Written questions

John McDonnell

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he made of the potential merits of a hybrid approach in terms of nationality and reserved posts for his Department, as is operational at the Home Office.

2 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in the Overseas Development Assistance budget on (a) career progression and (b) potential redundancies of staff emp

2 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in Overseas Development Aid budget to 0.5% of GDP on the number staff required in his Department.

2 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase the remuneration of British Council employees; when a pay award will be made; and if he will make a statement.

2 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what equalities impact assessment he has made of his Department's policy to reserve certain job roles for British nationals.

24 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason it was decided that directors of small companies who file their PAYE RTI returns annually should be ineligible for support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

24 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation he undertook with directors of small companies, who file their PAYE RTI returns annually, on the design and introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

24 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Directors: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of directors of small companies, who file their PAYE RTI returns annually.

24 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of extending eligibility to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to include directors of small companies, who file their PAYE RTI annually; and if he will ma

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of information available on the rates of infection and transmission of covid-19 in educational settings.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) procure and (b) deliver (i) laptops and (ii) other home internet access to disadvantaged students in a timely manner during the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, steps he is taking to improve understanding of the guidance on the use of personal protective equipment in (a) schools and (b) other educational settings.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on keeping schools open and functioning effectively of the performance of the test and trace system.

16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid and ME/CFS: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of symptoms of (a) chronic fatigue syndrome and (b) long covid.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will place a moratorium on building high carbon infrastructure such as expanded airports as part of the covid-19 recovery package.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will create a net zero test for all infrastructure policy and spending decisions.

9 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mohammed bin Salman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, for what reason Mohammed bin Salman was not included in the list of individuals from Saudi Arabia sanctioned under the new Ma

9 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what specific discussions his Department has had with its counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the release of senior political figures detained without charge in that country.

9 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the UK will attach (a) the need to release human rights activists and women’s rights defenders and (b) other conditions to their attendance at the upcoming G20 in Riyadh.

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will encourage the covid-secure provision of black cabs by issuing bespoke guidance to drivers of those vehicles on safer taxi travel during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will introduce a discount sche

3 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Taxis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the level of financial support provided through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension to taxi drivers; and if he will extend eligibility for that financial support to (a) taxi

3 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional bespoke financial support for taxi drivers in response to the covid-19 outbreak similar to the Government support that has been provided to the hospitality sector to ensure that viable

30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking against people involved in the suppression of human rights in Nigeria.

7 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of schools and related school feeding programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa on (a) girls and (b) all children in that regi

7 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sub-Saharan Africa: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that food shortages and famine across Sub-Saharan Africa do not result in an increase in sexual exploitation of adolescent girls.