Written questions
1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of Universal Credit claims made by foreign nationals in each of the last five years.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of economic inactivity rates amongst (a) foreign and (b) UK nationals.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the proportion of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit who are exempt from the habitual residence test.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the long term financial sustainability of the number of people on Universal Credit.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of foreign national Universal Credit claimants on the (a) delivery and (b) availability of employment support services
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit on future (a) public spending and (b) taxation.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the long term financial sustainability of the (a) eligibility criteria for foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit and (b) the number of foreign nationals claiming Un
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) prevention and (b) detection measures used to identify fraudulent claims for Universal Credit by foreign nationals.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to evaluate demographic trends by nationality of Universal Credit claimants.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for the Home Department and (b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer on removing the current eligibility criteria for foreign nationals to
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost of employment (a) services and (b) training for foreign nationals in each of the last five years.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of Universal Credit claims made by foreign nationals (a) since July 2024 and (b) in each of the last three years.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department uses when selecting recipients for international climate finance.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit on levels of public funds.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold a consultation on the introduction of a digital ID system; and if she will publish the results.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Identity Cards: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to introduce a universal digital ID card.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Identity Cards: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent conversations he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the introduction of a universal digital ID card.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of funding from the international climate finance funding will be allocated to each recipient country.
29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which countries will receive funding from the £11.6 billion international climate finance funding.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of borrowing to fund international climate finance on the debt to GDP ratio.
29 Aug 2025 · Treasury
Development Aid: Climate Change
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the projected interest costs to the taxpayer of the £11.6 billion in overseas climate aid.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourist Boards
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support regional tourism boards.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tourism: Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of crime on inbound tourism to the UK.
29 Aug 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to reduce animal testing in the UK.
29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to bring people into high streets.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Refuges: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure women’s shelters are in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.
29 Aug 2025 · Home Office
Mobile Phones: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase arrests relating to mobile phone theft.
29 Aug 2025 · Wales Office
Wales Office: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
29 Aug 2025 · Scotland Office
Scotland Office: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
29 Aug 2025 · Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Source: official written-questions record.