Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 62325 on Hezbollah, for what reasons her Department does not collect information on (a) investigations and (b) charges for displaying the flag or oth

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional financial support his Department is providing to colleges during the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Day Care Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to allow the reopening of day centres for people with special educational needs.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support his Department will provide to colleges providing free school meals to students over the summer holidays in 2020.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Billing: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) utility companies and (b) banks on removing charges for pensioners who are not comfortable with online billing and do not choose paperless bil

30 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to ensure that historic county flags are flown in Parliament square on Historic County Flags day 23 July 2020.

30 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Flags

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local authorities on flying and promoting county flags on Historic County Flags day on 23 July 2020.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that driving instructors follow DVSA and Government guidelines in safely restarting driving lessons.

29 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to reports of the forced sterilisation of the Uighur people by the Chinese authorities, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on potential breaches of h

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Ice Skating: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to enable the safe re-opening of indoor ice skating rinks as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally.

29 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her French counterpart on migrants illegally crossing the English Channel.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Bowling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with the ten-pin bowling sector on their safe re-opening as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that dogs kept in police custody under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are (a) stored in safe conditions and (b) taken for regular exercise.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that dogs taken into police custody under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 are processed and released in a timely manner.

26 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Social Distancing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of the details of the Government's guidelines on meeting friends and family and the need to maintain social distancing with people outside of support bubbles.

25 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Overseas Territories: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that air bridges are established with (a) Gibraltar and (b) the Overseas Territories as soon as safely possible.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs: Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the average length of time that a dog is held in custody while being assessed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in (a) Havering and (b) England.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is planning to take to support people with diabetes when they return to work during the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) accuracy of covid-19 testing and (b) correct diagnosis of patients with covid-19 symptoms.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to enable tanning salons with sunbeds that do not require close contact between customers and staff to reopen.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that clinically extremely vulnerable people observing strict social distancing can safely receive a seasonal flu vaccination.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) work with and (b) train police forces on ensuring dogs are not wrongfully taken into custody under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

23 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that asylum seekers are tested for covid-19 before being placed in dispersal accommodation.

22 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate security vetting of asylum seekers before they enter dispersal accommodation.

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

Tidal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the development of tidal power projects.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with car manufacturers on the introduction of bio fuels as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.

22 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Hezbollah

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the UK have been (a) investigated and (b) charged for displaying the flag or other symbols of Hezbollah since March 2019.

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

Dance: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to publish guidance on the safe reopening of dance and cheerleading studios as the covid-19 lockdown is eased.

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

Dance: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to allow dance and cheerleading studios to reopen safely as the covid-19 lockdown is eased.

Source: official written-questions record.