Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 May 2022 · Home Office

Immigration: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to table VC_02, Percentage of applications, for each route, processed within service standards, published as part of the Visas and Citizenship data: Q3 2021, what assessment she has mad

12 May 2022 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average waiting time on the MP UK Visas and Immigration helpline was in April 2022.

12 May 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for (a) a child's and (b) an adult's (i) first passport and (ii) passport renewal as of 12 May 2022.

12 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2022 to Question 154083 on Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards, if he will publish the data used to conclude that (a) there are no delays in successful online

12 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 154082 on Kidney Diseases, how that information is held.

12 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for responding to the consultation on Aligning the upper age for NHS prescription charge exemptions with the State Pension age, which closed on the 3 September 2021.

12 May 2022 · Department for Education

Family Hubs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what approach his Department plans to take to select local authorities for the family hubs transformation fund.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 23 February 2022 to Question 125263, whether a timescale for final delivery on Veterans ID cards has been agreed.

11 May 2022 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions there have been for fraudulent covid-19 business support claims in the last two years.

11 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for (a) announcing, (b) consulting upon and (c) introducing the planned dental contract reform.

11 May 2022 · Cabinet Office

UK Commission on Covid Commemoration

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the membership and terms of reference are of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration Commission.

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

Companies House: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 4 February 2022 to Question 113150, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to give Companies House powers to query and check info

11 May 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 3 February 2022 to Question 113149, what the timetable is for publishing the update to the School Sport and Activity Action Plan.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Television Licences: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines have been issued to people over 75 for non-payment of TV licences for the calendar year of 2021.

11 May 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the publication of the forthcoming Gambling Review White Paper.

11 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 16 December 2021 to Question 87714 on the roll out of the Galen technology by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to test for prostate cancer, when the findings

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

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the supplier of last resort scheme on the level of standing charges.

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

Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with energy companies on the supplier of last resort scheme.

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

Energy: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of the mandatory tests for new entrants to the energy sector.

11 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Multiple Occupation: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation on the licencing of houses of multiple occupation.

11 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's timetable is for responding to the Ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture in England and Wales consultation.

11 May 2022 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the early years funding rates are for (a) 2 year olds and (b) 3 to 4 year olds in each Local Authority in England

11 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 5 April 2022 to Question 148311 regarding shortages of HRT, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of all HRT medication; and what discussions his De

11 May 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the guidance issued by his Department in August 2021 entitled Council tax collection: best practice guidance fo

11 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what method are universal credits claimants affected by two wages in one assessment period notified; and whether this notification is given prior to reductions in entitlement being applied.

11 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on women of postponing the introduction of a single annual prepayment certificate of £18.70 for HRT prescriptions until April 2023.

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to table VC_02, Percentage of applications, for each route, processed within service standards, published as part of the Visas and Citizenship data: Q3 2021, what assessment she has mad

20 Apr 2022 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to table CDM 01A, Cost per decision for migration applications, in country and overseas, published as part of the Visas and Citizenship data: Q3 2021, for what reason the cost per decis

19 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 144937 on Meningitis: Vaccination and with reference to the MenB vaccination uptake data, what his timetable is for that data to be analysed; and

19 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 144931 on Human Papillomavirus: Males, what format the data requested is available in.

Source: official written-questions record.