Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that reforms to off-payroll working rules do not result in contractors being subject to role-based blanket IR35 assessments that incorrectly classify them as operating i

1 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mauritius: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Mauritian Government on whether steps will be taken against the Japanese firm responsible for causing the Mauritian oil spill in A

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mauritius: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oil leak of August 2020 in Mauritius, what steps his Department is taking to support the Mauritian Government.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Wines: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2020 to Written Question 60862, if he will commit to undertaking an impact assessment on the decision to require import certificates on wine from 1 Ja

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what lessons her Department will be taking forward from the Harrogate managed migration pilot; and if she will make a statement.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the reinstatement of the claimant commitment on 1 July 2020, how the findings of the Proof of Concept pilot which took place in the summer of 2019 will inform the reintroduction of the

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants who previously had access to public funds have had their claims ended as a result of No Recourse to Public Funds conditions being imposed, in each of the last 10 years.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable local authorities to enforce the retrofitting of sprinklers in leaseholder properties.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the definition of a high-rise block for fire-safety purposes is a building over (a) 11 metres or (b) 18 metres tall.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 7.9 of Approved Document B of the Building Regulations 2010 (2019 edition), whether a rooftop extension and the building the extension is constructed

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to fund the retrofitting of sprinklers in homes owned by (a) leaseholders, (b) local authorities, (c) housing associations and (d) other organisations.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) new homes constructed as part of an upward extension on an existing block which takes it over 11m in height and (b) pre-existing homes in that block will be required

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department is measuring the efficacy of PrEP impact trials during the covid-19 lockdown.

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether covid-19 lockdown restrictions have affected the ability of people to participate in PrEP impact trials.

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many PrEP impact trial places have been made available since the start of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have participated in the PrEP trials in the UK since they have become available.

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

Homelessness: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussion his Department is having with banks on (a) financial inclusion and (b) facilities open and access a bank for homeless people as part of the Housing First pilots.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has published for Black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS (a) patients and (b) employees in response to the findings of Public Health England’s report: ‘Beyond the data: U

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Toys and Games: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent unsafe toys being sold by third party sellers on online marketplaces.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Toys and Games: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to include provisions to prevent the sale of unsafe toys by third party sellers on online marketplaces in the Online Harms Bill.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Electronic Commerce: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to replace the EU eCommerce Directive 2000/31/EC with UK law after the transition period.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of rolling on existing claims of (a) income support, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) employment and support allowance during the f

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of rolling on existing claims for housing benefit during the five week wait to receive universal credit.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of roll-on benefits for people in receipt of (a) income support, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) employment and support allowance

15 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing First

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to publish its preliminary findings of the three regional Housing First pilots in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the Liverpool Ci

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of ending the five-week wait for a first universal credit payment.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Universal Credit: getting to first payment, published 10 July 2020, what steps her Department is taking to reduce fraud and error in universal

15 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff her Department plans to recruit to process sponsor licence applications under the proposed new points-based immigration system.

15 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Small Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the ability of SMEs to (a) fund skilled worker visa applications and (b) access foreign labour markets after

15 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the ability of people who are self-employed to come and work in the UK after 1 January 2021 under the proposed new points-based immigration system.

Source: official written-questions record.