Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have had wages assigned to different assessment periods under the legislation introduced to comply with court ruling case no. C1/2019/0593.

24 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on Judicial Mandatory Retirement Age, which closed on 16 October 2020.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employees from the DWP Debt Management team are on sick leave as at 24 February 2021.

24 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to respond to its Call for evidence on the financial arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and disability and those who need alternative provision,

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Cambridge Centre for Housing & Planning Research's findings on leasehold and freehold charges commenced in 2018 will be published.

23 Feb 2021 · Treasury

London Capital & Finance: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of potential similarities between the investment schemes marketed by Ready2Invest Limited and the collapse of London Capital & Finance Plc.

23 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for resolving the technical faults relating to the issuing of Biometric Residence Permit cards.

23 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of health professionals requiring a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) have been affected by technical faults in relation to the issuing of BRP cards since March 2020.

23 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) average and (b) longest time it has taken to (i) process a visa extension via the covid-19 auto-extension visa scheme and (ii) issue Biometric Residence Permit ca

23 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Health Services and Social Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many extensions UKVI has processed via the covid-19 auto-extension visa scheme for eligible health professionals (a) working in the NHS, (b) working in independent health and social care and (c) i

23 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many families of (a) NHS workers and (b) independent health and social care workers who have died after contracting covid-19 have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted indefinite leave to remain i

23 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Quality Commission: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) prosecutions have been commenced and (b) convictions have been secured by the CQC against (i) individuals and (ii) organisations in each of the last five years.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Director of Labour Market Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to appoint a new director of labour market enforcement.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 109439 on Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus, when the pilot referred to in relation to clear face coverings will be reviewed; and how many of the

19 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 134488, on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, when time may be available to provide a breakdown of applications to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme by employm

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of covid-19 restrictions on people with hidden disabilities; and whether his Department has made an assessment of h

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of drivers who are driving under the section 88 provision of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) average and (b) furthest distance a vaccinator has been asked to travel to deliver the covid-19 vaccine since the roll out of that vaccine.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of vaccinators have been offered employment in the mile radius they specified as part of the recruitment process.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the reintroduction of targets for NHS dental practices, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of those targets on access to urgent dental care; and what discussions he

19 Feb 2021 · Cabinet Office

Gyms: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies' document entitled Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission clusters and superspreading events, dated 3 June 20

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence

War Pensions: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for appeals against decisions made on war pensions have been received by his Department in each year since 2011; and what proportion of those applications for appeal have been successful for

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence

War Pensions: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing referral to the Independent Case Examiner as a stage in the complaints process for complaints relating to war pensions.

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence

War Pensions: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the complaints process for complaints relating to war pensions.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of prescription charges on people with mental health conditions.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of including long-term mental health conditions in the prescription charge medical exemptions list.

19 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Personal Care Services: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the hair and beauty industry on the potential merits of reducing VAT to five per cent for that industry in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of the (a) UK leaving the EU and (b) covid-19 pandemic on employment opportunities for UK pilots.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the date of 1 April 2021 that the UK Commercial Pilot Licence can be applied for via the Civil Aviation Authority.

19 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when officials in her Department plan to respond to the correspondence of 7 October 2020 from the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston, case reference ZA34967.

Source: official written-questions record.