Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to engage directly with (a) disabled and (b) seriously unwell people who have been through its assessments for (i) employment support allowance and (ii) personal independen

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the publication of the health and disability Green Paper and reform of the assessment processes for employment support allowance and personal independence payments, has been delayed.

8 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme: Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the ability of individuals accompanied by an assistance animal to travel to the EU from 1 January 2021 of the UK bein

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether parents of babies in neonatal units will be given priority access to a covid-19 vaccination.

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2020 to Question 94484 on Baby Care Units: Coronavirus, what steps he is taking to ensure that covid-19 testing is made available to parents of babies in neonat

2 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to ensure that people who are housebound receive a covid-19 vaccination.

2 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will give unpaid carers priority access to a covid-19 vaccine.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Housing: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department in taking to prevent developers entering into exclusivity arrangements with internet providers and locking residents in to a limited range of broadband services

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Openreach: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that BT Openreach can gain access to buildings and install infrastructure for fibre optic connectivity.

30 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to introduce a mandatory requirement for fibre optic infrastructure to be included in all new developments.

30 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rheumatoid Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2020 to Question 105458 on Arthritis, whether NHS England plans to collect data on the proportion of people living with rheumatoid arthritis in England that ar

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the Job Support Scheme will provide support for all disabled workers.

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure disabled workers with an impairment or health condition who cannot work from home can be furloughed by their employers during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure clinically extremely vulnerable disabled workers who cannot work from home are furloughed by their employers during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Job Entry Targeted Support

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to integrate the Access to Work fast track scheme into the Job Entry Targeted Support scheme.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to integrate the Access to Work fast track scheme into the Kickstart scheme.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the Access to Work fast track scheme is available to all disabled workers who need reasonable adjustments to be able to work during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet with (a) disabled people and (b) disability organisations to co-produce guidance for employers on the rights of disabled employees during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to publish guidance on the rights of disabled workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that universal credit assessment periods that include two wage payments dates do not include both of those payments in the calculation of a claimant's unive

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the educational outcomes of disabled pupils leaving non-mainstream schools in England.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department holds on the educational outcomes of disabled pupils leaving mainstream schools in England.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many disabled pupils are being educated in non-mainstream schools in England; and whether his Department holds data on the (a) impairment, (b) age, (c) sex and (d) ethnic background of those pupils.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many disabled pupils are being educated in mainstream schools in England; and whether his Department holds data on the (a) impairment, (b) age, (c) sex and (d) ethnic background of those pupils.

18 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of disabled people that have been elected to public office in the UK in each of the last five years.

18 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds data on the number of disabled people who are registered to vote.

2 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect the right to a fair reference for tenants in rented accommodation.

2 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support shielding tenants in private rented accommodation whose landlord requests that a third party access their property at short notice.

20 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the reasons for the greater prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis among women; and what bespoke support is made available to women as a result of that increased preval

20 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase funding for research into innovative advanced therapies and medicines for (a) rheumatoid arthritis and (b) other inflammatory immune-mediated conditions.

Source: official written-questions record.