Written questions
120 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Standing Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will have discussions with energy regulators on reducing standing charges.
20 Nov 2023 · Treasury
Local Housing Allowance: Uprating
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of ending the freeze on local housing allowance.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the proportion of eligible school children who do not receive free school meals.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the uptake of T-level qualifications.
14 Nov 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department considered alternative measures to the ban on the XL Bully breed of dog.
14 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Speed Limits: Cameras
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will fund more speed cameras in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands.
14 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many newly qualified teachers work abroad because of (a) pay and (b) working conditions.
14 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Cars: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support the West Midlands Police to prevent car theft in Birmingham.
14 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Refugees: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce homelessness among refugees.
14 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Mediterranean Region: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have been deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Israel in the last four weeks.
10 Nov 2023 · Home Office
Asylum: Biometric Residence Permits
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time was between an asylum claim being upheld and receipt of a biometric residence permit in the latest period for which data is available.
13 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen efforts towards a lasting and two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine; and if he will make it his po
12 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to provide additional funding to the Camp Hill railway line in Birmingham for increases in costs arising from the delay in opening that line until the end of 2024.
12 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Office: Profits
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the levels of profitability of the Post Office’s Crown office network during (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2018-19.
12 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Offices: Franchises
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if any Crown post office branches will be franchised under (i) the Post Office’s multi-year Group Strategic Plan; and (ii) the Post Office’s most recent 12 month Group Business Pl
12 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Office: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what amount of the £70m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2020-2021 will be spent on franchising any Crown post office branches.
12 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Office: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if any of the £177m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2021-22 will be spent on franchising any Crown post office branches.
12 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Post Office: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how the £70m capital investment awarded to the Post Office for 2020-2021 was agreed to be spent.
12 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Arts and Sports: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support his Department has allocated to providers of (a) arts and (b) sports training for children and young people during the covid-19 outbreak.
11 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
School Meals: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has for extending the provision of funding for school breakfasts beyond July 2021.
11 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Birmingham Hall Green
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are receiving support from the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme in Birmingham Hall Green constituency.
13 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Arts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to exempt arts institutions that are unable to operate from contributing to the cost of furloughing their staff in August 2020.
13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disease Control: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advance notice he plans to give to communities, towns and cities that are to be placed in local lockdown.
13 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools in the Birmingham city local authority area are adequately funded to enable a return to operations five days a week in September 2020.
13 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office
Care Homes: Birmingham
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths have occurred in care homes in Birmingham, Hall Green in each month of 2020.
13 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office
Care Homes: Birmingham
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths occurred in care homes in Birmingham, Hall Green in each month in 2019.
1 Jul 2020 · Home Office
Asylum: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Asylum Support Rates in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.
1 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on children in social care in (a) Birmingham, Hall Green constituency and (b) the UK.
1 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Postal Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the safety of postal workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
28 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times for cancer treatment.
Source: official written-questions record.