Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to tackle vaccine hesitancy amongst homeless people.

9 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including inclusion of Myalgic encephalomyelitis in the group 6 specified conditions for covid-19 vaccination; and what estimate he has made

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Biodegradability

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to (a) assess and (b) rollout the use of additives to make ordinary plastic biodegradable.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the outcome was of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service’s investigation into fire and rehire.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Business Grants Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans there are to process applications and payments of Small Business Grants delayed where decisions from the Valuation Office Agency were still outstanding at 30 October 20

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people who were not notified that their vehicle excise duty was due for payment in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much revenue is generated

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the rate of statutory maternity pay with regard to the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 160841, what changes her Department is making as part of the overall improvement plan that will support increased compliance of child maintenance payme

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

National Savings and Investments: Standards

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average time taken by NS&I to facilitate customer requests to transfer funds away from the NS&I; and what proportion of those requests fell outside NS&I’s policy.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

National Savings and Investments: Complaints

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to investigate the level of customer complaints received by the NS&I in respect of attempting to withdraw funds in the financial year 2020-2021.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

National Savings and Investments: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on savers of NS&I’s reduction in interest rates for savings.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount has been paid to claimants for compensation for distress in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

8 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ahmed Aliouat

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will instruct HM Ambassador to Morocco to send an official to observe the appeal of the Saharawi Ahmed Aliouat in the Military court in Rabat.

8 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ahmed Aliouat

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) discuss with the Moroccan Ambassador and (b) instruct HM Ambassador to Morocco to raise with the Moroccan authorities the case of Ahmed Aliouat.

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pneumoconiosis: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the suspension of assessments for industrial injuries disablement benefits (IIDB) during the covid-19 outbreak on a claimant’s ability to receive compensati

3 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the number of households receiving Council Tax Support on the income of local authorities in (a) England, (b) the Northwest and (c) S

2 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Public Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of local councils using the Public Works Loan Board for housing revenue accounts.

1 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many households have received Council Tax Support in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Stockport in the last 12 months.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Discretionary Housing Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Discretionary Housing Payments were successful in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Stockport in the latest period for which figures are available.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Discretionary Housing Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been received for Discretionary Housing Payments in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Stockport in the latest period for which figures are available.

1 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes programme.

1 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the ethnicity of recipients of support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of residential properties can access fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband in (a) Stockport, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) England.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Alternative Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that (a) Pupil Referral Units and (b) alternative provision continues to be available to pupils who are (i) excluded from school, (ii) are at risk of exclusion

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Alternative Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the level of local authority referrals to (a) Pupil Referral Units and (b) alternative provision.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the (a) quality assurance and (b) cost effectiveness of organisations providing NHS repeat prescription delivery services.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to redeploy staff to child maintenance and enforcement to improve the service's compliance rate.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve the compliance rate of child maintenance payments and (b) ensure receiving parents do not fall into poverty due to missed or uncollected child maintena

1 Mar 2021 · Home Office

High Rise Flats: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle the concerns raised by disabled tenants and leaseholders on the adequacy of (a) evacuation plans and (b) suitable alternative accommodation in the case of a f

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve access to medical care for disabled people during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.