Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Derelict Land: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2021 to Question 69103, on Derelict Land: Regeneration, whether his Department used a methodology to forecast that the £1.8 billion funding for b

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department conducted an impact assessment on the changes announced in respect to Class MA of permitted development rights, which came into effect on the 1 August 2021.

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2021 to Question 33952 on Permitted Development Rights and the Written Statement of 1 July 2021, Official Report, HCWS145, if his Department will pu

9 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department has provided to (a) local authorities in London, (b) The Mayor of London and (c) voluntary organisations in London to support their work in supporting refugees from Afghani

9 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Visas: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice her Department has issued to people with an EU Settlement Scheme spousal visa on whether they need to update their biometric cards to be allowed entry into the UK.

9 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Visas: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether biometric cards issued before 30 June 2020 are valid to allow people with an EU Settlement Scheme spousal visa to enter the UK.

8 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Catalytic Converters: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the theft of catalytic converters.

8 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Catalytic Converters: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provisions of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 in decreasing theft of catalytic converters.

8 Nov 2021 · Home Office

National Vehicle Crime Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the most recent meeting of the National Vehicle Crime Working Group took place.

8 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Catalytic Converters: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the trend in the number of catalytic converter thefts in London in the last three years.

3 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Derelict Land: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answers of 1 November 2021 to Question 64643 and of 2 November 2021 to Question 65447 on Derelict Land: Regeneration, if he will set out the specific methodology his

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Derelict Land: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to paragraph 4.49 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, what methodology his Department used to forecast that the £1.8 billion funding for brownfield regenera

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what criteria his Department will use in allocating the £1.5 billion announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 for (a) underused land, (b) Transport Links (c) community

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Land: Regeneration

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the £1.5 billion announced in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 to regenerate underused land will go directly to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve roadside facilities for HGV drivers.

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of women working in the HGV industry.

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of women in the workforce within the HGV industry.

27 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure blood tests are administrated on time by NHS England.

27 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Blood Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of blood tests being administrated for patients with diabetes by NHS England.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Derelict Land: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of funding has provided to each of the Mayoral Combined authorities through the Brownfield Fund.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Derelict Land: Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of funding from the £400 million Brownfield Fund has been provided to the 7 Mayoral Combined authorities.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Brownfield Land Release Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authorities were rejected for funding under the Brown Land Release Fund.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Brownfield Land Release Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish which local authorities applied for funding under the Brown Land Release fund.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2021 to Question 29073, on National Insurance, if she will further outline the steps taken to streamline the process for issuing National Insurance numbers to people wi

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of issuing a National Insurance number to people who have been granted a Turkish Businessperson visa as soon as they receive that visa.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Brownfield Land Release Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding from the Brownfield Land Release fund has been provided in grants to local authorities to date.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many article 4 direction requests his Department has received from local authorities over the last year.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what representations he has received from media organisations on the proposals to remove the requirement for physical notices of planning applications.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the amount of revenue that would be gained by requiring change of use conversions through permitted development rights

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the powers given to local authorities to regulate houses of multiple occupancy within the planning system.

Source: official written-questions record.