Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Sep 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 work with mortgage providers and insurers to ensure that they are complying with his Department’s guidance on requiring External Wall Fire

28 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to improve the clarity of guidance on buildings where lenders are requiring External Wall Fire Review assessments.

28 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the introduction and implementation of universal credit on its ability to meet Equality Act 2010 obligations towards disabled people compared to

23 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2020 to Question 91653, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on readiness for restarting the resettlement programme.

23 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2020 to Question 91653, what comparative assessment she has made of the barriers the UK is facing to resettlement activity due to the covid-19 pandemic with Fran

23 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the effect on the level of employment of the closure of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

22 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the British Council is adequately resourced through the transition period to provide an effective representation for the UK

22 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2020 to Question 91059 on the Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel, how many times the Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel has met in the last 12 months

22 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Wines: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the UK does not levy new tariffs on wine from the EU; and if she will cancel the planned extension of the requirement for VI-1 forms to EU wines at t

17 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to restart the UK Resettlement Scheme.

16 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Greece: Migrant Camps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to the Greek Government to help the acquisition of accommodation for vulnerable women and children who have been affected by the f

16 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Greece: Migrant Camps

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the (a) Greek authorities and (b) UK’s European partners on finding long-term solutions to support asylum seekers and refu

16 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on introducing a tax-break-based hospitality voucher scheme to support businesses in the UK.

16 Sep 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

COBR: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the COBRA Civil Contingencies Committee last met to discuss covid-19; and how many times that Committee has met each month in 2020.

16 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve response times to Subject Access Requests from people who have applied to have their No Recourse Public Fund conditions lifted.

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mayors

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings Ministers from his Department have had in 2020 with the directly elected Mayors or their deputies of (a) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, (b) Greater Manchester

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel last met; and how many meetings that Panel has held in the last 12 months.

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help shelters for rough sleepers plan for the winter with covid-19 social distancing rules in place.

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to prevent rough sleeping in (a) London and (b) England in winter 2020-21.

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the difference between the number given of 14,610 rough sleepers housed under the emergency Everyone In scheme and his Department's latest figures showing 4,266

16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether the covid-19 test booking system's algorithm is effective in allocating people a test close to their home if they live in an area where there is high demand f

15 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the time taken for decisions to be made on asylum seekers applications before being eligible to find employment.

15 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a tax-break-based hospitality voucher scheme to support businesses in the UK.

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to reduce benefit levels for people deemed by her Department to be fit for work.

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to reduce benefit levels for people deemed by her Department to be unfit for work.

14 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many covid 19-related workplace inspections the Health and Safety Executive undertook in each of the last six months; and what the outcome was of each of those inspections.

9 Sep 2020 · Attorney General

International Law

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 8 September 2020, Official Report, column 509, on how many occasions since May 2010 the Government has brought forward legislative propo

4 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is the Government's policy to extend the £20 monthly uplift to universal credit beyond Spring 2021.

3 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Côte d'Ivoire: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the political and security situation in the Ivory Coast.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what types of change in circumstances are recorded by her Department when a benefit claim is ended as a result of a change in circumstances.

Source: official written-questions record.