Written questions
1,525 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public Footpaths: Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 153108, when he the Planning Inspector appointed in 2017 will be requested to decide whether or not to hold a public inquiry into obj
18 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Clothing: VAT Zero Rating
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of raising the maximum measurements for VAT zero rated clothing so that nine out of ten thirteen year olds come within the maximum measurements.
18 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Music: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department is providing for music education hubs in England in the 2021-22 financial year; and what discussions his Department has had with the Arts Council on the administration of the grants
18 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Overseas Workers: Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it the policy of the Government to extend exemption from income tax for the year 2020-21 to people who work full time overseas but have remained in the UK for a longer period than intended in the tax
16 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his oral response to the hon member for Christchurch on 2 March 2021, Official Report, col 140, whether the (a) MHRA or (b) Public Health England is responsible for publishing the numbe
16 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who had been vaccinated for at least three weeks have been admitted to hospital in England with covid-19 since 31 January 2021.
16 Mar 2021 · Home Office
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of fraud or forgery in relation to the registration of (a) births, (b) marriages and (c) deaths have been identified in each of the last five years for which records are available.
16 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of categorising all school uniform as zero rated for VAT: and if he will make a statement.
16 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Clothing: VAT Zero Rating
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of children aged (a) 13, (b) 12, (c) 11 and (d) 10 whose measurements for clothing exceed the maximum to qualify for that clothing to be zero rated for VAT; and if he will mak
11 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch of 18 December 2020 on behalf of a constituent concerned about his inability to obtain an EWS1 Certif
11 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Camping Sites and Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to increase the number of caravans and tents permitted at site and locations certified for self-catering holidays during 2021; and if he will make a
9 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the Government will make it a priority in the next Session of Parliament to bring forward legislative proposals to simplify and increase the transparency of company structures
4 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office
Weddings: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed restrictions on weddings being held in April, May and June 2021 make provision for people who have been vaccinated for more than three weeks to be ex
3 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public Footpaths: Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 153108, whether the Planning Inspector inquiring into the proposals has requested Natural England to provide new data or evidence
3 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS National Screening Committee received any application for approval for the use of lateral flow tests for covid-19 from (a) the Government and (b) any other body; and for what reason
3 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals in the next Session of Parliament to amend and clarify the definition of a pitch fee for park home residents and prevent the use of
1 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Park Homes: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislative proposals in the next session of Parliament to change the inflationary index for park home pitch fees from RPI to CP
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Instruction: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to extend the time limit between passing Part 1 of the driving instructors’ training and applying for Part 3 of the test beyond twenty four months due to the inability of potential
22 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Bats: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it Government policy to remove protection from bats occupying residential space where householders have an anxiety about bats being vectors of disease; and if he will m
11 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 148677, how many and what proportion of people serving an IPP sentence who have previously been released are in custody following recall; and how many people
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Public Footpaths: Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 148676 on Public Footpaths: Christchurch, whether the Inspector plans to hold a public inquiry into the objections; and what the t
9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine (a) in early treatment for covid-19 and (b) for prophylactic use in Greece and Turkey.
9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's policy is on the use of hydroxychloroquine as a means of preventing and treating covid-19; and if he will make a statement.
9 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Vessels: Territorial Waters
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ban supertrawlers from UK waters; and if he will make a statement.
9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it the policy of the Government to contact NHS nurses currently on maternity leave to request their assistance in filling vacancies.
4 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Organised Crime and Undocumented Migrants: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the contribution of (a) illegal immigrants and (b) drug dealers to the spread of covid-19.
3 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many statutory notifications of covid-19 were submitted to Public Health England in (a) November 2020, (b) December 2020 and (c) January 2021; and how many in each month were submitted from (i)
3 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to contact NHS nurses on maternity leave to request their assistance in filling vacancies.
3 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Advent International: Cobham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the legally binding undertakings given to the Government by Advent International when its purchase of Cobham was agreed in 2020 remain valid in respect of Cobham Mission S
3 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in England are currently serving sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection; and when those prisoners will be released.
Source: official written-questions record.