Written questions
561 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Body Searches
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the revised protocol on searching of the person will be published; whether prison officers of the male sex who identify as transgender, with or without a gender recognition certificate, will be permitted to
19 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of self-harm and attempted suicide have been recorded for biologically male transgender prisoners housed in the male estate in each of the last five years.
19 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biologically male transgender prisoners housed in the male estate have been subjected to assault and to sexual assault in each of the last five years.
17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance: Gower
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Gower constit
6 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
UK Athletics: Resignations
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with UK Athletics on the resignation of both the Chief Executive and Performance Director of that body on 20 October 2021.
6 Dec 2021 · Home Office
Insulate Britain: Police Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the policing decision to release female Insulate Britain activists from police stations far from their homes in London in the early hours of the morning
6 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Sentences: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of prison sentences for Insulate Britain activists.
1 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of not being considered the primary caregiver, where a shared custody agreement is in place, on Child Maintenance payments for subsequent children.
1 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Separated People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on receipt of benefits for people with joint custody of their children but who are not considered the primary parent in the years (a) 2015
1 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Guardianship and Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of parents or guardians with joint custody of their children were not considered the primary care giver in relation to receiving benefits in each year since 2016.
15 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Education and Training
What progress his Department has made on supporting education and reskilling opportunities for former service personnel.
3 Nov 2021 · Cabinet Office
Veterans UK: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what process his Department has put in place to independently review and scrutinise the work of Veteran's UK advisors.
25 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of using Veterans UK medical advisors rather than independent medical experts in the veterans compensation process.
25 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme process for veterans.
25 Oct 2021 · Department for International Trade
Agriculture: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the cumulative impact on Welsh agriculture of trade deals agreed since the UK's withdrawal from the EU .
25 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the cumulative impact of successive trade deals on Welsh agriculture.
25 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Countryside
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will review the provision of countryside safety in driving theory tests in response to the recent increase in livestock deaths on roads.
25 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Chronic Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the delays in the renewal of driving licences (a) for people with long term health conditions who need to renew their licence regularly and (b) in general.
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Governing Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Sport England and UK Sport on the future funding of national governing bodies that do not follow the Sports Councils Equality Group Guidance for Transgen
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of to Question 56576, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the interview conducted by the Sports Councils Equality Group as part o
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference Sports Councils Equality Group report entitled, Project for Review and Redraft of Guidance for Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport 2021, published September 2021, wha
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report from the Sports Councils Equality Group and its Guidance for Transgender Inclusion in Sport, published in
13 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has approved that analyses how risk assessment panels understand the (a) risks being assessed and (b) needs of the female prison population when making decisions on placement of trans
13 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has approved that analyses the efficacy of prison placement policy of transgender people from the perspective of the prison management systems of (a) male and female prison officers a
13 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has approved that analyses criminal justice policy from the perspective of trans offenders.
13 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice
HMP/YOI Downview
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 29877, Downview Prison, and with reference to the evidence quoted in the judgment in R (FDJ) v the Secretary of State of 2 July 2021 that biologically female pri
13 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July to Question 29878 on Sexual Offences: Rehabilitation, how many and what proportion of biologically male transgender prisoners in the male estate have accessed accredited Sex Offe
9 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme: Swansea
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the benefit of the Kickstart scheme to local jobs in the city and county of Swansea.
9 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the standard of communications with the employer at each stage of the process from submission to the gateway to the publication of the job advert as part of the Kickstart
9 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Kickstart job offers involving a person working home are tagged as national by default rather than local jobs.
Source: official written-questions record.