Written questions

876 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that leaseholders do not bear the costs of remedial works when their managing agent or building owner is unsuccessful in their applicatio

3 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of rough sleeping migrants from the European Economic Area that will be deported as a result of changes to immigration rules.

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has of the number of claimants whose disability premium on their employment support allowance has ceased to as a result of an automatic extension of a personal independence payment awa

1 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent (a) impact assessments, (b) public sector equality duty assessments and (c) consultations with stakeholders have been conducted in relation to changes to immigration law and rough sleeping

1 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason recently announced changes to immigration rules make rough sleeping a grounds for refusal or cancellation of permission to stay in the UK.

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has of the number of cases who have not been notified of automatic extensions of their PIP awards due to covid-19, where those awards were first instated at First Tier Tribunal.

10 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Highway Code: Pedestrians

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent public awareness-raising campaigns his Department has undertaken on rule 170 in the Highway Code.

9 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to provide funding for remedial work to buildings which do not comply with fire safety regulations but do not have problems relating to cladding.

9 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has taken steps with the (a) fire and rescue services and (b) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on increasing the number of skilled professionals able to undert

9 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's guidance, Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied Residential Buildings, published in January 2020, what discussions he has

9 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many flu vaccines have been administered as at 1 November 2020; and what comparative assessment he has made of the level of uptake of that vaccine in (a) 2020-21, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2018-19 as

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial and (b) mental health support he will put in place in the event that students are required to remain at university during Christmas 2020-21 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Coronavirus: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of not allowing university students to return home for Christmas on preventing the transmission of covid-19.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of trends in incidents where leaseholders or residents have been charged by landlords for work that has not been undertaken or where servi

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing regulation of service charges applied by landlords.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the components of services charges for (a) social housing, (b) shared ownership and (c) privately (i) rented and (ii) lease

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in (a) disputes over service charges, (b) how service charges are challenged and (c) how disputes are resolved.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the average (a) number and (b) category types for service charge components in London; and what recent estimate he has made of average

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of (a) the transparency of service charges and (b) the level of consultation with people paying services charges on their

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Service Charges: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the the effect of landlord practices in (a) calculation, (b) charging and (c) administering service charges on leaseholders in (

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a cap on rent rises that is linked to inflation.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department takes to (a) monitor and (b) regulate the standard of housing in the private rental sector; and if he will place in the Library the criteria used as par

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce minimum property standards to require landlords to register and prove their property is in an acceptable condition.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rent Repayment Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase the use of rent repayment orders to compensate tenants in the event that they are found to be living in sub-standard properties.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to increase sanctions for rogue landlords.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the level of substandard housing in the private sector in (a) Poplar and Limehouse constituency and (b) the UK.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Poplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many residents of Poplar and Limehouse constituency have been tested for covid-19.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of the opening of the covid-19 testing centre situated in Watney Market Idea store in Shadwell on (a) local residents, (b) local shops

23 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timescale is for his Department's re-consideration of the Westferry Printworks planning application by North and Shell.

23 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which role in his Department is leading the reconsideration of Westferry Printworks development planning proposal; and what progress has been made on that matter.

Source: official written-questions record.