Written questions

1,750 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many local elector cards were issued as part of the Voter ID pilots in (a) 2019 and (b) 2018.

11 May 2021 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many free local elector IDs were issued by Woking Council as part of the 2019 Voter ID trials.

28 Apr 2021 · Scotland Office

Coronavirus: Scotland

What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of the covid-19 vaccination programme in Scotland.

27 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2021 to Question HL14191, on 10 Downing Street, whether essential works were undertaken on the Prime Ministerial residence in Downing S

27 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

UK Youth Parliament: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department made an estimate of the running costs of the UK Youth Parliament by budget heading prior to inviting other organisations to bid to run it.

27 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the requirement for photographic ID to vote will not disenfranchise blind and partially sighted people who are less lik

26 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many counting agents will be required as a minimum for the counts at the 6 May 2021 elections.

26 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that adequate numbers of counting agents are permitted by Electoral Registration Officers to attend and monitor the cou

22 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his Written Statement of 21 April 2021 on UK Official Development Assistance departmental allocations 2021-22, Official Report, HCWS935, in addition to Yemen, Syr

22 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Corporate Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many times the Minister for Sport and the Olympics received hospitality from Camelot UK Lotteries Limited from May 2010 to October 2013.

22 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much of the Youth Covid-19 Support Fund has been allocated so far.

22 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to Answer of 19 April to Question 180550, on voluntary work, (a) what is the definition of a core participant; and (b) what proportion of core participants completed the whole N

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 180550, if he will review the Answer to that question in the context of the NCST Annual Report 2019-20's statement that the total numb

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many young people have (a) commenced and (b) graduated from a National Citizenship Service (NCS) programme in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20; and what the Government's target for partic

19 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to publish the Equality Impact Assessment on the Kickstart scheme.

16 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Citizen Service Trust: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the full cost of the unfilled places of the National Citizens Service in 2019-20.

16 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Citizen Service Trust: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the full cost of unrecovered monies spent on the National Citizens Services in 2019-20.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people completed the National Citizens Service programme in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of the budget of the National Citizen Service was spent on advertising and marketing in 2019-20.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to extend the Kickstart Scheme until 2022.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of job (a) losses and (b) insecurity as a result of the covid-19 outbreak on Black, Asian and ethnic minority young people.

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people from marginalised groups entering employment.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Government’s plans are for the return of university students during the covid-19 outbreak.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when students will be able to resume in-person teaching and learning at university as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which step of the Government’s covid-19 roadmap will allow all university students to return to their term-time addresses.

12 Apr 2021 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Electoral Register

To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent estimate the Commission has made of the number of eligible people who are (a) not on the electoral register and (b) not registered co

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Voting Behaviour: Travellers

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 171645 on Electoral Register: Travellers, what meetings (a) the Minister for the Constitution and Devolution has had a

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Absent Voting: Proof of Identity

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government's plans to introduce voter identification, whether voters that are applying for absentee ballots will be required to provide a copy of th

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Voting Methods: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish findings from his Department's pilot schemes of audio voting devices.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

UK Youth Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of whether obtaining commercial sponsorship for the UK Youth Parliament is (a) achievable and (b) desirable.

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