Written questions
1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the flexibility in how employers can spend Apprenticeship Levy funds; and whether he has plans to reform existing restrictions.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money raised from the Apprenticeship Levy remains un-spent as at 18 October 2021.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on whether employers are using their levy funds to access high quality apprenticeship training and assessment.
15 Oct 2021 · Treasury
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds were raised by the Apprenticeship Levy in the financial years (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to review the effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Levy.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of private companies sharing their apprenticeship levy funds with public bodies.
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgical Mesh Implants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which specialist surgical mesh removal centres are (a) offering rectopexy mesh removal and (b) expected to be offering rectopexy mesh removal within the next 12 months.
15 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Scotland and Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to notify asylum seekers in (a) Scotland and (b) Northern Ireland of the decisions on their applications.
15 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of staff in her Department processing asylum applications.
15 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that decisions are taken on asylum applications that were made over 12 months ago.
15 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that decisions on asylum claims are made within 12 months of the date of the application.
15 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to process the backlog of asylum applications.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the prevalence of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the UK's water supply; and whether he plans to make the results
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2021 to Question 29882, and the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 41177, what estimate he has made of the number of carers that hold a social care relevant q
15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2021 to Question 29882, how many and what proportion of the roles in adult social care do not have formal qualification requirements.
20 Sep 2021 · Treasury
Mortgages: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he plans to provide to people who are trapped on high standard variable rates.
20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Quarantine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department used to inform the quarantine rules for people travelling internationally without a double covid-19 vaccination; and if he will publish that evidence.
20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department used to inform the covid-19 PCR test rules for people travelling internationally without a double vaccination; and if he will publish that evidence.
20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide free covid-19 PCR testing for people who wish to travel internationally.
15 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rented Housing: Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of removing barriers to renting for people with pets.
6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department holds on the potential benefits of immunisation against covid-19 for people who have previously tested positive for that virus.
6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish exemptions to vaccine passports for people who are medically exempt from covid-19 vaccinations.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Education
Arts: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to fund arts subjects in higher education.
18 Aug 2021 · Home Office
Visas: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to review the cost of a visa application for children.
18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2021 to Question 29882 on Carers, how many adult carers are employed with (a) no formal qualifications, (b) NVQ level 3, (c) BTEC level 2, (d) BTEC level 3 and (e
18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department plans to record on patient outcomes as part of the pilot Surgical Devices and Implants Data Collection; and what plans his Department has to hold that data in the final Sur
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take so that the Office of Low Emission Vehicles Grant is potentially accessible for the maximum number of applicants.
18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made to the potential merits of T-Cell Immunity tests in informing a person's individual immunity to covid-19.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Age
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the state pension age to 60.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Eligibility
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to review the tariff income system.
Source: official written-questions record.