Written questions
1,066 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is proposing to bring existing leasehold and ground rent contracts into line with his current leasehold reform plans.
9 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme: Ferrets
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many ferrets were imported through the Pet Travel Scheme in each year from 2012 to 2021.
9 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme: Cats
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cats were imported through the Pet Travel Scheme in each year from 2012 to 2021.
9 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were imported through the Pet Travel Scheme in each year from 2012 to 2021.
9 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Nuclear Weapons: Testing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the report to Prime Minister Churchill’s Cabinet, and minutes thereof, on the result of the British atomic test at Monte Bello in 1952, as referenced in the Official Report, 4 February 1983, vol 36 c209W,
7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the process accessing covid-19 lateral flow test packs changed from collection from pharmacies to a digitally registered collection code based system; who stores the personal data c
26 Jan 2022 · Department for Education
Student Loans Company: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Student Loan Company’s eQuote portal for securing student support services and technology from assistive technology service providers, what timescale is planned for the rollout of the tend
26 Jan 2022 · Department for Education
Student Loans Company: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Student Loan Company’s eQuote portal in (a) securing high quality student support services and technology from assistive technology service providers
25 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport
Overseas Visitors: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the use of fake vaccination certificates by visitors to the UK; and what estimate she has made of the number of visitors into the UK that used fake covid-19 certifi
25 Jan 2022 · Treasury
Incontinence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing VAT from the cost of incontinence pads.
25 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pet Travel Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK re-joining the EU pet passport scheme.
25 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the number of covid-19 vaccine doses that the UK will donate to other countries in 2022.
25 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lighting: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the ban on incandescent light bulbs and the phasing out of halogen light bulbs and fluorescent light bulbs
15 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2021 to Question 56604, what progress his Department has made towards the provision of a vaccination facility in every region of England offering the service fo
12 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions and Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what equality impact assessment has been made of the impact of benefit and pension Payment Exception Service users being required to collect payment claims by a 90 day expiration date.
9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what equality impact assessment has been made of the effect on benefit and pension claimants no longer being able to redeem cash from ATMs and cashpoints with the new Payment Exception Service cards fol
9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions and Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what equality impact assessment has been of benefit and pension claimants being required to provide proof of identity when cashing vouchers under the new Payment Exception Service.
9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when benefit and pension claimants Post Office Card Accounts will be closed as part of the changes in benefit and state pension claim mechanisms.
9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential cost converting to the Payment Exception Service payment card scheme from the current Post Office card account system.
9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits and State Retirement Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an estimate of the number of people claiming (a) benefits and (b) state pensions who do not have a bank account.
21 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the challenges service users are having in accessing NHS dental services in (a) Salford and (b) Greater Manchester.
18 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Private Sector: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to promote inclusive recruitment practices in the private sector.
18 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Private Sector: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to promote inclusive recruitment practices in the private sector.
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Covid Pass
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has been made in (a) validating UK-approved vaccines administered overseas and (b) creating the data flows so that people residing in England who have received their co
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Covid Pass
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to progress (a) the validation of non-UK vaccines for UK residents requiring the NHS COVID Pass, and (b) the NHS COVID app upgrade.
15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
France: Travel Restrictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on facilitating easier non-essential travel access to France for UK citizens.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Educational Institutions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of the Government's recommendation for students, staff and visitors in schools and other educational settings to (a) socially distance or stay in
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Educational Institutions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the indicative thresholds for numbers of infection set by his Department in its contingency framework, in the context of the latest data on transmission of
15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Poland: Travel Restrictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that UK citizens who have received the Vaxzevria vaccine produced in India are able to participate in travel to Poland without having
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that UK citizens who have received the Vaxzevria covid-19 vaccine produced in India are able to participate in travel to Poland without having to quarantine.
Source: official written-questions record.