Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much criminal legal aid has been spent on accelerated measures applicable to the (a) Advocates' Graduated Fee Scheme and (b) Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme from the date those measures came into force to De

9 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much criminal legal aid has been spent on the Litigators' Graduated Fee Scheme in each of the last 10 years.

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

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of households that have a pre-payment (a) gas and (b) electricity meter in (i) Manchester Gorton, (ii) City of Manchester, (iii)

7 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid funding was provided under the domestic violence gateway in each of the last five years.

2 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much additional funding has been committed to criminal legal aid since 2018; how that figure has been calculated; how much of that funding has been spent; and what the funding breakdown is between payments to

2 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Legal Aid Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of the funding committed to the accelerated items of the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid has been paid out as of February 2022.

28 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms of solicitors hold a (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid contract as of 28 February 2022.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support children’s television industry after the closure of the Youth Audience Content Fund.

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of not uprating benefits in line with inflation on levels of child poverty in Manchester, Gorton constituency.

21 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wayland: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 109339 on Wayland Prison: Solar Power, what the breakage costs are of the solar panel contract provided by ENGIE.

21 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wayland: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 109339 on Wayland Prison: Solar Power, what the total value was of that contract.

10 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish previous versions of the Legal Aid Agency Directory of Providers as at (a) 9 December 2014, (b) 30 October 2015, (c) 16 December 2016, (d) 1 December 2017, (e) 30 November 2018, (f)

9 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms held a (a) criminal and (b) civil legal aid contract in each region of England and Wales for each of the last 10 years.

8 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received representations from Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit on their concerns that children seeking asylum in the UK are at a higher risk of criminal exploitation, self-harm

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the modern slavery statement covering procurement of personal protective equipment since January 2020.

7 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on the Advocates Graduated Fee Scheme in each of the last 10 years.

7 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent from the public purse on criminal legal aid in each of the last 10 years.

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to lift the ban on people seeking asylum having the right to work.

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of days taken to process claims for unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK is; and how many days her Department took to reach a decision on claims by children seeking

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement scheme have yet to be allocated; and how many people who have been given protection under that scheme are (a) British nationals or (b) living in the

7 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Immigration: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Afghan nationals after the end of their six 6 months leave to remain in the UK; and what steps her Department is taking to provide information, advice an

2 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 113255 on Legal Aid Scheme, what training and/or guidance is provided by the Director of Legal Aid Casework to Legal Aid Agency caseworkers to ensure they are

28 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms of solicitors held a (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid contract as of 28 January 2022.

27 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) guidance and training he has put in place and (b) other steps he has taken to help ensure that Legal Aid Agency caseworkers assessing means are aware of the judgment of 24 November 2020 in R(GR) v DLAC [

27 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) guidance and training he has put in place and (b) other steps he has taken to help ensure that Legal Aid Agency call handlers are aware of the judgment of 24 November 2020 in R(GR) v DLAC [2020] EWHC 314

27 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance and training is given to Legal Aid Agency call handlers to ensure that legal aid applicants with trapped capital such as low income homeowners, are made aware of the discretion set out in (a) Regula

27 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Regulation 31(b) of the Lord Chancellor’s guidance on determining financial eligibility for certificated work, whether the discretion open to the Director of Legal Aid Casework on all cases wher

21 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Wayland: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which company supplied the solar panels recently installed at HMP Wayland.

11 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Custody: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of BAME children in youth custody in the UK.

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nuclear Reactors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the full-life costs of the Rolls Royce Small Nuclear Reactor programme, including the disposal of nuclear waste during and after decommiss

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