Written questions
6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Flags: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to revise the Guide to Flying Flags to remove the EU flag as a flag that does not require consent to fly; and whether he plans to take steps in response to organisa
10 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Universities: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to undertake a risk assessment of increasing collaboration, through funding, between UK universities and China.
10 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children whose parents do not consent to them being covid-19 tested at school are not prevented from attending school.
9 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential benefits to the UK economy of exempting people who have received in full their covid-19 vaccinations from covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
9 Mar 2021 · Home Office
British Nationality Act 1948
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the British Nationalities Act 1948 to enable citizenship to be passed down from the mother as well as the father.
8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Havering
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people in Havering are able to access urgent dental treatment using local NHS dentists.
8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the risk to GP surgeries of resuming face-to-face services for all appointments during the covid-19 outbreak.
8 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Dogs: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the resources available to local police forces to ensure the prosecution of people responsible for dog theft.
8 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Pets: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing additional resources to local police forces to prevent pet thefts.
8 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to include people who did not return a self-assessment form before 3 March 2021.
8 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pablo Hasél
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with their Spanish counterparts on the implications for human rights in Spain of the arrest of Pablo Hasel.
8 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hong Kong: Electoral Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Chinese counterpart on proposed changes to the electoral system in Hong Kong.
8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Arthritis: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has had made of the effect of covid-19 lockdown on the mental health of people with arthritis.
8 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Evictions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that landlords receive the rent owed while the eviction moratorium is in place.
8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Joint Replacements: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the capacity among (a) orthopaedic surgeons and (b) anaesthetists to catch up on delayed joint replacement surgeries for people who have had their surgery
5 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gaming: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential risks of reopening high street adult gaming centres and (a) retail venues and (b) licensed betting offices.
5 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Retail Trade: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the business rates holiday to empty retail units to reduce the costs to leisure and retail property owners.
5 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Business Premises: Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to help ensure that commercial landlords continue to receive their rent from commercial tenants, notwithstanding the eviction moratorium.
5 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Self-employed: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent measures his Department has taken to support self-employed workers whose trade is affected by ongoing covid-19 restrictions.
4 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UN Climate Conference 2021: UK Delegations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the (a) Conference of the Parties and (b) Meeting of the Parties to which the Government is planning to send a delegation in 2021.
3 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Employment: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with employers to ensure that people coming to the UK country from Hong Kong under (a) the BN(O) and (b) other visa schemes are able to secure employme
3 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has issued to jobcentres to ensure that people coming to the UK from Hong Kong under (a) the BN(O) and (b) other visa schemes are able to secure training and education opportunities us
3 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Qualifications: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to (a) educational institutions, (b) providers of apprenticeships and (c) other providers of training and education to ensure that people coming to the UK from Hong Kong under (i) th
2 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hong Kong: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking (a) sanctions and (b) other measures against Chinese and Hong Kong officials who are responsible for
2 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Green Homes Grant Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that all invoices for the Green Homes Grant scheme are paid within two weeks.
2 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services and Social Services: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to the (a) NHS and (b) local authorities in England and Wales on access to health and social care for Hongkongers coming to the UK under the BN(O) visa and o
2 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services and Social Services: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate health and social care provision for Hongkongers coming to the UK under the BN(O) visa and other routes.
2 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has provided to local education authorities in relation to school admissions for the children of Hongkongers coming to the UK under the BN(O) visa and other routes.
2 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is planning to take to ensure that the children of Hongkongers coming to the UK under the BN(O) visa and other routes are promptly enrolled in local schools.
2 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Immigration: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to meet potential demand for English language courses created by Hongkongers arriving in the UK under either the BN(O) or other schemes.
Source: official written-questions record.