Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Urban Areas: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings in the Local Government Association's report, entitled A vision for urban growth and recovery, on the

18 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government's press release of 11 June 2021, UK to donate 100 million surplus coronavirus vaccine doses to the world within the next year, how many of th

15 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2021 to Question Number 59946 on Refugees: Afghanistan, what the (a) longest and (b) median length of stay is of Afghans evacuated under Operation Pitting who rema

9 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2021 to Question 69688, whether the vaccine doses sent directly by AZ to UNICEF, were procured by and paid for by the Government; and how

8 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2021 to Question 51863, what recent progress has been made on the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's plan to recruit 300 new driving examiners; and how many and what pr

4 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government's press release of 30 October 2021, UK donates 20 million more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to countries in need, whether the 10 million addit

4 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the 20 million covid-19 vaccine doses to be donated by the Government by the end of 2021 to countries in need, what the expiry date is of those doses; and when t

4 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants on legacy benefits had deductions made to their payments for third party debt deductions in May 2021.

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

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2021 to Question 59130, on Nature Conservation, when badger culls will be included in the Government's bovine tuberculosis eradication strategy in

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

Coastal Areas and Inland Waterways: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications were received for bathing water status (a) for coastal areas, (b) for inland waters and (c) in total from 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2021.

1 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2021 to Question 63862 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Afghanistan, whether the cost of the Joint Afghanistan Casework U

1 Nov 2021 · Treasury

International Monetary System

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of the loan of Special Drawing Rights to the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust will be designated as Official Development Assistance.

26 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to correspondence sent to all hon. Members on 25 October 2021, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the annual budget of the Joint Afg

26 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to correspondence sent to all hon. Members by his Department on 25 October 2021, how many civil servants will be (a) permanently and (b) temporarily assigned t

26 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were specifically called forward by the UK Government to Kabul airport for evacuation by the UK military and will therefore be guaranteed a place under the Afghan citizens' resettlemen

26 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jerusalem: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports that on 11 August 2021, a one-storey building was demolished by its owners, displacing four families in the Shu’fat ne

26 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jerusalem: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on the potential forced evictions faced by Palestinian families in the Karm Al Jaouni area of Sheikh Jarra

25 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions officials in his Department are having with their counterparts in G7 countries on expanding the scope of the G20's Common Framework to enable debt relief for climate-vulnerable middle income countri

25 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether treatments for long covid will be exempt from the NHS Charging Regulations; how many people considered not ordinarily resident for the purposes of NHS charging have accessed long covid serv

25 Oct 2021 · Department for International Trade

Clean Energy: Overseas Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the human rights impact of support for clean energy projects overseas by the Government.

22 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Hostels

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of homeless night shelter beds that will be available in winter 2021-22.

22 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to allocate funding for covid-19 secure accommodation for street homeless people in winter 2021-22; and if he will make a statement.

22 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of street homeless people have received (a) one dose, (b) two doses, (c) three doses and (d) two doses plus a booster of a covid-19 vaccine.

22 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average monetary value was for deductions made from (a) universal credit, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) jobseeker's allowance, (d) income support and (e) pension credit claimant’s p

22 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Deductions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) income support and (d) pension credit claimants had deductions made to their payments by (i) categori

20 Oct 2021 · Department for International Trade

Fossil Fuels: Overseas Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2021 to Question 5534, what the exceptional circumstances are in which the Government would provide direct financial or promotional support for the fossil fuel ene

20 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) longest and (b) median length of stay is of Afghans evacuated under Operation Pitting who remain in hotel accommodation.

20 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of Afghans evacuated under Operation Pitting who remain in (a) temporary accommodation and (b) hotels.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help support learner drivers who have passed their theory tests and have been unable to book a practical test before the expiry of their theory test certificate.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish an updated wildlife control policy in terms of (a) epidemiological-led culling and (b) wildlife monitoring.

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