Written questions

485 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have taken out loans under the Bounce Back Loan scheme in Sutton Coldfield constituency; and what the total value is of those loans.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture Recovery Fund: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications to the Culture Recovery Fund from applicants in the West Midlands have been accepted.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people have applied for a Kickstart scheme placement in the Midlands.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support is available to (a) maintained and (b) private nurseries for additional costs that have been incurred as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional financial support his Department is allocating to schools to help with cleaning and testing costs incurred as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and Small Business Grants Fund: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been allocated through the (a) Small Business Grant Fund and (b) Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund to businesses in the West Midlands.

20 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve mental health support to reduce levels of suicide in (a) Sutton Coldfield and (b) the West Midlands.

20 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle rough sleeping in the Birmingham City Council area.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pesticides: Pollinators

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the development and wider use of non-chemical pesticides in order to protect pollinators.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Learning Disability and Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the needs of children with special needs and learning disabilities are being met during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown in England.

8 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Outdoor Recreation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) golf clubs, (b) tennis clubs and (c) other outdoor sports facilities from the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown restrictions in E

8 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doses of a covid-19 vaccine had been received by people in Sutton Coldfield constituency on the most recent date for which information is available.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector in (a) Sutton Coldfield and (b) England during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown.

11 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he will publish the Order in Council in relation to public registers of beneficial ownership of companies registered in British Overseas Territories.

8 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that everyone on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation priority list is able to access covid-19 vaccines promptly in Sutton Coldfield con

2 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Malnutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on tackling malnutrition and starvation in the developing world in each of the last five years; and what his Department's budget will be to

3 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Euthanasia

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the Government document outlining the call for evidence on assisted dying that was prepared in 2019.

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps hospitals are taking before they discharge covid-19-positive patients into the nursing sector.

29 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Covert Human Intelligence Sources

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether officials of her Department engaged with their US counterparts on the FBI’s policy expressly limiting the crimes which its covert human intelligence sources may commit when preparing the Cover

29 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Food Standards Agency: Covert Human Intelligence Sources

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy that Food Standards agents will receive training if they are authorised to participate in criminal activity in the course of their duties under Covert Human Intelligence So

29 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Food Standards Agency: Covert Human Intelligence Sources

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill, in what circumstances her Department envisages that undercover Food Standards agents will need authorisation to partici

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tourism: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support the tourism sector in the West Midlands.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what additional (a) business and (b) financial support for the (i) exhibition and (ii) events industry he has discussed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking with employers to help ensure as many young people as possible in Royal Sutton Coldfield benefit from the Kickstart scheme.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Age: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps she has taken to help tackle (a) age-bias in recruitment and (b) ageism in the workplace.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to offer tailored support to help unemployed people back into work in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional skills support and training her Department offers to unemployed people in Royal Sutton Coldfield who are aged (a) over 50 years and (b) under 25 years.

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of covid-19 testing for (a) care home staff and (b) care home residents in the West Midlands.

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of covid-19 testing for health professionals in the West Midlands.

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of covid-19 testing in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.