Simon Lightwood

22 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2023 to Question 186268 on Universal Credit: Childcare, whether he plans for proposed changes to the Universal Credit childcare element to be introduced to all Universal

22 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to review the potential merits of extending the length of time that Blue Badges can be issued for to people with permanent disabilities.

21 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Emergencies: Powers of Entry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review powers of entry into premises in the next 12 months; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving paramedics powers to force entry to homes in emerg

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services and Fuels: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department provided to (a) bus operators and (b) local authorities for fuel costs in each of the last three years for which data is available.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the average length time between allocating funding and buses operating for buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to prevent illegal modifications being made to vehicles in England.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has carried out of the effectiveness of the noise camera trials at tackling noise pollution from antisocial drivers.

12 Jun 2023 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Employment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the statutory safeguards to prevent people with disabilities being overlooked for promotion in employment.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the total amount paid in fraudulent State Pension claims in Yorkshire and the Humber in the last financial year.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length was of investigations undertaken by his Department's serious fraud team into cases relating to the state pension in each of the last three years.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations his Department's serious fraud team carried out into cases relating to the state pension in each financial year since 2020-21; and what the outcomes of these investigations were.

25 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient access to primary care.

23 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 28 of the Policy paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published on 27 April 2023, what threshold the Government plans to apply to determine the

23 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS patients who require (a) medication information and (b) patient information booklets in an additional language.

23 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what requirements there are for NHS Trusts to provide (a) medication instructions and (b) patient information booklets in multiple languages.

22 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his timescales are for introducing upfront payments for childcare costs for people on Universal Credit.

22 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the news story entitled UK on track to reach 4,000 zero emission bus pledge with £200 million boost, published by his Department on 26 March 2022, whether these buses will be provided to all r

16 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local transport authorities (a) applied for and (b) were successful in applying for funding from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme.

16 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the £2 bus fare cap scheme on bus patronage.

16 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government is taking steps to incentivise the procurement of British-built buses through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme.

16 May 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Alternative Fuel Payments: Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to announce details of an alternative fuel payment for people who live on houseboats as continuous cruisers.

16 May 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Complaints

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken by HMRC s to respond to complaints raised by Members on behalf of their constituents.

11 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Buses: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of trends in the levels of bus and coach driver vacancies.

11 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to publish its guidance on the (a) definition and (b) role of socially necessary bus services as set out in the National Bus Strategy for England.

11 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to release the revised guidance on franchising as set out in the National Bus Strategy for England.

11 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many zero emission buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme (a) have been ordered and (b) are on the road.

11 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the time taken by his Department to respond to complaints about Personal Independence Payments sent by Members.

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

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the number of electors in the Wakefield constituency who do not have the required ID to vote in the May 2023 local elections.

24 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the confidence of non-subject specialist secondary teachers in teaching (a) music, (b) drama and theatre, (c) religious education and (d) geography as addi

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Universities: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support neurodiverse university students; and whether she supports mandatory neurodiversity training for university staff.