Written questions

1,338 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has provided support to Poland to help that country with the arrival of Ukrainian refugees.

2 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to create safe routes for Ukrainian refugees travelling to the UK.

2 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian citizens have (a) applied for and (b) been refused a UK visa since the Russian invasion of that country.

2 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many Ukrainian refugees will apply for a UK visa.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that covid-19 lateral flow tests for people visiting residential care homes remain free after 1 April 2022.

23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to introduce a zero cap on care costs for people who turn 18 with eligible care needs.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foie Gras and Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban the import of (a) fur and (b) foie gras.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foie Gras and Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had any discussions with the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency on proposals to ban the import of (a) fur and (b) foie gras.

21 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Housing: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's definition is of a satisfactory accommodation outcome for women released from prison.

21 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of breaking down the reoffending rates of former prisoners by gender.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether charities, local authorities and other third parties are permitted to contact the Risk Review Team on behalf of the claimant who has had their benefits suspended under the Risk Review Process.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what process the Risk Review team has put in place to work with local authorities who are assisting individuals who have had their benefits suspended under the risk review process.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department collects data on the number of claims reviewed by the Risk Review Team that have been closed as a result of fraudulent activity.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims have been closed by the Risk Review Team as a result of fraudulent activity as of 18 February 2022.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims remain suspended under the Risk Review Process as of February 2022.

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what date she estimates that all Afghan refugees currently in hotels will have been moved into permanent accommodation.

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Afghan refugees who have been placed in hotels are claiming universal credit.

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an impact assessment has been undertaken by her Department on its decision to stop providing Afghan refugees staying in hotels with free access to non-basic toiletries and over-the-counter med

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a long-term energy efficiency scheme, open to all, to accelerate the decarbonisation of owner-occupied homes.

18 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Housing: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding he plans to allocate to decarbonise homes.

18 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made towards delivering the annual climate funding worth $100 billion for people in lower-income countries most affected by the climate crisis.

18 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the commitments made at COP26, what recent progress has been made on providing extra funding for cocoa farmers working to prevent deforestation on their lan

18 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that small-scale farmers in low-income countries have access to the Just Rural Transition Fund.

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Metropolitan Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has met any representatives of the Metropolitan Police to discuss the finding of the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to the behaviour of officers at Charing Cross Police

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Metropolitan Police has shared any information with her Department regarding Operation Hillman.

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had any discussions with the Metropolitan Police in relation to Operation Hillman.

3 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sickle Cell Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve sickle cell patient care in response to avoidable deaths and failures of care for sickle cell patients in secondary care.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Risk Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment or consideration of its duties under the Equalities Act 2010 in relation to the Risk Review Team.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claims were suspended in each month from January 2016 to February 2021.

2 Feb 2022 · Home Office

10 Downing Street

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will launch a public inquiry into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of potential breaches of covid-19 regulations in 10 Downing Street.

Source: official written-questions record.