Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) impact on claimants of the requirement for all overpayments to be collected from Universal Credit claimants in the context

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure accuracy in the payment of benefits.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rivers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation concerning riparian rights and responsibilities; and if he will make an assessment of the potential implications of that legi

17 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Agencies: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) investigations have been commenced and (b) fines issued under regulation 7 of The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 in each ye

10 Jun 2022 · Church Commissioners

Church of England: Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether any properties owned by the Church of England are being used under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

8 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is reviewing the adequacy of local authority funding settlements as of 8 June 2022.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carers: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce carer's leave.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish a response to his Department's consultation entitled Good work plan: proposals to support families.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Unfair Dismissal: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) pregnant women and (b) new mothers who have been unfairly dismissed in each of the last three years.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of (a) Statutory Maternity Leave and (b) Statutory Paternity Leave.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to strengthen employment protections for pregnant women.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Miscarriage: Bereavement Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to introduce a right to bereavement leave following the miscarriage of a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce paid leave for parents with children who require neonatal care.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to protect women’s rights in the workplace.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pregnancy: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to extend redundancy protections for pregnant women.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to bring forward measures to tackle bullying in the workplace.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to tackle bullying in the workplace.

17 May 2022 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Sexual Harassment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether he has plans to bring forward measures to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.

17 May 2022 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Sexual Harassment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps has she taken to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.

17 May 2022 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Harassment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken to encourage businesses to take steps to prevent workplace harassment.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Modern Working Practices Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Taylor Review.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Unfair Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that workers are protected against unfair dismissal.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to strengthen protections for the self-employed.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that workers' rights are protected.

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 25 January 2022 to Question 108541 on Conditions of Employment, which Government departments he has been in regular dialogue with regarding reforms

17 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to bring forward an employment bill in the 2022-23 parliamentary Session.

12 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave and Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish his timetable for publishing the findings of the evaluation of Shared Parental Leave and Pay which took place in 2019.

12 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time for online journal responses was in the latest period for which data is available by number of days, hours and minutes.

12 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue the spare room subsidy has accrued since its introduction.

12 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2022 to Question 155796 on Human Papillomavirus: Males, what the HPV rates are for men aged 16 to 45 years old according to information obtained by the UK H

Source: official written-questions record.