Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Religious Buildings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances the Government plans to authorise the re-opening of places of worship; and if he will make a statement.

15 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the public purse her Department spent on the housing cost element of universal credit in each of the last twelve months.

15 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for (a) NHS England and (b) NHS Improvement to publish its standard operating procedure for children’s palliative care in (i) children’s hospices and i(ii) the community during th

12 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Democratic Republic of Congo: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals had registered with his Department an interest to return from the Democratic Republic of Congo prior to 11 May 2020; and if he will make a statement.

11 May 2020 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the current suspension of consultation exercises, what steps he will take to ensure adequate consultation is completed before the new relationships and sex education requirements take effect i

11 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were given leave to remain with the no recourse to public funds condition in the most recent period for which data is available.

5 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Asia: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of those UK nationals who had registered by 19 April 2020 to return to the UK from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh were categorised as vulnerable by Corporate Travel M

5 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Asia: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals registered an interest by the close of registration on 19 April 2020 to return to the UK as a result of the covid-19 pandemic from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Ba

5 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Means-tested Benefits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the appropriateness of the savings thresholds for means tested benefits during the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will make a statement.

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an area-based assessment of the correlation between numbers of residents having no recourse to public funds and the largest numbers of deaths involving covid-19; and if she will make

5 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase support for areas identified by the Office for National Statistics as having the largest number of deaths involving covid-19.

4 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive has taken to promote online and telephone reporting of covid-19-related concerns.

4 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety Executive: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has ordered any businesses to close in response to covid-19-related concerns; and if she will make a statement.

4 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases related to covid-19 have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive; and how many of those cases have led to enforcement action.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has on covid-19 testing for NHS mental health staff; and if he will make a statement.

4 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for the lifting of the No Recourse to Public Funds condition have been (a) submitted and (b) granted in each of the last 12 months.

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her letter dated 28 April 2020 to the Chairs of the Work and Pensions and Home Affairs Select Committees, what criteria her Department will take account of in determining whether the

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her letter dated 28 April 2020 to the Chairs of the Work and Pensions and Home Affairs Select Committees, what steps her Department is taking to obtain evidence from (a) foodbanks an

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her letter dated 28 April 2020 to the Chairs of the Work and Pensions and Home Affairs Select Committees, what steps her Department is taking to obtain evidence from local authoritie

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people whose leave to remain in the UK is subject to no recourse to public funds are entitled to support from Local Welfare Assistance Schemes; and if she will make a statement.

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her letter dated 28 April 2020 to the Chairs of the Work and Pensions and Home Affairs Select Committees, what evidence her Department is considering in keeping under review whether

27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Bangladesh and Pakistan: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer on 27 April 2020 to Question 37392 on Bangladesh and Pakistan: Coronavirus, how many UK nationals have returned to the UK from (a) Pakistan and (b) Bangladesh on re

27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Repatriation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 37391, how many UK nationals have returned to the UK on repatriation flights organised by the Government as of 27 April 2020, and if he

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has a documented formal change management process for IT changes to deliver any alterations to universal credit's scope or policy decided by Ministers.

27 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Remote Working: Musculoskeletal Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of home working on people's musculoskeletal health.

27 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to share understanding and co-ordinate support for people with arthritis across the NHS in England.

27 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to work with the charity and voluntary sector during the covid-19 outbreak pandemic to co-ordinate support for people with (a) arthritis and (b) other health conditions to (i) man

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the costs incurred by UK citizens trapped in (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh after each country's recent ban on international fli

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the ticket cost of £581 per person for UK nationals returning from India was determined; and if he will make a statement.

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the ticket cost of £600 per person for nationals returning from Bangladesh was determined; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.