Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings he has had with the Minister for Defence People and Veterans with regard to reports of leaked information on the Overseas Operations Bill.

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take in response to reports of information leaks on the Overseas Operations Bill.

9 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations have been conducted by his Department with regard to information leaks over the Overseas Operations Bill.

8 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that children who have passed through the Kent Intake Unit are appropriately supported and cared for.

8 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that children arriving in Kent via migrant crossings are protected and cared for.

8 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the decision to move the responsibility for age assessments to her Department and away from children's services.

8 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been moved out of children's services into Home Office National Asylum Support Service accommodation while they are in the process of having an age assessment completed.

8 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Undocumented Migrants: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has authorised Kent County Council not to provide accommodation to children in its area who arrived by boat.

7 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax Reduction Schemes: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the value was of unclaimed council tax support in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

7 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Child Benefit: Greater Manchester

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of unclaimed child benefit in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

7 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Working Tax Credit: Greater Manchester

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of unclaimed working tax credit in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

7 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Child Tax Credit: Greater Manchester

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of unclaimed child tax credit in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

7 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on Palestinian refugees of the Government's decision to reduce Official Development Assistance.

7 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Cremation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect on (a) Sri Lankan Muslims and (b) other faith communities of the Sri Lankan Government's decision to make cremation mandatory for

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Payments: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of unclaimed Sure Start maternity grants in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of unclaimed job seeker's allowance in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of unclaimed universal credit in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of unclaimed income support and income-related employment and support allowance in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data a

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of unclaimed housing benefit in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of unclaimed pension credit in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency in the last 12 months for which data are available.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nuclear Power: Radioactive Waste

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what level of expenditure his Department has assessed to be necessary to ensure the safe storage of additional waste arising from higher burn nuclear fuel in future nuclear projec

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Nuclear Power: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effect on public health and (b) resulting costs to the taxpayers of the Government's future financing of nuclear projects.

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2020 to Question 114313 on State Retirement Pensions: Females, if her Department will make that assessment.

26 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton of 16 October 2020 on Huzaifah Mustafa and Zainish Ellahi.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with train operating companies on offering full refunds to passengers who have purchased advanced rail tickets and are no longer able to use those tickets due to covid-19 rest

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Manchester Royal Infirmary and Withington Hospital: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional financial support his Department will be providing to (a) Manchester Royal Infirmary and (b) Withington hospital as a result of the 2020 Spending Review.

25 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to provide a substantive response to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton dated 16 October 2020 on Mr Saqib Ali.

25 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton dated 19 February 2020 on Mr Ignisious Gaisah.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) steps his Department is taking to encourage people to use public transport instead of cars during the covid-19 outbreak and (b) estimate he has made of the number of passenger journeys by (a) bus, (b)

13 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has conducted an Equality Impact Assessment in relation to the decision to recommence evictions from asylum accommodation.

Source: official written-questions record.