Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1675240

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment: Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government Response to the Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors Consultation, published on 22 November 2023, what steps his Department plans to take to help increase the availability of home working jobs for people with health conditions affecting their mobility.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	5102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>There has been a significant increase in the availability of hybrid and home working opportunities, and there is better employer understanding of the needs of disabled people and people with health conditions, since the WCA criteria were last updated in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>Our Jobcentre staff will continue to work with all employers to help ensure they are making all opportunities accessible to realise the talents and potential of people with health conditions and disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Our expanded employment and health offer will provide integrated and tailored support to disabled people to help them to move claimants closer to work and help them to access these opportunities within the labour market.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2023 12:37:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1156179

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to help to find a political solution to the conflict in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	5102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>​The UK is clear there is no military solution in Libya; lasting peace and stability will come only through a political settlement. We are actively engaged in international diplomatic efforts to secure an end to the fighting and a return to the political process, including by leading discussions on Libya in the UN Security Council. The UK welcomes the German initiative to convene an international conference in Berlin in support of the UN-led political process.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2019 16:45:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

752536

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the public finances in 2016-17 of (a) raising the personal tax allowance to £15,000 per annum and (b) increasing the basic rate of income tax to 25 per cent.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	5102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost of raising the income tax personal allowance and basic rate of income tax in 2018-19 may be approximated using the “Direct effects of illustrative tax changes” table as published at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes</a></p><p> </p><p>The table shows the cost of a £100 increase and a 10% increase in the personal allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The table also shows the revenue generated by a 1% increase in the basic rate of income tax. This can be used to scale the proportionate cost to raise the basic rate of Income tax to 25%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/07/2017 13:01:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

387112

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote the uptake and production of ultra-low emission vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	5102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>This government is aiming is for almost every car and van to be a zero emission vehicle by 2050, and we pledged in our manifesto to invest £500 million over the next five years to achieve this objective. We will target this funding to support the purchase of ultra low emission cars, vans, taxis, buses, and other vehicles; supporting recharging infrastructure and gas and hydrogen refuelling stations; and substantial support for research and development into supporting technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/07/2015 12:26:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham