Written questions
894 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45271 on State Retirement Pensions: Administrative Delays, if she will provide statistical information on the (a) average processing time for a ne
8 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for a new state pension claim; what the average processing time was 12 months ago; how many unprocessed claims for new state pensions her Department holds; what steps
7 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on establishing an Extra Costs Taskforce.
6 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people in receipt of contracted provision such as the Work and Health Programme to transfer to the Kickstart scheme.
6 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling disabled people over the age of 24 to access the Kickstart scheme.
6 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government will launch its consultation on workforce reporting on disability for large employers.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to ensure a wide range of disabled people and their families are involved in the Extra Costs Taskforce; and if she will make it her policy to work with disability charities
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to convene the high-level Joint Government Working Group with Industry on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to oversee collaboration on the UK five-year AMR Strategy.
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Antimicrobials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on the potential merits of expanding the NHSE&I/NICE innovative subscription model for anti-microbial treatments across the UK.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many participants in the Kickstart scheme are single claimants and have declared that they are looking after a child under the age of 16.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the backlog of driving theory tests (a) in Scotland and (b) the UK.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current waiting period is for receipt of a renewed driving licence; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce that waiting period.
18 Aug 2021 · Treasury
Cash Dispensing: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend trials of Community Access to Cash pilots; and what the timeframe is to extend the rollout of those pilots to further locations.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the case of K v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions CO/4263/2020, on whose authority staff in her Department were acting when contacting benefits claimants to make offers of payme
18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hormone Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the use of the hormone PMSG in medication.
18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport
Vehicle Number Plates
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 129986 on Vehicle Number Plates, if he will compensate people who purchased new GB vehicle number plates after his announcement in January 2021 and co
15 Jul 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to conduct a retrospective review of claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; and whether he plans to take steps to prevent companies that claimed under that scheme in good fai
15 Jul 2021 · Treasury
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the value of the fifth Self Employment Scheme grant is set as a percentage of three months' profits; and what the evidential basis is for that policy.
21 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Restart Scheme: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to promote the Restart scheme to disabled people.
21 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Restart Scheme: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to record the number of disabled people who participate in the Restart scheme.
21 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment and Support Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of employment support available to people who (a) claim Employment and Support Allowance and (b) want to move into employment.
21 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme and Restart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the (a) Kickstart and (b) Restart schemes to include people claiming Employment and Support Allowanc
17 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office
Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many additional people will form part of the electorate following the extension of the franchise to citizens who have been living overseas for more than 15 years.
17 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the devolved nations receive the full amount of funds allocated to them under the (a) Community Renewal Fund and (b) Levelling up Fund
14 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
National Insurance Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June to Question 1397 on National Insurance Contributions, if he will publish for each cell in each table a further breakdown of the data by five year age bands.
10 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were received for the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme for the 2021 season.
10 Jun 2021 · Treasury
German Property Group: Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support the Government plans to provide UK-based investors in German Property Group (formerly Dolphin Trust) who invested directly in the trust without the advice of a third party advisor.
10 Jun 2021 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: USA
What progress she has made towards a free trade agreement with the US.
7 Jun 2021 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources the Government has provided to (a) the EU Settlement Scheme Resolution Centre and (b) relevant grant-funded third sector organisations to ensure that there is sufficient capa
14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings of Marie Curie's Better End of Life report, published on 8 April 2021, and what plans he has to improve
Source: official written-questions record.