Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Dec 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the criteria by which his Department is assessing the adequacy of local authorities' funding for the retrospective fitting of sprinklers in tower blocks.

14 Dec 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether there is any funding pending to the London Borough of Southwark for the retrofitting of sprinklers in tower blocks.

12 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned into the financial liabilities of the social care sector of overnight carers sleeping at their place of work.

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with assistive technology companies on support provided by that sector to reduce the employment gap for disabled people.

12 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Energy: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with energy companies on reducing the cost of living for disabled people.

27 Nov 2017 · Department for International Development

Côte d'Ivoire: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK foreign aid goes to Ivory Coast; and what assessment she has made of the effect of that aid.

27 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Côte d'Ivoire: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the political situation in the Ivory Coast?

27 Nov 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Côte d'Ivoire: Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the trafficking of citizens from Ivory Coast.

27 Nov 2017 · Ministry of Defence

Defence

What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the defence and aerospace industries.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the second review of the personal independence payment assessment process.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average salary is of the presenting officers who will represent the Department at personal independence payment and employment support allowance tribunals.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what proportion of random samples of personal independence payment assessments problems with those assessments are identified.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to ensure that assessors for personal independence payments have at least two years post-registration experience.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish an updated Code of Practice for the operation of autonomous vehicles: and if he will make a statement.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Transport

Driverless Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to encourage, the continuing trials of semi-autonomous, ground based Personal Delivery Devices; and if he will make a statement.

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of removing mobility payments from former disability living allowance recipients reassessed for personal independence payments on the ability of tho

21 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on concern about the adequacy of the funeral fund to cover basic funeral costs; and whether he plans change to that fund.

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to individual claimants and Jobcentre Plus work coaches specifically on universal credit advance payments and alternative payment arrangements.

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit recipients have an advance payment agreement.

23 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit recipients have an alternative payment agreement in place.

20 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2017 to Question 4292, on universal credit, when his Department plans to publish further data on payment timeliness of that benefit.

20 Oct 2017 · Home Office

Extreme Sports: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce provisions for bringing prosecutions against urban climbers and base jumpers who access tall buildings and major tourist attractions.

20 Oct 2017 · HM Treasury

Pool Re: Terrorism

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department was first notified of the need to update Pool Reinsurance to cover knife, vehicle and cyber terrorism; and what the timetable is for its reform.

9 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer of 9 October 2017, Official Report, column 12, what proportion of personal independence payment assessments were overturned at mandatory reconsideration or tribunal appeals i

6 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of regulations introduced earlier in 2017 to restrict access to personal independence payments (PIP) for some groups on take-up of PIP.

8 Sep 2017 · HM Treasury

Business: Terrorism

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce legislation to update the Reinsurance (Acts of Terrorism) Act 1993 to enable insurance companies to pay compensation to businesses after terrorism attacks when there is no d

8 Sep 2017 · HM Treasury

Business: Terrorism

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to introduce legislation to update the Reinsurance (Acts of Terrorism) Act 1993 to enable insurance companies to offer terrorism insurance beyond property damage to businesses.

8 Sep 2017 · HM Treasury

Business: Terrorism

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to require insurance companies to offer terrorism insurance on all business policies.

5 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the implications for his policies on waiting times for (a) employment and support allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) other out-of-work benefits are of the findings of the report, Financia

5 Sep 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of sanctioning employment and support allowance claimants on assisting such people into work; and if he will undertake to review the use of sanctions

Source: official written-questions record.