To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of increases to the cost of living on problem debt; and what steps that are taking to reduce problem debt.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to Universal Credit claimants who are in debt to become debt free.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of government debt deductions on Universal Credit recipients’ ability to afford essential items; and what steps they are taking to prevent debt deductions contributing to destitu...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice on 29 November 2021 (79500), how many surgeries have been held at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre since conting...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the contract with Care and Custody to deliver the management of all detainees’ needs at the Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre is monitored.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many in-person legal visits have taken place at Derwentside immigration removal centre since women were first detained there.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have been deported from the UK after residing at the Derwentside immigration removal centre.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have been released into the community from the Derwentside immigration removal centre since it opened on 28 December 2021; and what support has been provided to help them access suitable accommodation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women have been detained at the Derwentside immigration removal centre since it opened on 28 December 2021.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether co-chairs have been appointed to the Joint Committee that was to be established "without delay” after the asylum partnership arrangement with the government of the Republic of Rwanda came into effect.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether individuals have been appointed to the Monitoring Committee that was set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the terms of reference for the Monitoring Committee, which was referred to in the Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government who will be on the Independent Monitoring Board referred to in the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the government of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement; and when will the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the Local Housing Allowance for families in its frozen state.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect the Local Housing Allowance being frozen will have in the northeast of England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect the Local Housing Allowance being frozen will have on families with children.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the rising cost of living, what plans they have, if any, to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which policies, if any, the Home Office has applied the Family Test to in the last year.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they applied the Family Test to the Universal Credit two child limit when the policy was introduced; and whether they intend to do so on the policy’s fifth anniversary.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they applied the Family Test to the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022.