Written questions

1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners: Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the household income of pensioners.

20 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of effect of stock market fluctuations due to the covid-19 outbreak on the value of occupational pensions.

20 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to maintain the triple lock on state pensions after the covid-19 outbreak.

19 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) public transport operators and (b) private bus companies on providing support to passengers with (i) sight loss, (ii) sight impairment and (iii) other disabilities

11 May 2020 · Department for Transport

London Airports: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the percentage decrease has been in flights arriving at (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick airports since the start of the covid-19 lockdown in the UK; and what proportion of flights arriving during that period

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce parity of treatment under the law for people found guilty of harming or injuring a domestic pet to bring them in line with the penalties imposed if a

27 Apr 2020 · Cabinet Office

Subversion: Russia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the report by the Intelligence and Security Committee on Russian involvement in UK democracy.

27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Philippines: Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of the Philippines on (a) reported human rights abuses in their prison system which houses British nationals and relatives of Filipinos liv

27 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Resilience Forums: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure local resilience forums and local authorities can meet the needs of (a) shielding and (b) non-shielded vulnerable individuals as par

27 Apr 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to co-ordinate the Government's response to the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps he is taking to ensure that holistic person-centred support is provided to all shielded and n

25 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people living with cancer during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.

25 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of social distancing on the mental health and wellbeing of (a) people with pre-existing health conditions and (b) others during the covid-19 ou

25 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 18741 on cancer treatments, what plans he has to increase patient access to non-pharmaceutical cancer treatments not currently funded by the NHS;

23 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to replace the EU Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) after the transition period.

21 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Facebook

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Facebook’s complaints process for reporting hate crimes.

10 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Reception Baseline Assessments.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to decarbonise road transport.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Renewable Energy: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure official development assistance supports renewable energy projects.

3 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Renewable Energy: Climate Change Levy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental merits of removing the Climate Change Levy from commercially purchased renewable energy.

2 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason universities have autonomy over the procedure for charging application fees at postgraduate level.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the move-on period for newly recognised refugees to 56 days.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to support refugees that are leaving asylum accommodation following a positive asylum decision.

24 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Housing: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support her Department provides to ensure refugees are able to access secure housing following a positive asylum decision.

24 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Impact Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the EU Directives in respect of environmental impact assessments will apply during the transition period.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 11 of the Government's response to the Work and Pensions Committee's Nineteenth Report of Session 2017–19, HC 955, what progress her Department has made on undertaking that e

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Training: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents with a child aged (a) three and (b) four have transferred to universal credit and become job seekers have (i) moved into work; and (ii) taken up the concession to improve their ski

21 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of misidentification there have been in relation to facial recognition technology used by (a) the Metropolitan Police and (b) South Wales Police.

21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cancer care fund to provide early access for people to cancer treatment not funded on the NHS.

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of abolishing application fees for postgraduate students; and if he will make a statement.

13 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Abortion: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Women of 11 July 2019, Official Report, column 439, what recent steps she has taken to keep under review the merits of proposals for buffer

Source: official written-questions record.