Written questions

519 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken address delays in the processing of applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the non-military development agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Government that applies to the sovereign base areas, what his timescale is for issuing a management plan and correct

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Cyprus Environment Department Strategic Environmental Assessment opinion regarding the Non Military Development Policy statement that applies to the sovereign base areas, for what reason provisi

25 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Cyprus Environment Department Strategic Environmental Assessment opinion regarding the Non Military Development Policy statement that applies to the sovereign base areas, whether the Chief Offic

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food and Hospitality Industry: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the efficiency of supply chains for UK food, drink and hospitality businesses in the context of HGV driver shortages.

23 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from businesses and trade organisations on the effect on HGV driver shortages of adding HGV drivers to the Shortage Occupation List.

23 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding HGV drivers to the Home Office Shortage Occupation List on a temporary basis.

1 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) hotels and hostels are placed in each local authority and (b) asylum seekers are currently living in hotels and hostels in each local authority.

29 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum-seeking unaccompanied or accompanied children were living in hotels or hostels had been in contingency accommodation for (a) 35 days or less, (b) more than 35 days, (c) more than three

29 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers living in hotels or hostels had been in contingency accommodation for (a) 35 days or less, (b) more than 35 days, (c) more than three months, (d) more than six months, (e) more

29 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers living in hotels or hostels were (a) single men, (b) single women, (c) accompanied children with parent or guardian and (d) unaccompanied minors on 1 October 2021.

29 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were living in (a) hotels, (b) hostels, (c) military barracks and (d) other types of temporary or contingency accommodation as at 1 October 2021.

29 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were living in contingency accommodation across the UK as at 1 October 2021.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nutrition for Growth Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the Government has to support the Nutrition for Growth summit 2021.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government's ending preventable deaths plan will include indicators on nutrition-specific interventions such as support for breastfeeding, vitamin supplementation

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the funding estimates are for her Department's nutrition-specific programmes for the year 2021-22.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of covid-19 on the number of children expected to experience stunted growth as a result of malnutrition.

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of her Department's nutrition-specific programmes, including (a) treatment for child wasting, (b) micro-nutrient supplemen

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people in the UK who received the Novavax vaccine are able to travel internationally.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people who received the Novavax vaccine with international travel.

20 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Home Office: Greece

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reason was for (a) her visit to the construction site of the Multi Purpose Reception and Identification Centre (MPRIC) on the island of Samos, Greece in August 2021 and (b) the Parliamentary

14 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has undertaken of the equalities impact of the (a) New Plan for Immigration and the (b) Nationality and Borders Bill, in accordance with her duties under section 149 of the Equalit

10 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure the prompt rectification of errors that are identified in reports submitted in family court proceedings.

10 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that accurate information is provided to the family courts by the criminal courts when allegations of abuse or criminal convictions are made in family court proceedings.

10 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Family Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of cases in the family courts.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to end the need for food banks in the UK.

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Antisemitism

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to tackle hate crime towards the Jewish community in the UK since the lifting of covid-19 restrictions.

18 Aug 2021 · Attorney General

Antisemitism: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the CPS has adequate resources to prosecute hate crime against the Jewish community (a) on social media and (b) in communities across the UK.

19 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Visas: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of VFS Global, the operator of her Department's online visa application system, charging for emails received from service users.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to clinically extremely vulnerable people who have (a) been unable to work from home and consequently have been unable to work as a result of the nature of their

Source: official written-questions record.