Written questions
2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 May 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: Welsh Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2020 to Question 71114, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the immigration rule
15 Apr 2021 · Women and Equalities
LGBT Advisory Panel
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will provide details on the plans and date for the establishment of a replacement Government LGBT advisory panel.
25 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport
High Speed Two: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) jobs and (b) apprenticeships supported by High Speed Two are located in Wales.
25 Mar 2021 · Wales Office
Wales Office: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on advertising in each month since January 2020; which campaigns were funded by that expenditure; and which media (a) outlets and (b) platforms were used for those campaigns.
25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Dwyfor Meirionnydd
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department made of the affordability of quoted excess costs for consumers who have requested a universal service connection in Dwyfor Merionnydd since January 2020.
25 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Advertising
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent by the Government on digital advertising to promote its work in Wales in each month between March 2020 and March 2021.
25 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Project Gigabit: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government on the continuation of the top-up to the gigabit broadband voucher scheme in Wales for 2021-22.
25 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Slavery
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of granting asylum seekers who are victims of modern slavery a minimum of one year of leave to remain in the UK to support their long te
18 Mar 2021 · Home Office
British Nationality: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of effect of the removal of all non-administrative costs from the child citizenship fee on her ability to discharge her duty under section 55 of the Borders, Ci
18 Mar 2021 · Home Office
British Nationality: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many eligible (a) adults, (b) children in Wales have applied unsuccessfully for UK citizenship as a result of being unable to pay the non-administrative costs of the citizenship fee since 2010.
15 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the timeframe is for the UK to begin receiving the 50 million doses of variant vaccines secured as part of the partnership with CureVac.
12 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Freeports: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the (a) number of jobs that would be created by a freeport in Wales, (b) type of jobs that freeport would create and (c) other economic impacts of that freeport
11 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Freeports: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken an economic impact assessment of establishing a freeport in Wales.
10 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate the use of smart meters for residential solar PV installations.
9 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish its response to the key findings by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration from its site visits to Penally Camp and Napier Barracks, published
9 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the key findings by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration from its site visits to Penally Camp and Napier Barracks, published on 8 March 2021, what recent assess
9 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the key findings by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration from its site visits to Penally Camp and Napier Barracks, published on 8 March 2021, what recent assess
9 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the key findings of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration from its site visits to Penally Camp and Napier Barr
8 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158908, Prison Officers: Pay, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of imposing a pay freeze on prison officers earning more than £24,000 on (a) u
8 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158908, Prison Officers: Pay, what assessment he has made of the length of time required to close the gap between prison officers on modernised / Fair & Sustaina
8 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158908, Prison Officers: Pay, what risks involving the impact of rejecting the recommendation on (a) eliminating unlawful discrimination and (b) advancing equali
8 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158908, Prison Officers: Pay, what the scope of the legal advice contained in that Equality Impact Assessment is.
8 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158908, Prison Officers: Pay, if he will place a redacted copy of that Equality Impact Assessment in the Library.
4 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits at the Army Foundation College have been unable to complete their training during the covid-19 outbreak; and whether any recruits have been dismissed from the army as a result of not being able
2 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department has provided to the maritime sector in Wales since March 2020.
1 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Support Payment: Cohabitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to expand the eligibility criteria for the Bereavement Support Payment to include unmarried couples; and if she will make a statement.
24 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Penally Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confirmed cases of covid-19 there have been at the temporary accommodation site for asylum seekers at Penally training camp since September 2020.
24 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Penally Camp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to suspend the use of the Penally training camp as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers between 21 March and mid-April 2021 as the camp will be under occupation but
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he had has with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of regulations on the use of e-scooters.
22 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with police forces in England and Wales on the use of e-scooters on pavements; and what recent (a) estimate she has made of the incidence of e-scooters being used o
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