Written questions

879 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the immigration health surcharge for people who already (a) work and (b) pay taxes in the UK.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to replace the Shared Prosperity Fund when that fund comes to an end in March 2025.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Land: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect landscapes with distinct literary heritage and value.

6 Mar 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Integrated Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16419 on Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland, on what date the Northern Ireland Executive was informed of the removal of the ring-fence for the £150m F

1 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of extending visas for people resident in the UK on Ukrainian sponsorship schemes (a) indefinitely and (b) beyond 18

1 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will have discussions with the Northern Ireland administration on the (a) social, (b) physical and (c) mental health needs of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.

1 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration entitled An inspection of contingency asylum ac

29 Feb 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Integrated Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether Stormont House Agreement Fresh Start funding allocations were included in recent the Northern Ireland Assembly Restoration Package.

29 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Occupied Territories: Aid Workers

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will have discussions with his Israeli counterparts on ensuring that foreign humanitarian aid workers are granted visas to carry out humanitarian aid work in Gaza and the We

28 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what capital projects supporting shared and integrated education have been agreed between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive between 3 February and 24 February 2024.

28 Feb 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether capital funding for shared and integrated education was included in the Assembly restoration financial settlement.

23 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the value of draught relief to 20% for qualifying beer and cider products in the spring Budget 2024.

23 Feb 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egypt: Human Rights

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on (a) the arbitrary detainment of prisoners and (b) alleged human rights abuses in prisons in that country.

21 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Communities Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive on the use of multi-sport grassroot facilities funding in Northern Ireland.

20 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of whistleblowing procedures for health workers with concerns about patient safety.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with foodbank operators on jobcentre referral slips.

16 Feb 2024 · Home Office

National Crime Agency: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) National Crime Agency officers and (b) civilian staff members based in Northern Ireland are (i) former Royal Ulster Constabulary, (ii) Police Service of Northern Ireland officers and (iii

16 Feb 2024 · Home Office

National Crime Agency: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a breakdown breakdown by religion of National Crime Agency (a) officers and (b) civilian staff based in Northern Ireland.

16 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the participation of people living with Dementia in clinical trials.

16 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's Press Release entitled, Prime Minister launches Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, published on 14 August 2022, how much and what proportion of the funding ma

16 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to her Department's Press Release entitled, Prime Minister launches Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, published on 14 August 2022, if she will publish a plan for the delivery of

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Childcare

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward measures in the Budget to provide further support for (a) parents with childcare costs and (b) reforms to the childcare sector.

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

First Time Buyers: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce measures in the spring Budget to help first-time buyers.

16 Feb 2024 · Treasury

First Homes Scheme: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive has received a Barnett consequential as a result of the First Homes scheme.

16 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Fisheries: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the exemption from immigration rules for seasonal workers in the perishable food industry extends to those in the fish processing sector.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Charter Treaty

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 September 2023 on the Review of the UK’s membership to the Energy Charter Treaty, HCWS995, what steps she plans to take on UK membership of that T

8 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Income Tax: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to raise the personal allowance threshold in the forthcoming Budget.

1 Feb 2024 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of reducing VAT for the hospitality industry.

1 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it his policy to implement Owen's Law in line with the recommendations of the Food Standards Agency.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Protection Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the evidence given by the Pensions Minister to the Work and Pensions Committee on 10 January 2024, HC 144, what plans he has to amend (a) indexation, (b) the 90% compensation cap and (

Source: official written-questions record.