Written questions

934 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the adult social care data framework in spring 2022.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support local authorities with social care workforce recruitment and retention funds beyond 31 March 2022.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional resources will be provided to local authorities to meet their adult social care duties following a poor Care Quality Commission assessment.

10 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to extend the Health and Care Worker visa scheme for (a) social care workers, (b) care assistants and (c) home care workers beyond 15 February 2023.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support local authorities with social care infection prevention costs after 31 March 2022.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities regarding the additional cost of increased numbers of individual assessments for adult social care following the publication of the Adult Social C

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the impact of the changes to social care funding on provision of social care across different regions of the UK.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with his Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of the Warm Home Discount scheme at reaching people on prepayment meters.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what is the average time taken between application and issuing of the Warm Home Discount scheme vouchers to people on prepayment meters.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government taken to help increase energy suppliers outreach programmes that help people with prepayment meters to apply for the Warm Home Discount scheme.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people on prepayment meters have been (a) issued with and (b) redeemed discount vouchers after successfully being approved for the Warm Home Discount scheme in each of th

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people on prepayment meters have (a) applied and (b) been approved for the Warm Home Discount scheme in each of the last 5 years.

2 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Motor Vehicles: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the awarding of compensation to victims of vehicle crime by criminal courts.

26 Jan 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

NHS: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources for tackling NHS waiting times in Northern Ireland.

12 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to tackle the rate of Vehicle Excise Duty evasion.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the number of adults requiring care who currently have unmet needs.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the number of adults under 65 using social care.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds regarding the sex of unpaid carers.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact on earning capacity and wellbeing of being an unpaid carer.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the funding gap in social care.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit and retain social care staff.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the number of people who would have to sell their home to pay for care under the proposed £86,000 cap on lifetime care costs.

7 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people placed on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme whose income fell below the Lower Earnings Limit and as a result have gaps in their National

7 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish an updated timetable for applications to the Community Ownership Fund.

25 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many available HGV vocational tests were unused in each of the last four weeks.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Trailers: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he hash to resume mandatory testing for people towing light trailers.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Trailers: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Statutory Instrument on Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, by what date he plans to resolve the situation for people who would have been obliged to tak

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Trailers: Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Statutory Instrument on Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, what plans he has to implement changes to the testing process for B+E tests.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Statutory Instrument on Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the withdrawn statutory instrum

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Trailers: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Statutory Instrument on Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, what discussions he has had with the DVSA on the legal status of drivers towing light traile

Source: official written-questions record.