Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on legal aid for people with disabilities in disability discrimination cases in each of the last five years.

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compensation payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme to people experiencing psychological trauma resulting from discrimination because they

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compensation payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme for people who experienced discrimination from public services because they could not

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of compensation payments made under the Windrush scheme to former armed forces personnel.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication entitled DWP statistical FOI releases, published on 16 November 2017, whether he plans to publish new figures for his Department's FOI releases.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of work capability assessment decisions were overturned at tribunal in each of the four most recent quarters for which data is available.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Access to Work Scheme were outstanding as of 5 September 2023; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of those applications.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of assessors employed by contractors to carry out (a) Personal Independence Payment and (b) work capability assessments in the latest period for which

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are employed by his Department to determine the outcome of work capability assessments as of 5 September 2023.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are employed by his Department to determine the outcome of Personal Independence Payment claims as of 5 September 2023.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people or people with long term health conditions were eligible for the In-Work Progression Offer as of 31 August 2023.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he taking to ensure disabled claimants eligible for the In-Work Progression Offer are not obliged to increase their hours where could impact their ability to manage their condition or ability

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to encourage rail operators to reinstate services which were cut during the Covid-19 pandemic.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog in Personal Independence Payment reviews.

1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hkalam Samson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide consular support to Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson during his imprisonment in Myanmar; and whether he has made representations to th

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to page 33 of his Department's Disability Action Plan 2023 to 2024: Consultation, published on 18 July 2023, when his Department plans to publish further details of th

1 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nnamdi Kanu

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2022 to Question 45513 on Nnamdi Kanu, whether his Department has provided consular assistance to Mr Kanu in the last 12 months; and wha

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 53 of the consultation document entitled Disability Action Plan: Consultation, published in July 2023, what steps her Department is taking to encourage autism-friendly prog

1 Sep 2023 · Cabinet Office

Domestic Abuse: Disability

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many disabled (a) women and (b) men have been victims of domestic abuse in each of the last five years for which data are available.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the reasons for which a universal credit claimant's transitional protection might be (a) reduced and (b) ended.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of claims for the personal independence payment by people who have been receiving the limited capability for work related activity component

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people with limited capability for work related activity who are eligible for a personal independence payment and do not receive one.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to worksheet 1 of his Department's Data tables: Health and Disability benefits based on data from 2019 to 2022, published on 20 July 2023, how many of the 516,100 people with limited capa

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to worksheet 1 of his Department's Data tables: Health and Disability benefits based on data from 2019 to 2022, published on 20 July 2023, whether his Department has undertaken analysis o

17 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect the safety of LGBT+ human rights activists in Uganda.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Lewisham, Deptford of 13 April 2023, reference ZA49936.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to allow disabled people who are in receipt of the standard mobility award for Personal Independence Payment to pay their vehicle tax to the DVLA through a direct debit scheme.

10 Jul 2023 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Housing Improvement

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2023 to Question 191621 on Disability: Housing Improvement, what steps the Government is taking to implement the requirement that landlords make reasonable adjustments to the c

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the training bus drivers receive on supporting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what training railway staff receive on supporting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities.

Source: official written-questions record.