Written questions
879 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will extend the run on period for entitlement for the childcare element of universal credit to include two assessment periods after the assessment period in which the client ceases employment to
23 Oct 2020 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the relaxation of the minimum income criteria beyond the 31 October 2020 to allow more people to access tax-free childcare.
23 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will suspend the minimum income floor on universal credit beyond the 13 November 2020 for self- employed people during the covid-19 outbreak.
22 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will urgently bring forward legislative proposals to ban environmentally destructive industrial fishing in UK offshore Marine Protected Areas.
21 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a parent is able to make a claim under the childcare element of (a) universal credit and (b) tax credits for the cost of a retainer fee paid to keep their child's place in a childcare setting th
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Business: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that Northern Ireland businesses that use the port of Dublin to access Great Britain markets are not subject to delays and customs p
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Business: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the imposition of new costs on Northern Ireland firms does not put them at a competitive disadvantage relative to the rest of G
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Business: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure the equity of immigration and modern slavery compliance controls placed on Northern Ireland businesses and their British competitors
19 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will put in place plans to ensure that differential immigration systems on the island of Ireland are not exploited by criminal gangs to undermine legitimate businesses in Northern Ireland after
19 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, on preventing the exploitation of different immigration systems on the island of Ireland post-31 December 2020.
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Common Travel Area: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make provision for the (a) Common Travel Area and (b) Memorandum of Understanding signed by the British and Iri
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Business: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish detailed, practical guidance for Northern Ireland businesses operating in the UK VAT area but complying with EU rules.
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Business: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) training and (b) financial support he plans to make available to businesses in Northern Ireland to help them prepare for arrangements after the transition period
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish full guidance to (a) business and (b) third parties on the movement of goods from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that Northern Ireland (a) businesses and (b) consumers do not experience (i) increased prices for and (ii) reduced choice of
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
Ports: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has for processes for checking goods outside of ports in Northern Ireland after the transition period.
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on ensuring exit summary declarations for goods travelling from Northern Ireland to Great Britain are not needed after the transitio
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that the (a) reputation and (b) integrity of Northern Ireland produce is protected within legislation relating to unfettered access afte
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how he plans to (a) communicate and (b) implement free trade agreement arrangements to businesses in Northern Ireland after the transition period.
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take to avoid legal impediments to trade between (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Great Britain and (c) the EU in the of the UK and EU not agr
19 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of legal impediments to trade in the event that the UK and EU do not agree a deal on their future relationship by th
15 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend eligibility for the childcare element of universal credit to parents and guardians in the event that they lose employment as a result of covid-19 restrictions af
15 Oct 2020 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if people whose working hours are reduced to less than 16 hours per week during the covid-19 outbreak after 31 October 2020 will be able to access the childcare element of working tax credits.
13 Oct 2020 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the changes to the immigration rules of 24 August 2020, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing non-EU citizens to prove their identity using a valid passp
12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support research on dementia and (b) ensure that research on that matter continues during the covid-19 outbreak.
7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2020 to Question 89694, what steps she is taking to ensure that people who received support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be able to hav
30 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office
Trade: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the (a) work plan and (b) programme for delivery of the Business Engagement Forum that the Government set up with Northern Ireland businesses.
30 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office
Brexit: Northern Ireland
What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on preparations for the end of the transition period.
16 Sep 2020 · Northern Ireland Office
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will ensure that the UK Government provides adequate funding for the Troubles victims' pension scheme; and what steps he is taking to implement that scheme.
9 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Child Tax Credit: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in Northern Ireland have been affected by the ending of the family element of child tax credit as a result of having no children on their claim who were born before 6 April 2017; and what estimat
Source: official written-questions record.