Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Economic Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to increase funding for organisations tackling economic crime including (a) fraud, (b) money laundering and (c) corruption.

2 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Recovery Loan Scheme: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to recover coronavirus support loans that were fraudulently obtained; and if he will make a statement.

2 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Recovery Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to provide further transparency over which companies received Coronavirus support loans; and if he will make a statement.

2 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Recovery Loan Scheme: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the level of potential fraud in Coronavirus loan support schemes; and if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of anti-fraud safeguards that were

2 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of employers complying with their obligation to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people in the (a) public and (b) private sectors.

1 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of agreeing a UN tax convention on reform of global tax rules.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to reform Universal Credit to provide greater access to that benefit for students.

30 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with the courts on properly ensuring that prepayment meter installations under court warrants are being done on a case-by-case basis.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the increased number of no-fault eviction notices issued between April and June 2022 compared with the same period in 2021.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a moratorium on no-fault evictions.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its UK Chemicals Strategy.

30 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the permanent closure of courts since 2010 on trends in the level of the backlog of court cases.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of access to 24/7 palliative care telephone advice lines for people with a terminal illness and their carers on reducing (a) distress, (b) emer

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of integrated care strategies for meeting the health needs of disabled children.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken recent steps with the (a) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) National Grid to ensure that families with disabled children who rely on life-

29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeline is for the publication of the 10 Year Cancer Plan; and if he will make a statement.

29 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis KC entitled Compensation and Redress for the Victims of Infected Blood, Recommendations for a Framework, published on 7 June 2022, what his planned timetable is

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to recognise the social model of disability; and what assessment he has made of the impacts for his policies of the potential benefits of such a model.

29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Alcoholism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment for the implications of his policies of the relationship between ADHD and alcohol addiction.

29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the waiting times for children and young people accessing treatment for ADHD.

29 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis KC entitled Compensation and Redress for the Victims of Infected Blood: Recommendations for a Framework, published on 7 June 2022, if the Government will take s

29 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis KC entitled Compensation and Redress for the Victims of Infected Blood: Recommendations for a Framework, published on 7 June 2022, if he will take immediate ste

29 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report by Sir Robert Francis KC entitled Compensation and Redress for the Victims of Infected Blood: Recommendations for a Framework, published on 7 June 2022, whether the Government accept

29 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of human rights violations in Zimbabwe.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a ban on energy companies requiring people to move onto prepayment meters in winter 2022.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to prevent energy suppliers switching people onto prepayment meters when they fall into debt.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of households that have been remotely switched to prepayment energy meters in the last 12 months.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement for the 2023-24 financial year on the level of equality in local government funding;

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Fire and Rescue Services: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of setting a £5 Band D precept flexibility for all standalone fire and rescue authorities.

28 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to provide additional funding to fire and rescue services.

Source: official written-questions record.