Written questions

4,201 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tyler Kerry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure a thorough investigation into the death in Turkey of Tyler Kerry.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tyler Kerry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the family of Tyler Kerry following his death in Turkey.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the consular support available to families of British citizens who die abroad under suspicious circumstances.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve collaboration with foreign authorities in investigating deaths of British nationals overseas.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department provides to British citizens and their families in cases where (a) suspicious deaths occur abroad and (b) local investigations are perceived to be

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tyler Kerry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Turkish authorities on (a) access to evidence and (b) transparency in the investigation of Tyler Kerry’s death.

9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tyler Kerry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support the family of Tyler Kerry following his death in Turkey and (b) help ensure that their concerns about the investigation are

5 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support people who do not qualify for council funding and are (a) homeless and (b) at risk of homelessness.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of her planned ticket pricing policies on (a) affordability and (b) ridership for passengers using the C2C train routes in the period after its re

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to (a) establish and (b) monitor (i) customer service and (ii) other performance standards on the C2C train routes when they are under public ownership.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Railway Stations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has allocated funding for step-free access improvements at stations on C2C routes.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of planned funding for (a) services and (b) infrastructure on C2C train routes in the period following its re-nationalisation.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to increase the level of financial support for low-income families with more than two children.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle child poverty.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Education: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children from low-income families have the same level of access to (a) high-quality education and (b) a range of options for schools as those from higher-incom

4 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Slavery: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support services available to victims of modern slavery; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure these services are (a) accessible and (b)

4 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of its policies on tackling modern slavery.

4 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Human Trafficking and Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on tackling (a) human trafficking and (b) modern slavery across borders.

4 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure law enforcement agencies are equipped with the necessary (a) training and (b) resources to (i) identify and (ii) tackle modern slavery cases effectively.

4 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Slavery: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to stop modern slavery practices within supply chains (a) domestically and (b) internationally.

3 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of (a) adverse events and (b) rare side effects reported after receiving a covid-19 vaccine.

3 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities that are facing challenges in managing people who have entered the UK illegally.

3 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business and Consumers: Stamps

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed increases in stamp prices on (a) consumers and (b) businesses.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how data collected from benefit claimants’ bank accounts will be used to inform decisions about (a) fraud, (b) eligibility and (c) compliance.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure the safe storage of data collected from benefit claimants’ bank accounts.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what types of data would be collected from benefit claimants’ bank accounts under the proposed policy.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to conduct a public consultation on the proposed powers for her Department's investigators to scrutinise benefit claimants’ bank accounts.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud and Maladministration

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of alternative methods to reduce fraud and error in the benefits system that would not involve granting her Department's investigators acc

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Bank Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to allow benefit claimants to challenge or appeal decisions made based on scrutiny of their bank accounts.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill on the (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing of (i) benefit claimants with (A) disabilities and (B) long-t

Source: official written-questions record.