Written questions

702 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many individual doses of the (a) Pfizer Biontech vaccine and (b) Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine NHS England had taken delivery of as at 5.00pm on 15 January 2021.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the merits of bringing forward proposals to amend universal credit regulations to allow her Department to apply discretion on the recovery of advance loans taken out by

25 Aug 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the administrative costs for British businesses who are seeking to trade goods into Northern Ireland after the

13 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Judges Council: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Judges Council which advises the Lord Chancellor does not have any Black and Minority Ethnic members.

13 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the Judicial Executive Board does not have members from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

3 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the University of Stirling on the Government's response to public health concerns on shale gas

22 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department is undertaking on first episode psychosis and the long-term effect of anti-psychotic drugs.

22 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Treatment Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which mental health conditions can be subject to a Community Treatment Order.

22 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Treatment Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people have been given compulsory Community Treatment Orders following first episode psychosis in each of the last three years.

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

Total Allowable Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to remove Total Allowable Catch limits from particular stocks.

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

Renewable Energy: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with the Indian government on the (a) launch of One Sun One World One Grid and (b) formation of a Global Green Grid Alliance.

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

Rented Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with student accommodation providers to prevent students with tenancies having to pay for properties they cannot reside in safely during the co

10 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have reported inadequate supplies of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what provision he is making for local authorities to continue the Everyone In campaign to house and support people who were street homeless.

9 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether medical doctors arriving from abroad to work in the UK may avoid having to quarantine for 14 days by submitting to a test for covid-19 antigens.

8 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Guyana: Election Observers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Guyanese counterpart on that Government's decision not to allow two accredited international observers from the Carter Centre to return to Guyana t

8 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liquid Paraffin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has of the availability of the dry-eye medication Lacrilube; and if he will make a statement.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has changed the method by which it calculates the number of covid-19 tests carried out in a 24-hour period, since 1 April 2020.

27 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of Government guidance requiring people at high risk from covid-19 to stay at home and self-isolate for 12 weeks with the content of the frequently

27 Apr 2020 · Department for International Trade

Exports: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost of the Small Deals Initiative has been to the public purse in each year since its establishment.

27 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what preventive plans he put in place to protect elderly residents in the care home sector from covid-19; and on what date each plan was introduced.

27 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the advice that he received before 1 April 2020 on the development of herd immunity for covid-19.

27 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the scientific and medical advice that he received up to 1 April 2020 on the merits of antigen and antibody testing for covid-19.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of child refugees approved for family reunification in the UK are detained in refugee camps in Greece following the cancellation of flights during t

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Detention Centres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been released from immigration detention centres since social distancing measures were introduced.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many detainees in immigration detention centres have tested positive for covid-19.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Detention Centres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) detainees and (b) staff of immigration detention centres have been tested for covid-19.

21 Apr 2020 · Department for International Trade

Small Businesses: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Brexit voucher schemes in (i) Ireland and (ii) the Netherlands and (b) the potential merits of introducing a similar scheme in the UK to su

25 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade

Renewable Energy: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to identify potential export markets for UK renewables; and which countries have been identified for future trade missions with representatives from the renewables

25 Feb 2020 · Department for International Trade

World Trade Organization

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress the UK is making in submitting schedules at the WTO.

Source: official written-questions record.