Written questions

Karin Smyth

934 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when payments under the (a) Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund and (b) Alternative Fuel Payments Fund will begin.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: National Insurance Credits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to update the Universal Credit computer system to automatically award National Insurance credits to claimants and to allow online predictions of State pension entitlement.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: National Insurance Credits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of Universal Credit claimants whose class three national insurance credits have not been credited and who do not have 30 qualifying years of national insurance

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: National Insurance Credits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants who are entitled to receive but have not yet been credited with class 3 National Insurance contributions, since the intr

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of Universal Credit claimants whose cases require a manual calculation each month.

17 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Dialysis Away from Base (DAFB) provision for renal patients who have work or other commitments distant from their home.

3 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in negotiations with the European Commission on securing Part 1 listed status for transporting pets to the EU.

3 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to reply to the correspondence of 18 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Bristol South on grant funding for Hartcliffe City Farm, case reference ZA79311.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give leaseholders the right to manage their properties.

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of rent arrears owed to social housing providers on their ability to invest in new homes.

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Planning Obligations: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing the resources of local planning authorities to help enforce planning obligations.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare: Bristol South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare provision in Bristol South constituency.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote (a) recruitment and (b) retention of staff in further education colleges.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to mitigate the impact of rising inflation on post-16 budgets in schools.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report published on 24 October by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on Latest trends in further education and sixth form spending in England, what steps she is taking to ensure Further Educ

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Unemployment: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the number of 16 and 17 year olds who are not in education, employment or training.

26 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Females: Carers

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the financial implications for women who act as unpaid family carers where social care provision is limited or unavailable.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2022 to Question 53439 on Social Workers, when the forthcoming Charging Reform Impact Assessment is due to be published.

22 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to address regional variations in covid-19-related staff absences in adult social care settings.

22 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of no longer mandating the monthly reporting of data on PPE shortages in social care settings.

22 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has she made of the impact on covid-19 transmission in adult social care settings of suspending asymptomatic testing from 31 August 2022.

22 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that care staff working in other settings are able to receive booster vaccinations against covid-19.

22 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she will the publish findings of the evaluation of the implementation of charging reform in Trailblazer authorities.