Written questions

256 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to clarify IR35 guidance on whether (a) workers, (b) end clients or (c) umbrella companies are liable to pay Employer's National Insurance Contributions and the Employer's Training Levy.

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

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to assist Ukrainian refugees seeking to rent accommodation in the private sector following the end of their initial family placement under the Hom

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the capability of the Pensions Ombudsman in meeting service demand within the Office's existing levels of funding.

13 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of probate applications submitted in the last 12 months were processed and received a response within 30 working days.

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the increasing cost of living does not disproportionately impact disabled people receiving Universal Credit.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sheltered Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to protect residents of retirement villages and for setting minimum standards for operators of retireme

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the conclusion of the Independent Complaints Assessors on the impact of his Department's policy on personalised number plates in their Annual Report 2020-21, published on 25 December 2021, wha

2 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her planned timetable is for the conclusion of negotiations on a free trade agreement with India.

26 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities

Medical Examiners

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has made an equalities impact assessment of its proposed introduction of the statutory medical examiner system from April 2023.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help minimise the financial impact of a failure to pay child maintenance on the receiving parent.

18 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Matrimonial Proceedings: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to minimise the impact of divorce proceedings on children.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is adequate monitoring and oversight of the construction of HS2.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many international trade advisers operate in (a) South West, (b) South East, (c) London, (d) West Midlands, (e) East Midlands, (f) East Anglia, (g) North West, (h) Yorkshire and Humberside, (i) No

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the standard method for calculating local housing need provided by his Department for local authorities.

2 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to support the welfare of children whose parents are subject to No Recourse to Public Funds.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of the Child Maintenance Service to help prevent financial coercion through the non-payment of child maintenance.

2 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Presumption of Parental Involvement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the conclusions of his Department's review of the presumption of parental involvement will be published.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Dispute Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to bring forward policy proposals in response to the Government's call for evidence on dispute resolution in England and Wales.

15 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Honey: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of product testing in controlling the import and sale of honey mixed with high quantities of sugar syrup.

15 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Honey: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of honey fraud on beekeepers and honey producers.

5 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to revoke legislation implementing the EU Habitats Directive in the forthcoming Brexit Freedoms Bill announced in the Queen's Speech 2022.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Plans: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if the Government will make it its policy to make it mandatory for a planning inspector to visit any site that is being proposed for removal from the green belt as part of a local de

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the process is by which a local development plan can be modified once adopted.

25 May 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests submitted to the Employed Checking Service are awaiting response as of 25 May 2022.

25 May 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to requests submitted to the Employer Checking Service.

17 May 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainian minors seeking asylum in the UK will be allowed to travel to the UK with individuals other than their legal parents or guardians where parental consent has been provided.

28 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology report on the health impact of 5G.

28 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Transport for London: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2022 to Question 143851 on Transport for London: Finance, if he will make representations to the Mayor of London on the need to protect and preserve TfL services to towns outs

22 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Ukrainian government regarding the inclusion of unaccompanied Ukrainian minors in Phase 1 of the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

21 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Remote Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he will publish the Government's response to his Department's call for evidence on local authority remote meetings.

Source: official written-questions record.