Written questions

621 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Computers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has with local education authorities on children with no access to remote learning equipment during the covid-19 outbreak who will be designated as vulnerable children and the'r

1 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is collecting data on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic covid-19 vaccinations (a) administered and (b) refused by vaccination type.

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

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many supported exempt accommodation units there were in each local authority area in each of the last three years.

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on (a) housing benefit and (b) housing benefit for supported exempt accommodation in each of the last three years.

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

Supported Housing: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many investigations have been undertaken by the Regulator for Social Housing into providers of supported exempt accommodation in each of the last five years.

16 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much enhanced housing benefit is paid directly to landlords of supported exempt accommodation by (a) housing benefit and (b) universal credit in each local authority area in each of the last three y

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

Imports: Ethics

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK businesses do not use (a) cotton from Xinjiang and (b) other unethically sourced products.

16 Dec 2020 · Cabinet Office

Imports: Ethics

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure the Government does not procure (a) cotton from Xinjiang and (b) other unethically sourced products.

16 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Import Controls: Ethics

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department plans to take to prevent (a) cotton from Xinjiang and (b) other unethically sourced products from entering the UK.

16 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Xinjiang: Foreign Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs,, what steps he is taking to raise concerns on cotton from Xinjiang and other unethically sourced products with the United Nations Human Rights Council.

8 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in England and Wales are subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences; and as a proportion of that number, what the (a) ethnicity and (b) diagnosed (i) mental and (ii) physical health c

8 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in Birmingham at the point of their original sentencing are serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection; and as a proportion of that number, what the (a) ethnicity and (b) dia

8 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that leaseholders and tenants living in high-rise properties fitted with flammable cladding materials are not paying unaffordable costs to fund

7 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ten longest lengths of time have been that a prisoner has served longer than their original tariff as a result of serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection; and what the ethnicity was of ea

7 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection in each prison in (a) England and (b) Wales for the most recent period for which information is available.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Accidents: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations the Health and Safety Executive has carried out into fatal accidents in workplaces since 1 January 2010; and what the average time taken was to complete those investigations.

6 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Accidents: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatal workplace accidents resulted in an employer prosecution following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive in each year from 2010 to 2020 in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Engla

6 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Accidents: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatal workplace accidents resulted in the employer being found liable by the Health and Safety Executive each year from 2010 to 2020 in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England and Wales.

6 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Accidents: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department is taking to expedite the conclusion of the Health and Safety Executive investigation into the deaths of Almamo Jammeh, Ousmane Diaby, Bangally Dukureh, Saibo Sillah and Muhamadou Ja

6 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to provide additional fire safety advice, in addition to the guidance issued by the National Fire Chiefs Council, to leaseholders and tenants living

6 Oct 2020 · Women and Equalities

Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to her oral contribution of 4 June 2020, official report, column 1003, on public health England review: covid-19 disparities, what recent progress has been made on the Government's review of its work

6 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of applications to the Building Safety Fund were successful; and how much of that £1 billion fund was allocated to those applications.

5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to provide additional fire safety advice, further to the guidance issued by the National Fire Chiefs Council, to leaseholders and tenants living in

5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his Department’s strategy is for communicating updated building safety guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council to leaseholders and tenants living in high-rise propert

5 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the updated guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council on simultaneous evacuation strategies for high-rise flats; and wh

5 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of the legal action taken through the International Criminal Court against the Government of Myanmar on the Rohingya popu

5 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Muslims

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to (a) his counterpart in China, (b) international bodies and (c) individual countries on the detention of (i) Uighur and (ii) other T

30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Muslims

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the detention of Uighur and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, China in the last six months.

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who have experienced symptoms related to covid-19 for longer than 28 days.

30 Sep 2020 · Women and Equalities

Households: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure people living in multi-generational households do not have an increased risk of contracting covid-19.

Source: official written-questions record.