Written questions

1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the transition from housing benefit to Universal Credit; and what steps she is taking to reduce (a) hardship, (b) debt and (c) eviction risks for households using housing b

24 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides on whether Heathrow Airport is legally required to support (a) noise abatement schemes, (b) sound insulation and (c) double glazing for properties affected by aircraft nois

21 May 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of increases to the salary threshold for skilled worker visas on the number of prospective job offers that were rescinded in 2024.

16 May 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 64 of the Migration Advisory Committee's report entitled, Rapid Review of the Graduate Route, published on 14 May 2024, if she will take steps to implement the recommendation on

16 May 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 64 of the Migration Advisory Committee's report entitled, Rapid Review of the Graduate Route, published on 14 May 2024, if she will take steps to implement the recommendation on

15 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make quaternary water treatment mandatory for sewage plants serving large populations.

14 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Minister without Portfolio: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are working on matters relating to common sense at the instruction of the Minister without portfolio within the Cabinet Office.

14 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Minister without Portfolio: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on matters relating to common sense at the instruction of the Minister without portfolio within the Cabinet Office since her appointment.

9 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timeline is for reviewing the business case for strengthening works on Hammersmith Bridge.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains his Department's policy to support a third runway at Heathrow airport.

15 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average number of words in a judge's sentencing remarks from court proceedings at HM Courts and Tribunals over the last 12 months.

15 Apr 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average cost of obtaining the (a) sentencing remarks and (b) judge's summing-up to HM Courts and Tribunals over the last 12 months.

25 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department work on child benefit.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 16 October 2023 to Question 199796 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges, how many and what proportion of those orders were made for trials that involved allegations

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Permanent Secretary of his Department last met officials from Thames Water to discuss Operation Timber.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the minutes of meetings that officials in his Department have had with Thames Water on Operation Timber in each of the last 6 months.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thames Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings the permanent secretary of his Department has held with Thames Water on Operation Timber in the last 12 months.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2023 to Question 6782 on Maritime and Coastguard Agency: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, what her Department's timetable is for publishing the next consulta

29 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Taxation: Richmond Park

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) basic, (b) higher and (c) additional rate taxpayers there were in Richmond Park constituency in the most recent financial year for which data is available.

27 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2024 to Question 14168 on Taxation, if he will produce a table for the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial year.

26 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2023 to Question 203897 on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure an adequate supply o

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax was paid in each parliamentary constituency in the 2022-23 financial year.

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of higher rate taxpayers by parliamentary constituency in the last financial year.

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Treasury: Information Officers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department were working in communications roles in each of the last two years.

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Treasury: Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department worked on mortgage support in each of the last two years.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department worked in communications roles in each of the last two years.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Mortgages

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department worked on support for mortgage interest in each of the last two years.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the universal credit helpline were abandoned in each of the last two years.

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time for a caller to the universal credit helpline was in each month in the last two years.

8 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls were received by the universal credit helpline in each month of the last two years.

Source: official written-questions record.