Written questions

894 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the 13,500 additional work coaches that will be recruited that will be deployed in Scotland.

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made towards appointing 13,500 additional work coaches.

3 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2021 to Question 138518 on Asylum: Military Bases, what work her Department has carried out with the Local Health Board in Pembrokeshire to ensure that every asylu

3 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer on 18 January 2021 to Question 136619, what criteria is being used to determine how asylum seekers are being selected to leave Penally Camp; and how many people will be leaving

3 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will allocate funding to implement the Department for Work and Pensions’ proposals on access to benefits for people with a terminal illness.

2 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2021 to Question 143912 on Asylum: Penally, what her planned date is for discontinuing the use of Penally Training Camp.

2 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1February 2021 to Question 143913 on Asylum: Temporary Accommodation, what steps she has taken to ensure that the suitable dispersed accommodation is (a) adequately heated, (

2 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2021 to Question 143914 on Asylum: Penally, what steps she is taking to ensure that the facilities at Penally Camp are (a) adequately heated, (b) hygienic and (c)

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of cases transferred from the Child Support Agency to the Child Maintenance Service where the debt has been written off; and what the value of debt that has been

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes she plans to make to the rules on bereavement benefits following the verdicts reached in the cases of (a) James Jackson and Kevin Simpson in 2020 and (b) Siobhan McLaughlin in 2018.

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the Government response to the consultation entitled, Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss, which closed on 7 October 2019.

26 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the facilities at Penally Camp are (a) adequately heated, (b) hygienic and (c) covid-19 compliant.

26 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 136619, what steps she has taken to ensure that the suitable dispersed accommodation (a) is adequately heated, hygienic, and covid compliant and (

26 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2021 to Question 136619, what the timescale is for the decommissioning of Penally Camp as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Languages: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK's withdrawal from the Erasmus scheme on the number of modern foreign language teachers in the UK.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Languages: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of qualified modern foreign language teachers in England who took part in the Erasmus scheme.

18 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing child benefit to cover the cost of free school meals.

15 Jan 2021 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of households where total earnings are over £50,000 but where each member of the household earns less than £50,000 they are not subject to the High-Income Child Benefit Charge

15 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to speed up the processing of applications for asylum.

15 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that the asylum seekers at Penally Camp can receive mental health and specialist support from a GP, accompanied by a professional interpreter; and whether those arra

15 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that asylum seekers at Penally Camp can register and receive primary care and GP services free of charge; and whether those arrangements will continue once a decisio

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Schemes Bill (HL)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 1311810 on Pension Schemes Bill powers, by what means she plans to ensure that none of the provisions in Part 3 can be applied retrospectively.

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Assistance Animals: Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU trade deal on travel (a) to the EU and b) to Northern Ireland for assistance dogs and their owners.

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Assistance Animals: Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to obtain Part 1 Listed Status under the Pet Passport scheme for assistance dogs and their owners.

12 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Penally Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 130841, what progress she has made on timescales for the relocation of asylum seekers at the Penally Camp; and what assessment she has made of the

11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Secretary of State for Justice's oral answer of 8 December 2020, Official Report, column 710, how many and what proportion of (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners have been vaccinated

11 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral answer of 8 December 2020, Official Report, column 710, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on giving priority to (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners for the covid-19 vaccine.

8 Jan 2021 · Wales Office

Freight: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the effect of direct ferry links for haulage from France to the Republic of Ireland on the Welsh economy.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of direct ferry links for haulage from France to the Republic of Ireland on the Welsh economy.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Ferries: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of direct ferry links for haulage from France to the Republic of Ireland on UK businesses.

Source: official written-questions record.