Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will consult stakeholders on the adequacy of its guidance on the status determination statement process.

9 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a quality assurance process for status determination statements.

9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to hold discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the (a) arrest of (i) Jimmy Lai and (ii) other democracy activists in Hong Kong and (b) targeting of acti

12 Sep 2024 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to review exceptional circumstances criteria.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the application process for Pension Credit was last reviewed.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of automating pension credit payments without an application process for claimants reaching retirement age on universal credit.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the threshold for pension credit was last reviewed; and when it is next set for review.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applying for pension credit have been in receipt of universal credit in each of the last five years.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Services: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential role of (a) small and medium sized enterprises and (b) community interest companies in helping to deliver the Youth Guarantee.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of UNRWA on the management reforms it has implemented as a result of the Final Report of the Independent Review of Mechanisms

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his international counterparts in countries that provide donations to UNRWA on the reforms recommended in the Final Report of the Independ

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Oral Statement of 19 July 2024 on Israel and Gaza, Official Report, column 301, what discussions he has had with representatives of UNRWA on the managem

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UNRWA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with UNWRA since the publication of the Final Report of the Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by UNRWA to the Hu

30 Jul 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review Section 684 activities with reference to the Loan Charge.

29 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart from the People’s Republic of China on (a) the case of Jimmy Lai’s and (b) the latest delays to his trial.

23 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of China's new judicial guidelines imposing criminal punishments on so-called Taiwanese separatists on British citizens.

22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to (a) engage and (b) work with (i) cooperatives and (ii) community-led not-for-profit organisations to build new homes.

22 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting a target for the level of food bank usage by the end of this Parliament.

19 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the proposed child poverty strategy will examine the potential impact of (a) trends in the use of food bank usage and (b) the No Recourse to Public Funds policy on levels of childhood poverty.

19 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the No Recourse to Public Funds policy on local authority emergency social service funding.

19 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that oil from Russia refined in other countries (a) does not evade sanctions and (b) is used to support Russian forces during the war i

18 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward proposals to update and improve mental healthcare.

21 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Sanctions

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he plans to impose sanctions on (a) the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan and (b) people who fund that group.

21 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Private Military and Security Companies

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the (a) role and (b) impact of (i) the Wagner Group and (ii) other Russian funded mercenary forces in Africa.

21 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: United Arab Emirates

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates on that country's role (a) with the Rapid Support Forces and (b) in Sudan.

16 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of rescinding diplomatic immunity from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in the UK.

16 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with sanctions against Russia by (a) JCB and (b) other companies.

16 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Espionage

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps he has taken to tackle the People’s Republic of China’s security and intelligence network operating in the UK in response to the arrest of three alleged spies.

15 May 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds data on the number of job offers for disabled people withdrawn due to the time taken to arrange Access to Work packages.

15 May 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

WorkWell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were on the WorkWell pilot on 15 May 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.