Written questions

429 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting further education institutions to offer (a) apprenticeship and (b) course placements to students on a Homes for Ukraine visa that may expire be

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Benefit and Universal Credit: Eligibility

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the same eligibility criteria for Universal Credit and Child Benefit for claimants in non-advanced education; and if she will make an asse

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Immigration: Lebanon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of implementing a (a) resettlement and (b) reunification scheme for citizens of Lebanon with family connections to the UK.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Telecommunications Cables: Copper

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to support utility companies in (a) removing and (b) recycling redundant copper cables following infrastructure upgrades.

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Children: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to take steps to help ensure the parents and guardians of disabled children are able to access (a) Child Trust Funds and (b) Junior ISAs.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education

Care Homes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review licensing arrangements for children's homes in densely populated residential areas.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to (a) review and (b) reform civil legal aid.

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason non-specialist teachers who teach core subjects eligible for levelling up premium payments are excluded from the scheme; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of th

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Textiles: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled The waste prevention programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste, updated on 10 August 2023, what progress he

18 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Criminology: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the WJEC Level 3 qualification in Criminology on the (a) diversity and (b) inclusivity of post-16 education (i) for students from (A) d

18 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Criminology: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools and colleges to adapt their curriculum offering following the withdrawal of the WJEC Level 3 qualification in criminology (a) where the qualification was a significan

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Martial Arts: GCE A-level and GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to reinstate martial arts to the curriculum for (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level PE.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Taxis: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on the proposed consultation into the impact of the July 2023 High Court ruling in Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC.

26 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the terms of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to (a) protect savers when (i) banks and (ii) building societies merge and (b) increase the l

20 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Sexual Offences

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of trends in the number of British citizens who have reported being victims of sex crimes in foreign countries over the last five years; and what sup

7 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Human Rights

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the report entitled A/HRC/55/80: Situation of human rights in Afghanistan - Report of the Speci

6 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Complaints

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the waiting time for HMRC complaints.

16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Bedford: Segregation of Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the new segregation unit at HMP Bedford to be (a) completed and (b) opened.

16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Bedford: Segregation of Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been held on the segregation unit at HMP Bedford since 17 November 2023.

16 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Bedford: Segregation of Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of plans to replace the segregation unit at HMP Bedford.

1 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Mitre on the potential merits of employing instructors to train staff on how to direct asylum-seekers on to planes for Rwanda in Bedfordshire.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 8086 tabled by the hon. Member for Bedford on 5 January 2024 on hornets.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Floods: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will review the fairness of the eligibility criteria for the activation of the Storm Henk Flood Recovery Framework for people who live in lead local flood authorities areas whe

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hornets

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help eradicate Asian hornets from the UK before spring 2024.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing (a) local authorities and (b) police forces to retain revenues from speeding fines.

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to measure the effectiveness of the SEND change programme.

23 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans she has to support (a) the Ants Group and (b) other renewable energy companies to help achieve the Government’s net zero targets by 2030.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing future childcare costs to be met in advance through Universal Credit rather than being recovered retrospectively.

8 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure adequate levels of supply of medication prescribed for (a) epilepsy, (b) hormone replacement therapy and (c) ADHD.

19 Oct 2023 · Women and Equalities

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the effectiveness of the Windrush Compensation Scheme for affected groups.

Source: official written-questions record.