Written questions

399 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Deportation: Zimbabwe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been returned to Zimbabwe in each of the last four calendar years.

10 Feb 2020 · Home Office

Deportation: Zimbabwe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the treatment of refused asylum seekers after their return to Zimbabwe.

10 Feb 2020 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Zimbabwe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of UK Visas and Immigration’s country policy and information notes on Zimbabwe.

28 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the transparency and accountability of providers on their performance against the targets set under the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility contract.

24 Jan 2020 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the 2018 LGBT Action Plan, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the practice of conversion therapy.

20 Jan 2020 · Scotland Office

Towns Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress he has made on to ensuring Scotland benefits from the Stronger Towns Fund launched in March 2019.

8 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to fulfil the UK's duty under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 to relocate 480 unaccompanied child refugees to the UK from elsewhere in Europe.

8 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Government has not yet fulfilled its duty under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 to relocate 480 unaccompanied child refugees to the UK from elsewhere in Europe.

8 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied child refugees have been resettled in the UK from elsewhere in Europe under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 in (a) total and (b) in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018, (iv)

29 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the right to deliver services of EU and EEA

5 Sep 2019 · Home Office

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timescale is for an asylum seeker to receive support under Home Office guidelines on section 4 support; and what the average time was for a payment to be made after an application was made fo

3 Jun 2019 · Treasury

Solar Power: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will keep VAT to five per cent on new solar panel installations.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Solar Power: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on planned future VAT increases on solar panel installations.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who claimed an advance on their first universal credit payment were placed in the limited capability for work related activity group following a work capability assessment, in each of th

13 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of insulin procured before 29 March 2019 as part of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal that has been (a) destroyed, (b) redist

13 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether stocks of insulin will continue to be stockpiled to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

28 Mar 2019 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion: Brunei

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the UK Trade Envoy to Brunei made representations to the Government of Brunei on the whipping and stoning to death of LGBT+ people during his visit to that country in November 2018.

28 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Brunei: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific made representations to the Government of Brunei on the whipping and stoning to death of LGBT+ people during his visit to that count

26 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the guidance provided to her Department's decision makers on the management of benefit entitlements for EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status.

19 Feb 2019 · Home Office

Antisemitism: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many antisemitic crimes have been reported to the police in the last 12 months.

11 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of committing to legally binding air pollution targets that are in line with World Health Organisation air pollutant lim

5 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) devolved Administrations and (b) local authority leaders to ensure the continuation of clean air policy across the UK in the event of th

5 Feb 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the growth of wind power is responsibly managed and taxpayer funded constraint payments to that sector are reduced.

9 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of stockpiles of insulin in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

4 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insulin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient stocks of insulin for people with type 1 diabetes, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

4 Jan 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend in the next three months on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

4 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend in the next three months on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal

10 Dec 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Mediterranean Sea: Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Italian counterpart on the Italian Government's policy towards search and rescue ships in the Mediterranean.

19 Nov 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the outcomes of projects reducing children’s exposure to air pollution in each of the last three years.

13 Nov 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Syria: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the UK Government was not present at a meeting between Russia, France, Germany and Turkey in Istanbul on 28 October 2018 to discuss a ceasefire in Syria.

Source: official written-questions record.