Written questions

825 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of the report by Ofgem entitled Retail Market Review, published in 2013, on the cost of energy for low income energy consumers.

27 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will introduce a requirement for energy suppliers to include at least one tariff with a zero standing charge in their core tariffs for domestic customers.

27 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Catering: Public Sector

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to support public sector catering suppliers who are fulfilling their public sector contracts but servicing at a loss as a result of food inflation.

27 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that pupils have access to hot school meals, in the context of the rises in the cost of energy.

27 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

School Meals: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to maintain a high nutritional value of school food, in the context of rises in the cost of food.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the East Midlands Trains National Rail contract.

19 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Hate Crime: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department is providing to LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 who have been victims of (a) hate crime, (b) serious violence or (c) malicious communications in the last 12 months.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle homelessness among LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were entitled to the (a) Prevention and (b) Relief Duty where the lead applicant was 16-25 and from a minority ethnic background in (i) 2020-2021 (ii) 2021-2022.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were entitled to the (a) Prevention and (b) Relief Duty due to domestic abuse where the lead applicant was lesbian or gay in (i) 2020-2021 (ii) 2021-2022.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Ethnic Groups and Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were entitled to the (a) Prevention and (b) Relief Duty due to domestic abuse where the lead applicant was lesbian or gay, aged 16-25 and from a minority ethnic b

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were entitled to the (a) Prevention and (b) Relief Duty due to domestic abuse where the lead applicant was lesbian or gay and aged 16-25 in (i) 2020-2021 (ii) 20

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Ethnic Groups and Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were entitled to the (a) Prevention and (b) Relief Duty where the lead applicant was lesbian or gay, aged 16-25 and from a minority ethnic background in (i) 2020-

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were entitled to the (a) Prevention and (b) Relief Duty where the lead applicant was (i) transgender and (ii) non-binary in 2021-2022.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Homosexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were entitled to the (a) Prevention and (b) Relief Duty where the lead applicant was lesbian or gay and aged 16-25 in (i) 2020-2021 (ii) 2021-2022.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the number of hours of free childcare to which three and four-year-olds are entitled.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the funding rate for the 15 hours of free childcare for 3 and 4 years olds.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of providers of English for Speakers of Other Languages.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Unpaid Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase the number of supported internship places for young people with SEND (a) with and (b) without an EHCP.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to improve access to vocational courses.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to increase the number of special school places.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

BBC Radio: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC on its future support for BBC Local Radio.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seasonal Workers: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there are guaranteed minimum hours of work for people on the agricultural Seasonal Worker visa working in horticulture.

14 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department’s policy that Scheme Operators are responsible for ensuring that people on the agricultural seasonal workers visa scheme to not have zero-hours contracts; and what (a) con

9 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what provisions are in place for workers on the agricultural Seasonal Workers visa to be able to access information about their employment rights in the UK; and where Seasonal workers rights are infri

9 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Diplomatic Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of downgrading the UK's diplomatic relations with Iran.

9 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to seek an UN investigation into the killing of protesters in Iran following the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran's public call to member states to increase in

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to reduce waiting times for Personal Independent Payment following an unsuccessful Mandatory Reconsideration.

9 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help non-EU citizens with biometric residence permits who cannot access a share code online prove their right to work.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to embed financial education in primary schools.

Source: official written-questions record.