiciled status.

17 May 2023 · Treasury

National Insurance: Investment Income

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying national insurance deductions to investment income.

17 May 2023 · Treasury

Capital Gains Tax: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of equalising capital gains tax with income tax rates.

17 May 2023 · Treasury

Wealth: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a one to two per cent wealth tax on assets over £10 million.

17 May 2023 · Home Office

Illegal Migration Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the equality impact assessment for the Illegal Migration Bill, dated 26 April 2023, was not published until 10 May 2023.

15 May 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the purchase price was for Northeye Residential and Training Establishment; what the methodology was for how the purchase price was reached; and if she will make a statement.

9 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what educational facilities are available to children eligible for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy who are currently staying in Govern

9 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what safeguarding measures are in place to protect children eligible for relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy who are currently staying in

9 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what costs the Government has incurred in providing accommodation in (a) Pakistan, (b) Iran, (c) Turkey and (d) other countries for people eligible for relocation to the UK u

9 May 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects sufficient appropriate accommodation to be available to enable the relocation to the UK of all people eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy who are in Government

5 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many times the Nation House Building Council has signed off on a property that has subsequently been found not fit for habitation.

24 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Albania

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister on Illegal Migration of 13 December 2022, Official Report, column 887, when her Department plans to establish a new specialist unit for exped

24 Apr 2023 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Albania

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statement by the Prime Minister on Illegal Migration of 13 December 2022, Official Report, column 887, how many Border Force officers her Department plans to embed at Tirana airp

18 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Journalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the viability of a pilot emergency visa scheme for journalists whose lives are under threat from authoritarian governments.

Source: official written-questions record.