Written questions
1,285 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Sep 2022 · Treasury
Retail Trade: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that business rates bills do not cause high street shops in (a) Battersea and (b) the rest of the UK to close.
7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Small Businesses: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make it his policy to introduce emergency energy grants for small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) Battersea and (b) the UK.
7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle rising electricity prices for business in (a) Battersea and (b) the UK.
7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department plans to take to help businesses with (a) reduced demand and (b) increased costs.
7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) prepay force-fitting warrants have been requested by energy companies in each month of 2022 as of 7 September and (b) customers moved to prepay for arrears monthly be
5 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the average cost per disposed case in the Social Security & Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 for (a) all cases, (b) Work Capability Assessment cases and (c) Persona
5 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts & Tribunal Service was of administering appeals in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 for (i) all cases, (ii) Wor
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on staffing costs for the preparation of Contract Notice 2021/S 000-028407 (Functional Assessment Services (FAS) 2023).
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on staffing costs for contract management for contracts to deliver (a) Personal Independence Payment assessments and (b) Work Capability Assessments in each year since 2012
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on staff working on (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeals against Personal Independence Payment decisions in each year since 2012-13.
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on staffing costs for (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeals against Work Capability Assessment decisions for Universal Credit in each year since 2012-13.
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has spent on staffing costs for (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeals against Work Capability Assessment decisions for Employment Support Allowance in each year since 201
20 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia and Eyesight: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer to Question 901157 in Health and Social Care Questions on 19 July 2022, Official Report, column 830, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of
15 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with the Leader of the House on ensuring that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill completes its legislative stages in the House of Commons.
12 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cystic Fibrosis: Mental Health Services and Social Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average waiting time for (a) paediatric and (b) adult cystic fibrosis inpatients in England to be referred to a (i) clinical psychologist and (ii) social worker in each year since 2015
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Detailed evidence report on Air quality PM2.5 targets, published by his Department on 6 May 2022, for what reasons the reductions achieved by the high scenario ar
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Air Pollution: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has modelled the likelihood of reducing the average annual concentration of PM2.5 pollution to 10µg/m3 at any point between 2030 and 2040.
22 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability: Day Care Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that local authorities are tackling isolation and loneliness among people with a learning disability by re-opening day services.
9 Jun 2022 · Home Office
Body Searches: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June to Question 8160 on Body searches: Children, for what reason police forces will be providing data on strip searches for 2021-22 on a voluntary basis.
9 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with NHS leaders to tackle discrimination and provide support for Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority staff to progress into leadership roles in response to the findings of the
1 Jun 2022 · Home Office
Overseas Students: Africa
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that high potential students who have studied at top institutions in Africa are able to apply to work in the UK under the High Potential Individual Visa s
1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Ophthalmic Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to review pre-visit notifications for domiciliary eyecare visits to care homes.
1 Jun 2022 · Home Office
Visas: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to determine the universities at which attendance makes a person eligible for the High Potential Individual Visa scheme; and for what reason (a) there is not a university that
1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Ophthalmic Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the requirement for pre-visit notifications for domiciliary eyecare visits to care homes to ensure that the care people receive in
1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eyesight: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently on waiting lists for eye treatments in England.
24 May 2022 · Home Office
Body Searches: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were stripped searched without an appropriate adult being present in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
24 May 2022 · Home Office
Body Searches: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were stripped searched by age and ethnicity in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
23 May 2022 · Department for Transport
Battersea Park Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the planned upgrades to deliver accessible access at Battersea Park Station will begin.
23 May 2022 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Restraint Techniques
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to end the handcuffing and restraint of children in the care system by private secure transportation providers except when there is a considerable risk of the child harming themselves or
18 May 2022 · Home Office
Stop and Search
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the context of the Equality Impact Assessment of the relaxation of section 60 Best Use of Stop and Search Safeguards pilot not having yet been published, for what reason the introduction of new sus
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