Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Housing and Communities, whether the changes announced on 22 June to the Homes for Ukraine scheme will preclude children with no connection to the UK.

27 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Bureaux de Change: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to review the adequacy of the transparency of exchange fees charged to UK consumers by foreign exchange services.

27 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Bureaux de Change: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) consumers and (b) SMEs of high unadvertised exchange fees charged by some foreign exchange services.

24 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BetIndex: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering non-financial redress to people affected by the collapse of BetIndex, the operators of Football Index.

24 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to provide redress for consumers that have experienced investment losses due to (a) the collapse of BetIndex, the operators of Football Index, and (b)

24 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued for people who wish to ascertain whether their services or products breach economic sanctions on Russia.

24 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will publish comprehensive guidance on all services banned under the sanctions regime against Russia.

24 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the ban on UK persons or entities exporting professional services to Russia applies to translation services offered to Russian cultural news outlets.

24 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 157468 on British Nationals Abroad: Torture, if her Department will publish aggregate information on the outcomes of

24 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 157467 on British Nationals Abroad: Torture, what the findings were of her Department's most recent annual review of open

24 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Human Rights: Democracy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department plans to publish its 2021 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

24 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Financial Conduct Authority: Legal Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Financial Conduct Authority has spent in the last 12 months on legal fees and advice relating to its dispute with Unite on recognising a trade union.

24 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Financial Conduct Authority: Vacancies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of unfilled vacancies at the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulator's ability to fulfil its statutory objectives.

24 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £1.5 billion in announced by the Treasury for compensating Equitable Life policyholders has not been spent as of 24 June 2022.

24 Jun 2022 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Maladministration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his department requested the publication of Towers Waston's calculations of the relative losses of Equitable Life policyholders affected by maladministration.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Construction: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing requirements for residents to be made aware of (a) construction plans and (b) the projected noise

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Construction: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of legislating to allow local authorities to take additional action to restrict noise-pollution caused by construc

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Construction: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to restrict noise pollution created by construction work.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory visual checks on (a) dogs and (b) other animals entering the country via the Pet Travel Scheme.

13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve the mental wellbeing of people with learning disabilities who experienced isolation during the covid-19 outbreak.

13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to provide further (a) funding for training and (b) other resources to the NHS to help ensure that people with learning disabilities receive tailored mental health

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many potential sponsors through the Homes for Ukraine scheme have not been able to house a Ukrainian refugee because those refugees have not been granted UK visas due to being cl

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Ukranian refugees who have successfully applied for a visa since the Russian invasion but have not yet come to the UK because another member of t

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing Ukrainian minors travelling without their parents to come to the UK in the event that they (a) have already fled Ukraine and (b)

13 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied minors from Ukraine have (a) applied for a UK visa and (b) had their visa applications approved since the Russian invasion of that country.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to announce additional funding for the Building Safety Fund.

9 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to provide financial support to leaseholders affected by high costs associated with remedial fire-safety works and unsafe cladding in residential buildings of betwe

7 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aviation: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Transport on the impact of aviation induced cloudiness on the environment.

7 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of aviation induced cloudiness on the environment.

7 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to introduce requirements for airlines to provide seats on flights suitable for people with disabilities.

Source: official written-questions record.