Written questions

196 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a driving test in (a) Reading and (b) the UK in the latest period for which data is available.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of tests at the Reading driving test centre.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test examiners were based at the Reading Driving Test Centre as of 19 September 2023; and whether he has made an assessment of that adequacy of the number of examiners at that centre.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on establishing a way of providing proof of address for itinerant liveaboard boaters who have not been able to ob

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that have not been able to apply for alternative fuel payment support because they could not provide proof of address.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to enable itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof of address for the purpose of obtaining alternative fuel payment support.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on providing itinerant liveaboard boaters with alternative fuel payment support.

30 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on Pension Credit uptake by age.

30 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish statistics on Pensions Credit uptake for the financial years (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.

30 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of those eligible for Pension Credit in each region were claiming it in the most recent period for which data are available.

30 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people (a) eligible for and (b) claiming Pensions Credit as of 30 January 2023; and if he will publish this information.

30 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on existing case law relating to workplace pensions.

30 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, what estimate his Department has made of the number of laws that will be need to be reviewed relating to workplace pensions.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that customers are consulted with before being moved onto a prepayment meter.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an estimate of the numbers of consumers switched to prepayment meters without consultation in 2022.

19 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of pensions payments in future years.

19 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on taking steps to reduce delays in the State Pension system.

19 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on the development of Collective Defined Contribution pensions in the UK.

19 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Consumer Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress has been made on pensions dashboards.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Reading East constituency.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of residential care homes that have closed in Reading East constituency since 1 January 2017.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Reading East constituency.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased workloads in GP surgeries in Reading East constituency.

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Reading East constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support young people with eating disorders in Reading East constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Reading East constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Reading East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Reading East constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 71 of her Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, HC 193, what recent progress her Department made on the investigation into errors in records relating to home responsibi

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps the Government has taken to help tackle the global climate emergency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Historic Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure local communities have the ability to preserve buildings and landmarks of local historical significance.

Source: official written-questions record.