Written questions

607 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support his Department has put in place for young children and families that are quarantining in Government provided hotels.

8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to waive the cost of covid-19 tests on compassionate grounds for people travelling internationally for (a) funerals, (b) caring duties and (c) medical reasons.

4 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of report by the Asset Management Taskforce’s entitled Investing with Purpose: placing stewardship at the heart of sustainable growth, published in No

4 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Financial Services: EU Action

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the EU’s sustainable finance action plan; and what steps he plans to take to ensure that the financial services sector in the UK is competitive in sustainable fina

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fossil Fuels: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the International Energy Agency’s report entitled Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, published in May 2021, what steps his Department is t

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the International Energy Agency’s report entitled Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, published in May 2021, what steps his Department plan

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Corporate Governance Code’s comply or explain regime.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the International Truth and Justice Project’s submission to the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the International Truth and Justice Project’s submission to the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime regarding Sri Lanka.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to continue Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in Sri Lanka after the end of 2021-22.

25 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what amount of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund budget for programmes in Sri Lanka (a) was unspent in 2020-21, (b) is allocated for 2021-22; how the underspend was a

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the treatment completion rate was for carers accessing the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the recovery rate was for carers accessing the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many carers accessed the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-2020 and (c) 2020-21.

17 May 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to tackle the mental ill health incidence increase in university students.

17 May 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to universities on the provision of mental health support to students.

17 May 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of how students on practical university degree courses will be offered extra support before entering the job market to make up for lost teaching time during the covid-19 lockdown.

13 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Biofuels: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to redirect biomass subsidies to solar and wind.

12 May 2021 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to provide support for self-employed individuals who were not aware that late filing of 2019-20 tax returns would obstruct their access to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

27 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department implements an increase in annual social care funding of £3.9 billion by 2023–24 to meet demographic changes and planned increases in the Nation

21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will waive the cost of covid-19 tests on compassionate grounds for people travelling internationally for (a) funerals, (b) caring duties and (c) medical reasons.

15 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in Amnesty International's report entitled, On the Human Rights Frontline: how the UK

10 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds data on the number of blocks that are only able to obtain first loss buildings insurance policies that do not cover the full cost of major losses.

10 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of blocks which are (a) unable to obtain building cover via a single insurer or (b) are subject to insurance exclusions or ex

10 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his department holds on (a) the costs of buildings insurance in both medium and high rise blocks and (b) the extent to which those costs have increased since the Grenfe

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Events Industry: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Budget 2021 statement on 3 March 2021, whether the support packages for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses extend to the events and exhibitions sector.

8 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the spare room subsidy policy to ensure that people who are unable to work as a result of illness are not obliged to pay that charge.

5 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on people based in the UK who are alleged sponsors of the Belarusian senior leadership.

3 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Au Pairs: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what explicit provision she plans to make in the UK visa system to allow young people to come to the UK from the EU to work as an au pair.

2 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of unspent (a) childcare vouchers and (b) money in tax-free childcare accounts.

Source: official written-questions record.