Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Japanese Knotweed

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the (a) prevalence of Japanese knotweed on (i) railway embankments and (ii) other railway land and (b) potential impact of such Japanese knotweed on nearby (A) homes and (B) bus

9 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cold Weather Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the Cold Weather Payment in line with inflation.

9 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cold Weather Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of maximum waiting times to receive the Cold Weather Payment on people with pay-as-you-go energy meters.

5 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress the Government has made on increasing the number of BAME members of the judiciary since 2017.

5 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Omar Radi

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the Government of Morocco on the imprisonment of Omar Radi.

5 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Junior Doctors: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of restoring the pay of junior doctors to a level equivalent in real terms to the pay they received in 2008.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to calculate the amount of child maintenance payments owed in the UK by a person who is already paying child support for a different child overseas.

29 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. member for Manchester, Gorton, dated 5 October 2022, reference AK55505.

25 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices are starting less than or equal to 30 cases each year, in each (a) local authority and (b) area of law in (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23.

24 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

BBC Persian Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of trends in the level of funding for BBC Persian Radio on access to impartial news and information for people in Iran.

24 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to help support women protestors in Iran.

24 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of conflict in Kashmir on people in that region.

24 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Lammy Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to date, how many recommendations of the Lammy Review have been implemented in full and without qualification.

24 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices have a civil legal aid contract that is inactive and are not able taken on an active case, broken down by each local authority and area of law, for the years 2020-21; 2021-22 and

22 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a comparative assessment of variations in the length of waiting lists in (a) county and (b) family courts in each region of England.

22 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there is a timeline for the appointment of a new Victims Commissioner.

17 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the increase in the backlog of criminal cases in the Crown Court.

17 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Legal Profession

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to improve the level of retention of legal aid lawyers.

17 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Opinion: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding structures for legal advice (a) centres and (b) networks.

14 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle racial disproportionality in the criminal justice system.

14 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the consultation on the Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, published in February 2020, how much was budgeted for unused ma

14 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the consultation on the Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, published in February 2020, how much was budgeted for the pre-c

14 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Impact Assessment for his Department's consultation on the Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, published in August 2020

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to prioritise active travel since September 2022.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made on the potential effect of raising the benefit cap on the prevention of homelessness.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 27 July 2022, 1 September 2022, and 23 September 2022, reference AK47238.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 8 July 2022, 19 August 2022 and 22 September 2022, reference AK54670.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 14 July 2022, 16 August 2022, 7 September 2022 and 23 September 2022, reference AK46916.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 6 July 2022, 19 August 2022 and 23 September 2022, reference AK54602.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton dated 29 June 2022, 5 August 2022 and 22 September 2022, reference AK54442.

Source: official written-questions record.