Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving tests.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on reducing the backlog of driving licence applications.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for (a) driving licence applications, (b) short-term medical driving licence applications and (c) applications to exchange a foreign driving licence for peo

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of outstanding (a) driving licence applications, (b) short-term medical driving licence applications and (c) applications to exchange a foreign driving licence from peopl

15 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish an estimate of the number of British residents who (a) are being detained in countries outside the UK as at 18 October 2021 and (b) have been detained out

23 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Residences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many bedrooms are available for use at (a) Chevening House and (b) 1 Carlton Gardens as at 23 September 2021.

23 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Dorneywood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days he has stayed overnight at Dorneywood in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 to date.

23 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Residences

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many days she or her predecessor have stayed overnight at (a) Chevening House and (b) 1 Carlton Gardens in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021 to date.

23 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office

Chequers

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many bedrooms are available for use at Chequers as at 23 September 2021.

23 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office

Chequers

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days the Prime Minister has stayed at Chequers overnight in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 to date.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for International Trade

Liquefied Natural Gas: Mozambique

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on what date she was made aware of the £900 million in loans and guarantees made by UK Export Finance to the Mozambique LNG project.

22 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Liquefied Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Mozambique LNG project's compatibility with the net zero targets of (a) Mozambique and (b) the UK.

22 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park's oral contributions in the House of Lords on 17th March 2021, Official report, columns 300-303, what steps she is taking to

22 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park's oral contributions in the House of Lords on 17th March 2021 Official report, columns 300-303, what action she is taking to

22 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mozambique: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park's oral contributions in the House of Lords on 17th March 2021, Official report, columns 300-303, what assessment she has mad

22 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of applications for BNO Visas made by Adult Dependant Relatives of a BNO status holder that (a) have been put on hold to date and (b) are curren

22 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British National (Overseas) visa applications that (a) have been put on hold and (b) are on hold because there is an adult dependant relative linked to the

22 Sep 2021 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum case applications being handled by UKVI that are yet to be resolved and were made (a) five, (b) four, (c) three, (d) two and (e) one years ago.

22 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September to Question 49251 on Afghanistan: Overseas Aid, what estimate he has made of the effect of potential changes in gross national income to the allocated Official Development Assi

20 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the shortage occupation list, what discussions she has had with stakeholders in the food and drink sector on labour shortages in the food supply chain; and what steps she is taking t

20 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing a covid recovery visa for the hospitality sector.

16 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter sent to all MPs on 13 September 2021 from the Minister for Safeguarding and Afghan Resettlement regarding an update on casework to the Home Office on Afghanistan, whether his Departme

16 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's oral contribution of 14 September 2021, Official Report, column 819, which of the 9.2 mil

14 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Youth Mobility Scheme: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference the Independent Report, International review: immigration routes for social care workers produced for the Migration Advisory Committee, published 1 September 2021, whether her Departmen

14 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45259 on Afghanistan: Overseas Aid, how much of the £286 million announced as aid for the people of Afghanistan is (a)

13 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Begging and Vagrancy: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been made in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Thames Valley and (d) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in each calendar year since 2015.

8 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 6 September 2021, Official report, column 43, whether the aid for Afghanistan's neighbours is additional to the existing ODA allocations

8 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his oral contribution of 6 September 2021, Official report, column 43, whether the £30 million of support allocated to Afghanistan's neighbours is part of the £28

8 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 6 September 2021, Official report, column 43, to which scheme the 500 special cases of Afghans evacuated from Kabul have been assig

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average waiting time from the point of application for a person to obtain a National Insurance number.

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