To ask His Majesty's Government what impact strikes in the (1) public, and (2) private, sector have had on gross domestic product growth in each of the past three years.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure families yet to claim their Child Trust Fund can receive the funds to which they are entitled as soon as possible.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many, and what proportion, of Universal Credit claims were subject to deductions in the most recent month for which data is available, broken down by parliamentary constituency; how much was the (1) total, and (2) avera...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the two local pilots of early warning systems instead of immediate benefit sanctions that they launched in 2019.
To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and what proportion of, existing claimants receiving Personal Independence Payment Review forms in each of the past 12 months have (a) requested an extension, (b) had their request accepted, or (c) had their r...
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on their plans to audio-record all assessments for disability benefit by default.
To ask His Majesty's Government what were (1) the average waiting times, and (2) the average length of waiting lists, for assessments for (a) Child Disability Living Allowance, and (b) the limited capability for work element of Universal Credit, for each ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average amount paid to individuals for each passported benefit, including (1) warm home discounts, and (2) help from energy and water suppliers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average amount paid to individuals for each passported benefit, including (1) funeral payments, and (2) maternity grants.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average amount paid to individuals for each passported benefit, including cold weather payments.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of Support for Mortgage Interest in the light of rising interest rates.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many "gig economy" workers there are in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average amount paid to each individual for each passported benefit.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total annual value of passported benefits, for the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by each passported benefit.
To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many families are forecast to take up the Healthy Start Scheme in the current year, and (2) how many took it up in the previous five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide, in the form of a table, the number of families who they forecast will take up the Healthy Start Scheme in the current year, alongside the figures for the previous five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of running the UK's border policy for each of the last 10 years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of housing failed asylum seekers, broken down by the cost of (1) the border force, (2) hotels and other accommodation, and (3) any other costs.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Universal Credit claimants received (1) £10–19 per week, (2) £20–£29 per week, (3) £30–39 per week, (4) £40–£49 per week, (5) £50–£59 per week, (6) £60–£69 per week, (7) £70–£79 per week, (8) £80–£89 per week, (9) ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what were the (1) minimum, and (2) maximum, benefit sanctions issued in the latest period for which data are available; and what was the average duration of benefit stoppage in that period.