Written questions

2,200 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the uptake of the third covid-19 dose programme amongst severely immunosuppressed people.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase democratic participation in debates around taxation.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Office of Tax Simplification

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to widen the remit of the Office of Tax Simplification to allow that office to engage further on issues of (a) fairness, (b) effectiveness and (c) building public understanding of the tax system.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Office of Tax Simplification: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review of the composition of the Office of Tax Simplification membership to ensure it is diverse and representative.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the average additional revenue raised by an additional compliance officer in HMRC.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Annual Investment Allowance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of business investments were covered by the Annual Investment Allowance in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Annual Investment Allowance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the temporary increase of Annual Investment Allowance on levels of capital investment.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Annual Investment Allowance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will restrict access to the Annual Investment Allowance to bar companies with a history of tax avoidance.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Annual Investment Allowance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restricting access to the Annual Investment Allowance to investments that support transition to net zero.

15 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Banks: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the revenue raised by the (a) Bank Levy and (b) Bank Corporation Tax Surcharge since their introduction in 2011 relative to state support for the banking sector over the period since t

12 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Banks: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has he made of the (a) current financial risks in the banking sector and (b) likelihood of further state bailouts in the next decade.

12 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals to reduce Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights on the Government's ability to meet its net zero targets.

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have had with the government of Pakistan on the protection of religious minorities in that country.

12 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 171711 on Dementia: Research, when the Government plans to bring forward proposals for a new dementia strategy.

12 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help ensure freedom of religion or belief in Afghanistan and (b) protect Sikh, Hindu and other religious minorities in Afghanistan.

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

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposals made by Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published 12 May 2021 on banning e-collars on reactive dogs.

8 Nov 2021 · Attorney General

Serious Fraud Office: Standards

To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the Serious Fraud Office.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure disabled people were adequately consulted during the recent Health and Disability green paper consultation.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of universal credit deductions on household budgets.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the State Pension in tackling pensioner poverty; and if she will make a statement.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of legacy benefits for people with severe disabilities.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of people waiting for personal independence payment claims to be processed.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) time it takes to clear a personal independence payment claim and (b) number of people waiting for a decision as of 1 November 2021.

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Housing: Civil Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department used to calculate the proposed fixed recoverable costs; which band housing disrepair cases will fall into; and if he will publish statistics on claimant costs awarded in housing disrepair

29 Oct 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme, if he will publish data on the (a) number of housing possession proceedings issued, (b) size of the listing backlog and (c) number of possession hearing

27 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Freedom of Information: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to support the Information Commissioner’s Office to tackle the backlog of Freedom of Information complaints.

26 Oct 2021 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Freedom of Information

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Freedom of Information requests were (a) sent to and (b) granted in full by Government departments and agencies in each of the last five years.

26 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to diagnose long covid in young children.

21 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ethiopia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to challenge human rights violations in Ethiopia.

21 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Salbutamol: Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing non-prescribed storage of salbutamol inhalers in commercial kitchens.

Source: official written-questions record.