Written questions

Mark Pritchard

849 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has held with Public Health England on reducing the two metre social distancing rule to one metre in line with World Health Organisation guidance.

1 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with mortgage lenders on passing on reductions in the Bank of England lending rate to their customers.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Benin: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the equity of process of recent elections in Benin.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking in response to the recent increase in violence and killings in South Sudan's Jonglei state.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to keep passengers on public transport who have travelled to the UK from overseas separate from all other passengers on public transport as part of the Government's 14 day quarantine policy.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has held with representatives of the universities sector on reopening residential accommodation for students who return to the UK from abroad and who will need to provide a UK residential ad

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

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of additional redundancies that will potentially occur in the leisure and hospitality sectors as a result of the Government's 14 day quarantine po

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Falkland Islands: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government has provided to the Falkland Islands to tackle the covid-19 pandemic.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ukraine: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date the Political, Free Trade and Partnership Agreement between the UK and Ukraine will be signed.

1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether UK citizens who have received a positive covid-19 antibody test result will be subject to the 14 day quarantine rule on returning to the UK.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has held with Public Health England on the need for personal protective equipment provision for teaching staff at schools in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of China on that Government's introduction of new national security laws in Hong Kong.

1 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Banks: Competition

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has plans to liberalise the UK banking sector and increase competition from non-UK banks.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what scientific advice he received from Public Health England on the public health benefits of quarantining passengers who arrive at UK airports.

1 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has held with the Scottish Government on the 14 day quarantine policy for travellers returning to the UK.

1 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of enforcement officers required to visit residential addresses to check that people who have returned to the UK from overseas are complying with quarantine re

1 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Quarantine: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers entering the UK who cannot provide a residential address and will need to be provided with accommodation by the Government in order to comply wit

26 May 2020 · Home Office

Aviation: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, if she will publish the number of passengers that arrived at UK airports from abroad (a) from 11 May 2020 to 18 May 2020 and (b) from 19 May 2020 to 26 May 2020.

20 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund is (a) subject to Freedom of Information requests or (b) protected under the GDPR.

18 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Human Rights: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the amount of funding allocated by his Department to UK human rights organisations and what the (a) subject and (b) campaign category for each of those allocations.

13 May 2020 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Coronavirus

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions he has had with the Diocese of Lichfield on lost revenues resulting from the closure of places of worship during the covid-19 outbreak.

13 May 2020 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Coronavirus

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions he has had with the Diocese of Hereford on lost revenues resulting from the closure of places of worship during the covid-19 outbreak.

13 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with the hospitality industry to prohibit smoking outside restaurants and food outlets.