Written questions
894 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from what location life certificate forms for UK pensioners living overseas are posted from; and which company is responsible for the posting of the forms.
16 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK pensioners living overseas had their pensions stopped in 2022 because of life certificate forms and postal issues, broken down by country.
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether overseas British pensioners who have received multiple Proof of Life letters should ignore subsequent letters received within a 24 month period if they have provided the requested evidence.
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to rectify the administrative error with Proof of Life forms which led to some overseas pensioners having their State Pensions suspended.
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) Canada and (b) elsewhere have been impacted by his Department's administrative errors relating to the processing of Proof of Life letters, which have led to the suspension of
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Home Responsibilities Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, what steps he has taken to investigate and correct issues with Home Responsibilities Protection not being recorded on National Insurance Records
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what process is being used to manually correct the NI records for current or former Universal Credit claimants nearing State Pension age; and what steps are being taken to ensure no individuals become e
9 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeline is for (a) announcing the outcome of Access for All applications for 2024-26 and (b) applying for future funding under the Access for All scheme.
8 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office: Written Questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 152308, tabled on 24 February 2023 by the hon. Member for North East Fife.
27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the PANS/PANDAS Working Group statement on medical guidelines published 24 February 2023; and whether it is his policy to endorse
27 Feb 2023 · Treasury
High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the suitability of the thresholds for paying High Income Child Benefit Charge.
24 Feb 2023 · Cabinet Office
Anti-corruption Champion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the vacancy for the position of Anti-Corruption Champion on (a) public trust in Westminster, (b) ministerial standards, (c) Government transparency and (d
23 Feb 2023 · Treasury
VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses became eligible to pay VAT in (a) 2023 and (b) each of the preceding five years; and if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of those businesses that would not have become eligib
23 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 147384 on Pensions: Telephone Services, what the average time is that callers were put on hold before being connected to the Future Pension Centre
23 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carer's Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to its staff on the (a) suspension and (b) closure of a claim for carer's allowance when eligibility has ceased.
21 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of energy prices on the (a) health and (b) wider welfare of disabled people.
20 Feb 2023 · Home Office
Anti-corruption Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what steps she has taken to appoint an anti-corruption champion; and when an anti-corruption champion will be appointed.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate ID requirements for overseas voters.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to have implemented secondary legislation on overseas voting.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress has been made in developing secondary legislation on overseas voting.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time was that callers were on hold before they are connected to the Future Pension Centre in (a) 2023 (b) 2022 and (c) 2021; what percentage of callers abandoned the call in (a) 2023 (b)
17 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether other countries have been represented (a) officially and (b) as observers in the negotiations with the Mauritian government on the exercise of sovereignty over the Br
17 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civil servants have been involved in the delegation conducting negotiations with the Mauritian government on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocea
17 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagossians: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £40m Chagossian Support Package has been distributed to the Chagossian community (a) in the UK and (b) abroad in each year since the fund was announced in 201
17 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has held discussions with (a) community groups and (b) other representatives of the Chagossian community on the negotiations on the exercise of soverei
17 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of when negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory with the Mauritian government will conclude.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Citizens Advice: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department’s Help to Claim contract with Citizen’s Advice contains clauses preventing Citizen’s Advice from bringing his Department into disrepute.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to include the manufacture of spirits in the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reasons the manufacture of spirits was not included in the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
17 Feb 2023 · Treasury
Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Wines
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, where the manufacture of wine ranked under the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme criteria.
Source: official written-questions record.