Written questions

894 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Fisheries: Medical Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to communicate to the fishing community the (a) requirements to hold a medical certificate and (b) deadlines for applications for such certificates.

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Carers: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to regulation 13 of the draft Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 laid on 11 December 2023, for what reason the average rate of remuneration is calculated over a period of 12 weeks.

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Labour Turnover

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of relocation of operations from Abercrombie House on retention of staff within his Department.

12 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what proportion of his Department's staff at Abercrombie House in East Kilbride work on development issues.

8 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit recipients had payments reduced to nil due to two earnings payments in the assessment period between (a) 26 January 2023 and 25 February 2023 and (b) 18 August 2023 and 17 Sept

7 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding for transport infrastructure in Scotland.

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to monitor the adequacy of claimant reviews conducted by work coaches in relation to the Back to Work plan.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2023 to Question 3350 on Access to Work Programme, how many applications to the Access to Work scheme were rejected in each month from April 2021 to April 2022.

5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement of the Secretary of State for the Home Department on legal migration of 4 December 2023, Official Report, column 41, whether she has made an assessment of the p

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target to create 30,000 hectares of new woodland each year from May 2024.

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of trees planted during this Parliament.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to extend the Household Support Fund beyond 31 March 2024.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Statement 2023 on levels of poverty among benefit claimants.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Work Capability Assessments on levels of poverty among benefit claimants.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the refreezing of Local Housing Allowance after 2025 on low income renters.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Access to Work support were received in each month since 1 May 2022.

28 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Private Secretaries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.

22 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Inquiry

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding is being made available to provide compensation for those affected by the Infected Blood Inquiry; and when this funding will be made available.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most common reason was for rejecting an application to the Access to Work scheme in each month since May 2022.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Access to Work scheme were rejected in each month since May 2022.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest length of time has been for an Access to Work application to be processed in each month since May 2022.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was for Access to Work applications to be processed in each month since May 2022.

21 Nov 2023 · Home Office

British Nationality: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time was to process an application for an exemption to the Life in the UK Test in each year since 2020.

21 Nov 2023 · Home Office

British Nationality: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were refused an exemption to the Life in the UK Test on the basis of a long-term (a) physical and (b) mental condition in each month since January 2020.

21 Nov 2023 · Home Office

British Nationality: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for an exemption to the Life in the UK Test on the basis of a long-term (a) physical and (b) mental condition in each month since January 2020.

16 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Revenue and Customs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) average length of time taken between notification being received from HMRC of a change to a person's National Insurance record and that change being reflected in a r

14 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office

Veterans: Poverty

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the level of poverty among veterans.

7 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's report on the Afghan Resettlement Scheme.

7 Nov 2023 · Treasury

National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who have paid voluntary National Insurance contributions for one or more years are waiting to have those contributions credited to their National Insurance record; what the average waiting time is be

7 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Women's Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps with international donors to support work by local NGOs in Afghanistan on advancing the rights of women and girls.

Source: official written-questions record.