Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent steps his Department has to improve supported internships in England.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, how many roundtables the Minister for Sport and Tourism has held to date with stakeholders across

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken to work with the Inclusive Tourism Action Group to prom

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken to work with VisitBritain, VisitEngland and other stake

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Exercise: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what progress her Department has made on developing a new training programme to better enable soci

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what progress she has made on the launching of a free, UK-wide arts access card by March 2022.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken to (a) build the evidence base on the nature and scale

27 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Disability: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what progress her Department has made on improving how digital products and services are procured (a) by the gov

27 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Disability: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what progress her Department has made on building a pipeline of talent for the accessibility profession by using

27 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Disability: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what progress her Department has made on defining a cross-government accessibility profession.

27 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government: Communication

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to identify and seek collaborative ways

27 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government: Communication

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken on seeking regular feedback from differ

27 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government: Communication

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, whether his Department has nominated a senior civil servant to champion accessible

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what recent steps the Disability Unit has taken on improving the availability, quality, relevance and comparability

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Aids: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what steps the Disability Unit has taken on considering new ways to make assistive and accessible technology part o

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what progress the Disability Unit has made on developing a UK-wide campaign to increase public awareness and unders

27 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Candidates: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what steps his Department has taken to date towards considering how it can best sup

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Disability: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published on 28 July 2021, what progress his Department has made on the setting up of an Extra Costs Taskforce, in

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Assistive Technology: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published on 28 July 2021, what steps his Department has taken to date to challenge UKRI and other research stakeho

26 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

New Businesses: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the National Disability Strategy, published on 28 July 2021, when his Department plans to publish proposals to ensure that every disabled person who wants to sta

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on Scotland of the changes to disability payments set out in the health and disability green paper following the full devolution of disability benef

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of steps taken by the Scottish Government to complete full data transfer from her Department to Social Security Scotland at the earliest opportunity.

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on data sharing between the two governments for the purpose of administrating devolved social security payments.

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the introduction of Adult Disability Payments in Scotland on the alignment of case law on that matter in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 102728 on Access to Work Programme, if she will publish further details of the stakeholders her Department is working with to inform the development

24 Jan 2022 · Attorney General

Hate Crime: Disability

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2022 to Question 102715 on Disability: Crimes of Violence, if she will publish further details of the membership of the National Scrutiny Panel on Disability Hate Crime.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government response to the Ella Adoo-Kissi Debrah Coroner’s report published in June 2021, when his Department plans to open its public consultation on new legal

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the decision was taken to not allow new parents on legacy benefits access to the Healthy Start scheme; and which Minister took that decision.

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new parents affected by the decision not to allow claimants of legacy benefits access to the Healthy Start scheme.

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure new parents are not negatively impacted by not being eligible for the Healthy Start scheme.

Source: official written-questions record.