Chris Bloore

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing how student loans for maintenance are taken into account when calculating Universal Credit entitlement.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Centres: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many youth centres were closed in England between 2010 and 2024.

7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to introduce a panel of independent experts to review IPP cases to advise on resentencing.

26 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will hold discussions with local authorities on increasing the provision of furniture for (a) vulnerable people, (b) families with young children and (c) people who have e

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all new social housing developments include a proportion of homes to be let as furnished.

25 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Decent Homes Stand to ensure at least 10% of social rent homes are offered as furnished.

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming the health top-up on Universal Credit are aged between 18 and 21 years old.

19 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when the NHS will be meet its target of 92% of people waiting for elective mental health treatment waiting no longer than 18 weeks from referral to their first treatmen

19 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Family Courts: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children's voices are included in family court cases.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged between 16 and 18 were in receipt of Universal Credit on 18 March 2025.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who are (a) in receipt of Universal Credit and (b) under the age of 25 are parents.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under the age of 25 are receiving Universal Credit.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Living Wage: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason there is an age differential between the national living wage age band and the lower universal credit band.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people claiming universal credit under the age of 25 are living (a) in someone else's home and (b) independently.

5 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the use of Nazi (a) symbolism and (b) salutes illegal in non-academic settings.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the lower rate of Universal Credit for people under 25 years old on those people.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the age brackets for Universal Credit.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single parent families are affected by the two-child limit for benefits by the gender of the parent.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Governing Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department plans to provide to football clubs to (a) embed improved governance and (b) meet the requirements of the independent football regulator.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Governing Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Football Governance Code will stipulate requirements for independent directors to be included in a club's governance structure.

24 Feb 2025 · Leader of the House

Leader of the House of Commons: Kinship Care

To ask the Leader of the House, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Kinship Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.

24 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether their Department offers (a) paid time off work and (b) other support to employees who become kinship carers.