Written questions
1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff her Department has appointed to manage the EU Settlement Scheme caseload.
7 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people were presented as homeless to all councils in England between July 2020 and October 2020.
7 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Visas: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department is making decisions on visa applications for people required to undertake English language tests as part of their application process where language test centres are closed due to t
7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Maladministration
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people qualified for a payment from her Department following a finding of maladministration in each financial year since 2009-10.
7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Maladministration
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has paid out in response to findings of maladministration in each financial year since 2009-10.
6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which NGOs (a) were consulted in advance of and (b) supported the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.
6 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long it takes a claimant to repay a full advance of universal credit on average.
6 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much is owed to her Department in total from people in receipt of advance payments of universal credit.
6 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people sought an advance payment of universal credit in each of the last 10 months.
6 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are currently in receipt of an advance payment of universal credit.
6 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the average time taken for her Department to decide applications to lift No Recourse to Public Funds conditions.
6 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Migrants
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for reconsideration of No Recourse to Public Funds status for reasons of destitution were received by her Department in each of the last 10 months.
6 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Refugees: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many resettlement decisions were outstanding in the latest period for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for resettlement decisions.
6 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa decisions were outstanding in the latest period for which figures are available; and what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for a decision on a visa.
6 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sleeping Rough: Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to release the £13.5 million in Next Steps Accommodation funding that has been allocated to enable local authorities to tackle new or emerging challenge
5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) mortgage lenders and (b) insurers do not refuse (i) mortgage applications or (ii) valuations due to requests for (A) external wa
5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that building developers engage with settlement claims for building safety defect remediation works in a timely manner.
5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the level of qualified fire engineers on buildings that fall out of warranty while awaiting an inspection for their external wall fir
5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to develop guidance for mortgage lenders and insurers to ensure that requests for External Wall Fire Review assessments are not delayed or dis
1 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Yemen: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the UN Group of Eminent Experts' report on Yemen calling on (a) the UN Security Cou
1 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Yemen: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the implementation of the recommendations of the September 2020 report from the UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen.
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether local authorities will be (a) required or (b) encouraged to participate in the Kickstart scheme.
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the requirement that Kickstart scheme intermediary agencies have to run payroll functions.
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Kickstart intermediary agencies are required to run payroll functions.
30 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how her Department plans to ensure that intermediaries are available for the Kickstart scheme in every local authority region.
30 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Estate Agents
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Mainstay and (b) other property management providers have received funding through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
30 Sep 2020 · Home Office
Asylum: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methodology the Government’s review of the restrictions on asylum seekers' rights to work, initiated in December 2018, will use to determine the potential fiscal effects of any changes to those r
29 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport
Licensing of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the Taxi and Private Hire Bill.
29 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to provide additional funding to ensure the adequacy of the Universal Credit Transition Fund.
28 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will help more people to qualify to be able to undertake External Wall Fire Review assessments.
Source: official written-questions record.