Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of childcare for children with special educational needs in each constituency.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Disparities Taskforce: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 59 of the Third Report of Session 2022–23 of the Women and Equalities Committee, HC 94, published on 18 April 2023, how many and what proportion of members of the Matern

28 Feb 2024 · Cabinet Office

Former Ministers: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid since 2019; and by whom those repayments have been made.

28 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average response time was for a third country enquiry on an asylum application in each year since 2014.

28 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims are subject to third country enquiries as of 28 February 2024.

28 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timescale is for (a) completing and (b) assessing the projects undertaken under the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award.

28 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Personal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is for the completion of the transfer of service records from 1 January 1963 from his Department's contracted storage site to the National Archives.

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fast-track route for the Disabled Facilities Grant when the applicant has a progressive health condition.

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average turnaround time is for the (a) approval and (b) completion of works under the Disabled Facilities Grant by local authority in England.

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the current ceiling amount for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

28 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the average waiting time for a First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum); and whether he plans to take steps to reduce this wait.

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled New ecodesign requirements for lighting products, which closed on 4 April 2023.

28 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Powers of Attorney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average turnaround time is for access codes to be checked when dealing with enquiries where a claimant is subject to Power of Attorney.

26 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with early years providers on (a) additional charges for (i) meals and (ii) other consumables and (b) taking steps to assess the impact of those charges on parents

26 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Disparities Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to assess the effectiveness of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce.

26 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternal Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timescale is for rolling out the maternal morbidity indicator.

26 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of maternity staff have completed cultural competence training in each NHS trust.

26 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 12 of the Fifth Special Report of Session 2022–23 of the Women and Equalities Committee entitled Black maternal health: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Repo

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2023 to Question 6616 on Affordable Housing, whether any requirement exists for Investment Partners in the Affordable Homes Programme to report

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2023 to Question 6204, what his planned timetable is for the 2024 review of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund.

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the impact delays in change of circumstance requests for Disability Living Allowance claims have on the welfare of those children and their families.

8 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims are subject to third party enquiries as of 8 February 2024.

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for the completion of the long-term removal of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in school buildings in cases where a (a) capital grant is provided and (b) rebuilding project

2 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Continuing Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the average length of time it takes for a person with Dementia to receive a completed care and support plan.

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the waiting time is for replacement driving licences.

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is to respond to his Department's consultation on Increasing the weight limit for fuel tankers.

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is to respond to her Department's consultation on Measures relating to the land-based gambling sector.

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the roll out of fibre broadband.

29 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish data on the (a) geographical location and (b) age profile of people who have not claimed Universal Credit following required migration.

29 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many job vacancies there are in his Department as of 29 January 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.