Written questions

879 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing an energy assistance payment to families who use lifesaving medical equipment at home.

9 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT for the hospitality sector.

7 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 7 March from the Hon. Member for Belfast South on the provision of childcare for women attending interviews with her Department in Belfast.

7 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April to Question 176822 on Uganda: LGBT+ People, what recent representations he has made (a) to the Ugandan Government and (b) in UN fora on the

7 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Uganda: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in Uganda who have been (a) charged, (b) imprisoned and (c) sentenced to death under anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sin

7 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to consult with (a) institutions supported by the Student premium customer service for sponsors and (b) hon. Members with institutions supported by the Student premium c

2 Jun 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to help ensure the retention of Belfast Citywide Tribunal Service.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants had the minimum income floor applied during the qualifying period for the Cost of Living Payment with the 25 February 2023 deadline; and how many such claimants recei

2 Jun 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his Written Statement of 11 May on Update on the Implementation of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, HCWS767, if he will set out the process by wh

2 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Trade Agreements: Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans that the changes in the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement to eligibility terms and conditions for (a) Australia’s Working Holiday Maker and (b) the Youth Mobility schemes will be intro

2 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Illegal Migration Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have met Departments in Northern Ireland to discuss implementation of the Illegal Migration Bill.

25 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a compensation scheme for people who paid national insurance contributions when they were aged between 14 and 15 between 1947 and 195

5 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to EU regulation 2019/2144 on vehicle safety systems, whether the UK has adopted that regulation; and under what circumstances truck and vehicle manufacturers have to comply with that legislation

5 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to establish a consultation on the requirement for guarantors in the private housing rental sector.

2 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help provide (a) food supplies, (b) water supplies, (c) medical care and (d) other humanitarian support to people in Sudan.

2 May 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps to review family reunification visa mechanisms for people affected by the conflict in Sudan.

2 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of EU regulation 2019/2144 on the purchasing and selling of vehicles from the UK into the European Single Market; and whether he plans to adopt proposals simi

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment on the potential merits of removing the freeze on the local housing allowance rates in the context of the level of inflation and affordability of renting in cit

14 Apr 2023 · Women and Equalities

Women: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on funding for women's groups in Northern Ireland who are coming to the end of funding programmes.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding for Women's Group Projects in Northern Ireland who were unsuccessful bids for the Shared Prosperity Fund.

14 Apr 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the definition of a child under the EU Settlement Scheme to include US Special Guardianship Orders.

27 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of skilled worker visa applications submitted by people who reside in Northern Ireland at the time of application have been waiting for a decision for more than three mont

15 Mar 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Electronic Travel Authorisations: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his announcement on Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on 9 March 2023, whether he has had further discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the ETA scheme on th

15 Mar 2023 · Northern Ireland Office

Travel: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Illegal Migration Bill on travel on the island of Ireland.

7 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2023 to Question 141595 on Asylum Dispersal Grants: Northern Ireland, how much funding he plans to allocate to The Executive Office under the Memorandum of Unders

3 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Childcare: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing or raising the maximum monthly limit for childcare support through Universal Credit and Tax-Free Childcare in the context of his upcoming Spring Budget

3 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Energy: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of taking steps to ensure that vulnerable households receive long-term support for energy bills in the context of his upcoming Spring Budget.

3 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the paper by Joseph Rowntree Fund and the Trussell Trust entitled Guarantee our Essentials, published on 27 February 2023, what recent assessment he had made of the potential merits of

2 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by LSE London entitled Releasing The Mortgage Prisoners, Proposed solutions and illustrative costings, Final Report, published in February 2023, whether he has made an assessment of the

28 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Questionnaires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to implement the use of questionnaires in place of face-to-face interviews to assess asylum applications.

Source: official written-questions record.