Written questions

894 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Carer's Allowance: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue raised from tax on carer's allowance.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Carer's Allowance: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of claimants of carers' allowance pay tax on the benefit.

22 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund will fund employability and skills programmes to the same level as funding from the European Social Fund after 2020; and if she will make a statement.

22 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her plans are for the funding of employability and skills programmes currently funded by the European Social Fund after 2020; and if she will make a statement.

24 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to provide an SMS service as part of the covid-19 119 hotline.

24 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the 119 covid-19 hotline is fully accessible.

24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to promote the Access to Work grant scheme.

24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have received Access to Work grants in each of the last five years.

24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of jobcentre sites; and what plans she has for the future use of those sites.

24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that young disabled people are able to access the Kickstart scheme.

28 Aug 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for the establishment of the proposed Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans implement a policy change in response to the decision of the Court of Appeal of 22 June 2020 in the case Johnson, Woods, Barrett and Stewart vs the Secretary of State for Work and Pension

15 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2020 Question 67776 on Department for International Development: Public Expenditure, when her Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020 will be publis

14 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to undertake a consultation with (a) civil society and (b) development partners on the development of the Integrated Review.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to allocate the match funding to her Department's partners in compliance with the Aid Match agreements that have been agreed.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Trade: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the value of promissory notes her Department planned to issue in 2020-21 was for (a) each institution at the Main Estimate stage in 2020 by date to each institution; and the planned value o

14 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2020 to Question 67777 on Overseas Aid, what the value is of the allocations that have been made from the £200 million un-allocated component of the ODA Crisis R

7 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office

Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned scope is of the Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights.

7 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office

Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the membership of the Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights will be determined.

7 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office

Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's timetable is for the formation of the Commission on the Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights.

7 Jul 2020 · Prime Minister

Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission

To ask the Prime Minister, whether (a) he, (b) his advisers or (c) his Departmental officials have had a discussion with a representative of Thorncliffe Communications on the Westferry Printworks development project.

7 Jul 2020 · Prime Minister

Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission

To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions (a) he, (b) his advisers and (d) Departmental officials have had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and his (i) advisers and (ii) Departmental officials on the Westferry Pr

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many gender technical experts are working in her Department as at 1 July 2020.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the planned level of promissory note issuance was to each institution in (a) calendar year 2020 and (b) financial year 2020-21 in the Main Estimates.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the most recent funding allocations are for the (a) central contingency and (b) portfolio components of the 2020-21 Crisis Reserve.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget (a) reprofiling, (b) repurposing and (c) additional allocations for 2020-21 have already taken place in relation to each regional programme in each country office.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) current position and (b) provisional outcome is of her Department’s gold, silver and bronze grading of projects in response to the covid-19 pandemic.

1 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department’s 2020-21 programme plans were at the start of that financial year; and what changes in internal funding allocations have been made since the Main Estimates.

1 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate of gross national income he is using to calculate the 2020 Official Development Assistance budget.

1 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the most recent (a) reported and (b) projected 2020 Official Development Assistance spending was in each Department.

Source: official written-questions record.