Written questions

963 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Nov 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Social Security Benefits: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to uprate benefits in Northern Ireland in line with inflation in the absence of an Northern Ireland Executive.

17 Nov 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Health Services and Social Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the success of the New Decade New Approach investment in Health services in (a) implementing the Bengoa, the Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together, and the Power t

17 Nov 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times the New Decade New Approach Joint Board has met since 22 July 2020.

15 Nov 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Schools: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 7 November 2022 to Question 77502 on Schools: Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of young people who will be able to access the connected classroom

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

Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to HC debate on 9 November 2022 col 241, relating to Benefits of the Union, what the timetable for delivery in Northern Ireland of (a) the £400 energy support schem

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

Housing: Fuel Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2022 to Question 67265 on Housing: Fuel Oil, what were the values used in the calculation of (a) heating oil demand for a typical Northern Ire

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

Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 22 to Question 36829 on energy bills rebate, what progress the Government has made in identifying a route for the delivery of the Northern Irelan

2 Nov 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Schools: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 30 March 2022 to Question 146691 on Schools: Northern Ireland, what options have been identified for the delivery of the Connected Classrooms programme.

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

Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings the joint taskforce for the £400 energy support scheme in Northern Ireland has had since 15 August 2022.

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

Fuel Oil: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant of the Answer on 13 October 2022 to Question 53449 on Fuel Oil, what was the rate of growth in heating costs for off grid households since last autumn in (a) Northern Ire

1 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Hove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help waiting times for elective surgeries in Hove constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Hove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to help support young people with eating disorders in Hove constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Hove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Hove constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Hove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Hove constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Hove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Hove constituency.

21 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fuel Oil: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant of the Answer on 31 March 2022 to Question 14830 on Fuel Oil, if he will publish the methodology for calculating the £100 targeted support payment the Government is provi

5 Sep 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Females: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the 2018 Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, what steps he has taken to implement those recommenda

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that residents who (a) live in buildings with communal heating systems and (b) are not subject to the energy price cap receive financial support

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Private Rented Housing: Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that private renters whose energy bills are included in their rent benefit from the £400 energy rebate payment paid direc

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respite Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure local authorities are using the Better Care Fund to provide respite for carers.

14 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that households in Northern Ireland will be able to receive the £400 energy bill discount of in October 2022.

12 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to increase the number of priority appointments available for priority service visa applicants.

11 Jul 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Abortion: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to uphold the legal requirement to ensure access to abortion services in Northern Ireland.

11 Jul 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Belfast Agreement: European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights on the Belfast Agreement.

7 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Turkey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) average time taken to process a Turkish Businessperson visa extension applications and (b) proportion of those applications which have been refused in each of las

16 Jun 2022 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Belfast

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2022 to Question 155847 on Department for International Trade: Belfast, how many staff work in the Trade and Investment hub in Belfast.

14 Jun 2022 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has plans to seek cross community support for the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill before it receives Royal Assent.

1 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that documents are returned to passport applicants as soon as a new passport is issued.

24 May 2022 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2022 to Question 100624 on Immigration: Fees and Charges, when he plans to publish the revised policy on overseas fee waivers.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to reduce the 24 week processing time frame for a family visa to its original 12 week service standard.

Source: official written-questions record.