Written questions

1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 9997 on Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board, when his Department plans to respond to emails from the hon. Membe

13 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Ukrainian national on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme who has been issued a visa on the form for affixing a visa FAV can be issued with a permission to travel letter if they subsequently obtain

13 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Ukrainian national on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme without a Ukrainian passport who holds a Form for Affixing a Visa which has now expired is able to travel to the UK on their expired visa.

12 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian Life, published on 2 December 2021, whether the review of policy to stren

12 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's response to the Defence Committee’s Second Report, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life, published on 2 December 2021, wh

12 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian Life, published on 2 December 2021, if he will take steps to ensure that

12 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian Life, published on 2 December 2021, what changes his Department made to t

12 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee's Fourth Special Report of Session 2021–22, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life: Government Response to the

29 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Literacy: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the average number of hours of literacy teaching received per pupil in each year of Key Stage One.

1 Jun 2022 · Women and Equalities

Women and Equalities: Safe to Be Me Conference

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish (a) details of each meeting held by her Department in preparation for the Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference and (b) the number of departmental staff that were present at those mee

1 Jun 2022 · Women and Equalities

Women and Equalities: Safe to Be Me Conference

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish an estimate of the number of hours worked by officials in her Department in preparation for Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference.

30 May 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Minister for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of armed forces personnel who lost their (a) pensions, (b) medals and (c) status as a result of being dishonourably discharged due to their sexual orientation.

30 May 2022 · Cabinet Office

LGBT+ People: Armed Forces

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made towards the appointment of a chair of the independent review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on LGBT+ personnel in the military.

26 May 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 23 March 2022 to Question 140547 on Employment: Pregnancy, if he will publish the (a) terms of reference and (b) minutes of the meetings of (i) 23

18 May 2022 · Women and Equalities

Safe to Be Me Conference: Costs

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 155906, if she will provide a breakdown of the estimated costs incurred by her Department in preparation for the Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Confe

12 May 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied under-18s have been granted visas under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

19 Apr 2022 · Women and Equalities

Safe to Be Me Conference: Expenditure

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what are the total costs incurred to date by her Department in preparation towards the Safe to Be Me: A Global Equality Conference.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cataracts: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current average wait time for a cataract operation in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hip Replacements: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current average wait time for a hip replacement operation in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the current average wait time for (a) assessment and (b) treatment for Long Covid in (i) Oxfordshire and (ii) England.

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Severe Disability Premium: Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a person will continue to be treated as living alone under the qualifying conditions for the severe disability premium in the event that they are hosting Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for U

14 Apr 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the under occupancy charge will be removed in the event that a previously unoccupied room is occupied by Ukrainian refugees hosted under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis his Department undertook in advance of the Spring Statement 2022 of the impact of the policy of uprating by September 2021 consumer price inflation on the inflation-adjusted value of social security be

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what distributional analysis his Department has undertaken on the impact of the reduction in fuel duty announced in the Spring Statement 2022.

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Public Finance: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what specific measures for disabled people are included in the Spring Statement 2022.

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Public Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department's distributional analysis accompanying the Spring Statement 2022 combined all tax, welfare and public service spending decisions since the Spending Round 2019; and what plans his Depar

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Public Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) impact of the (i) Spring Statement 2022 and (ii) October Budget 2021 and (b) combined impact of those fiscal events on (A) women, (B) Black, Asian and minority ethn

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the Government's arrangement with the Crown Commercial Service on levels of (a) fees transparency in teaching staff agencies and (b) agency-supplied

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of agencies which provide supply teachers to schools in the UK are assessed as being regulated by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of low Ofsted ratings on levels of schools’ reliance on agency-provided staff.

Source: official written-questions record.