Written questions
1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 May 2023 · Home Office
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of proscribing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
2 May 2023 · Treasury
Employment: Musculoskeletal Disorders
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the £406 million provided in the Spring Budget 2023 to help tackle the leading health causes keeping people out of work, how much and what proportion of that funding will be allocated to people wit
2 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for access to work assessments.
2 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Musculoskeletal Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support people with musculoskeletal issues into work.
2 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Arthritis
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of placing work advisors in community musculoskeletal services on employment levels of people with arthritis.
2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to include the charity sector in the process of designing musculoskeletal health and wellbeing hubs.
2 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to advanced therapies for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
26 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Biometric Residence Permits cards expire prior to a holder's right to remain in the UK ends; and what assessment she has made of potential additional administrative costs relating to c
26 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Sudan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal routes of entry to the UK exist for Sudanese national family members of British nationals.
26 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Household Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department required local authorities to work closely with GPs on the allocation of the Household Support Fund.
26 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Household Support Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department took to monitor the involvement of schools and GPs in the distribution of the Household Support Fund.
20 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Bermondsey and Old Southwark
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of (as) refugees and (b) asylum seekers in Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency; and if she will provide a breakdown of those who are from (i) Yemen,
20 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the 20-working day deadline for asylum seekers to complete the streamlined asylum processing; and what criteria will be used to determine whether an applicant will receive
19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Transport Secretary sets out record investment plans for transport network, published on 9 March 2023, how many applications for Network Rail enhancement projects ha
19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average length of time taken to process Network Rail enhancement project applications since the announcement of increased funding for HS2.
19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) delays to the timetable and (b) increased budget for HS2 on applications for Network Rail enhancement projects.
18 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Somaliland: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised violence in Las Anod and Somaliland with the UN for investigation.
18 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Somaliland: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of violence and alleged human rights abuses in Las Anod.
18 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Somaliland: Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessmen he has made of (a) alleged bombings in and (b) the displacement of civilians from Las Anod and Somaliland.
18 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Somaliland: Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help resolve conflict in (a) Las Anod and (b) Somaliland.
17 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials her Department plans to dedicate to processing expired Biometric residence permits cards in 2025.
17 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials her Department plans to have working on the new Biometric residence permits system.
17 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the new fines for failing to return expired BRP cards on return rates.
17 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on a newly designed Biometric residence permit card to date.
17 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will be issued with biometric residence permit cards expiring on 31 December 2024.
14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sierra Leone: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the distribution of Official Development Assistance funds within Sierra Leone.
14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sierra Leone: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the monitoring of the 2023 General Election in Sierra Leone.
28 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Freehold: Marketing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many referrals under the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 in relation to freehold marketing particulars been have reported to his Department through
21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Cost of Living: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to open an alternative cost-of-living fund for people who are eligible for Universal Credit but are sanctioned during the month in question and receive nil award.
21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Cost of Living: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will open an alternative fund for people who are not eligible for 2023-2024 cost of living payments due to receiving no Universal Credit in one particular month due to fluctuating income.
Source: official written-questions record.