Written questions

580 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Computers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) local authorities, (b) Academy Trusts and (c) other relevant organisations overseeing schools and social care responded to his Department’s invitation to order devices to assist with digital learning;

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Private Education: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the charitable status of independent schools.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of temporarily providing free school meals to certain groups of children subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date the temporary extension of free school meals for children in families with No Recourse to Public Funds conditions will cease; and if he will publish a Children’s Rights Impact Assessment on the end

3 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of evidence behind reports that covid-19 can cause brain injury; and what steps he is taking to ensure brain injury charities are able to meet a potential in

22 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: ICT and Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of internet providers on (a) providing internet access and (b) adequate devices for disadvantaged children who are out of school.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: ICT and Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had about providing internet access and adequate devices for disadvantaged children who are out of school.

22 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for the covid-19 social care taskforce, announced on 8 June 2020, to review the effect of covid-19 on people affected by dementia.

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

Multiple Occupation: Coronavirus

What steps the Government is taking to support tenants in (a) multiple occupancy dwellings and (b) buildings with multiple residences during the covid-19 outbreak.

2 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with annual trading profits from £50,000 to £60,000 are not eligible to access support under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

2 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of the £50,000 annual trading profit threshold for determining an applicant's eligibility for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the research undertaken by Xu K of the State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National C

13 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made for the implications of his policy of the Alzheimer’s Society survey, published 13 May 2020, that found over half of care homes surveyed felt unable to safely self-isola

13 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made for the implications for his policy on the personal protective equipment (PPE) to care homes of the Alzheimer’s Society survey, published 13 May 2020, that found 43 per

6 May 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) cost to the public purse is each week and (b) average weekly cost is per child of the free school meal voucher scheme.

4 May 2020 · Cabinet Office

Death: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the most common underlying health conditions are for people who have died from covid-19 in the UK.

4 May 2020 · Cabinet Office

Death: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people who have died from covid-19 in the UK had underlying health conditions.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by ethnicity, how many people have been admitted to hospital with covid-19 in the UK.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died from covid-19 in the UK, by ethnicity.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted to hospital with covid-19 in the UK, by faith group.

1 May 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died from covid-19 in the UK, by faith group.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department made an assessment of the accessibility of all retailers when designing the free school meal voucher scheme during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools will be reimbursed if they bought free school meals vouchers from another retailer due to being unable to access the Edenred scheme during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what process his Department used to select the provider for the free school meal voucher programme during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what rate of commission Edenred is charging for its service to provide free school meal vouchers during the covid-19 outbreak.

2 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the publication of the Accelerated Planning White Paper.

13 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's priorities are for research into dementia.

13 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential merits of using dementia research funding to investigate best practice in demen

28 Jan 2020 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Gender

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress each Government department has made on reaching its targets on gender split within the civil service.

28 Jan 2020 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Females

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets the Government has for the number of women employed at each level in the civil service; and what the deadline is for each target.

Source: official written-questions record.