Written questions

894 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the total of UK payments to the International Climate Fund; and whether that level of payments meets the commitments made by the UK at the Copen

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish any equality impact assessments conducted in the process of placing countries on the red list.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the Government's criteria by which countries are placed on the red list for covid-19 travel restrictions.

14 Dec 2021 · Scotland Office

Vacancies: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on (a) worker shortages in Scotland and (b) the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carers: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when a statutory entitlement to carer's leave will be introduced.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability and Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings she has had with disabled people on the design of the reforms proposed in the Health and Disability Green Paper.

13 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Academic Technology Approval Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) what estimate she has made of the average processing time for Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificates; and (b) what steps she has taken to reduce this waiting p

8 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the implementation of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, published on 18 November 2021, on transport connectivity within Scotland.

8 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what effect the plans set out in the Integrated Rail Plan published on 18 November 2021 will have on transport connectivity within Wales.

29 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending the £20 uplift to universal credit on levels of foodbank use in the UK.

15 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Public Expenditure

What assessment he has made of the impact on armed forces personnel and their families of the decrease in average annual real-term growth from 2021 to 2025 in day-to-day spending of his Department, as a result of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021

9 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the announcement of 8 November 2021 on preventing pension scams, what estimate she has made of the impact on the number of referrals to MoneyHelper for mandatory guidance once the new rules

15 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Whisky: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the contribution of Scotch Whisky distilleries as job creators in rural Scottish communities in each of the last three years.

15 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on the purchasing of alcohol through consumers being charged different amounts of tax per unit of alcohol consumed in line with the Chief Medical Office's guidelines; and wh

15 Oct 2021 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, in the context of the reintroduction of enforcement on Gender Pay Gap reporting requirements in October, what estimate she has made of the proportion of employers that have put in place plans to tackle their p

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Visual Impairment: Voting Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2021 to Question 51854 on Visual Impairment: Voting Methods, what recourse would a blind or partially sighted person have in the event that a t

15 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Whisky: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the contribution of the Scotch Whisky industry to (a) the Scottish and (b) UK economies in the last three years.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to Ambulance Services on prioritising call outs; and on what basis the priority of call outs is determined.

23 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what definition her Department uses to classify social security claimants as vulnerable; what method is used to identify those claimants; and how that information is recorded.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Underpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Investigation into underpayment of State Pensions published on 22 September 2021, if she will set up a task force to target and prioritise ass

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Community Renewal Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when successful applications to the UK Community Renewal Fund will be announced; when funds will be released to local authorities in Great Britain and to projects in Northern Ireland

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Voting Methods: Disability Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effect of provisions in the Elections Bill on supporting (a) blind and partially sighted people and (b) people with other disabilities.

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Visual Impairment: Voting Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Elections Bill, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on a blind or partially sighted voter of a decision by a Returning Officer that

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of life for those suffering with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people waiting for treatment for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder.

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what monitoring his Department undertakes on demand for treatment for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder.

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department monitors waiting times for treatment for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of employees automatically enrolled in a workplace pension scheme who are likely to reach a moderate lifestyle in retirement as defined by the Pensions and

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Investement

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA) consultation paper entitled Responsible Investment Quality Mark: Consultation on Standards, published in June 2021, if she will m

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on implementing its policy to (a) extend automatic enrolment of employees in a workplace pension scheme to employees under the age of 22 years and (b) remove the lo

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