Written questions

457 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Childminding: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to provide asymptomatic covid-19 testing to all Ofsted registered childminders.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Childminding: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2021 to Question 147056, on Childminding: Coronavirus, how he plans to prioritise the steps outlined; and if he will set out a timetable for taking those steps.

24 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Cost Benefit Analysis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Green Book Supplementary Document: Social discount rates for Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Report for HM Treasury, published 16 November 2020, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed c

19 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what costs have been incurred to date to provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers at Yarl's Wood.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the latest cost estimates are for each phase of the East West Rail project; and how those costs compare with the cost estimates first submitted for each phase of the project to the Treasury.

19 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Cost Benefit Analysis

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has recommended changes to the social discount rates that his Department applies; and whether those changes will be applied retrospectively to projects in the Government's Major Projects Portfolio.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social security benefits: Terminal illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to (a) publish and (b) implement the recommendations from the Department’s review of the benefits system for terminally ill people and the Special Rules for Terminal Illness scheme an

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of wearing of face coverings on the learning of children with hearing loss; what guidance has been provided to schools and colleges on that matter; and whether he plans

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on the covid-19 vaccination priority for carers of children with SEN who are (a) in receipt of carers allowance and (b) not in receipt of carers allowance.

15 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for a Land Industrial Strategy, including the role of armoured vehicle and turret manufacturing and production in that strategy.

15 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Warrior Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the design maturity of the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme; and what the planned timescale is for providing design acceptance.

15 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether changes are required for the armoured fighting vehicle capability in order to maintain the UK's contribution to NATO’s conventional deterrence tasks.

15 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK will remain committed to NATO’s conventional deterrence tasks, including Enhanced Forward Presence; what role the UK will play in those deterrence tasks; and what the planned timescale is for that

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Discipline

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release, Experts to help tackle poor behaviour in schools, published on 28 February 2020, when he plans to rollout behaviour hubs; and what criteria will be used for ass

14 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on care homes of insurance companies refusing to provide insurance cover in relation to visits to care homes; and whether he has plans to publish an assess

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Financial Services: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing additional provisions on (a) the due diligence required of financial intermediaries prior to making recommendations to investors and (b)

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

BaFin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make to the Government of Germany on the oversight of BaFin.

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

German Property Group: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ask regulatory agencies to make an assessment of the implications for his policies of UK-regulated financial advisors promoting, recommending and offering investment in German Property Group (for

30 Dec 2020 · Treasury

German Property Group: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps UK regulatory agencies are taking in response to (a) the bankruptcy of German Property Group (formerly Dolphin Capital and Dolphin Trust) and (b) its effect on UK-based investors.

30 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to extend the Action Access pilot scheme in response to the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the numbers of women participating in that scheme.

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend beyond 2022 the grant funding available to parish councils to formulate neighbourhood plans.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on children with ADHD and autism of being mis-described as having behavioural issues; and what estimate he has made of the number of children with autism spectrum condi

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Discipline

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria was applied for the distribution of the funding of £10 million to improve school discipline announced on the 28 February 2020.

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future White Paper published in August 2020, what procedure he proposes will be used to define whether open countryside is classified as pr

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future White Paper published in August 2020, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment for rural businesses and communities

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future White Paper published in August 2020, whether his Department has costed the effect of being located in a protected zone on rural bus

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2020 to Question 106951 on Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011, what (a) plans he has and (b) his timeframe is

16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on patients of the time limitations for bringing a claim against a manufacturer of (a) mesh, (b) essure sterilisation and (c) breast implants.

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

Energy Performance Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of intelligent electrical heating on the effectiveness of Energy Performance Certificate gradings.

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

Energy Performance Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to costs to private rented properties for achieving grade C on their Energy Performance Certificates, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merit

Source: official written-questions record.