Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Gulf War Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the Minister for Veterans last met with former military personnel to discuss Gulf War syndrome.

24 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to identify high risk and vulnerable groups in the community to ensure a quick and effective roll-out of a covid-19 vaccine when one becomes available.

23 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, following the recent findings of the Independent Adviser on the Ministerial Code on her conduct, what steps she has taken to ensure Home Office staff have a working environment that is (a) safe and (b

23 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement of the Prime Minister on 19 November 2020, Official Report, column 487 on Integrated Review, if he will make it his policy to prioritise UK (a) research and development, (b) e

23 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) directly and (b) non-directly employed prison staff are entitled to full pay if they have to (i) self-isolate as a result of track and trace and (ii) shield.

23 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2020 to Question 100350, Prisons: Mobile Phones, how many and what proportion of prisoners in the (a) adult public, (b) adult private and (c) youth estate have access to in-ce

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Holiday Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department have the right to (a) 31.5 days and (b) 30 days annual leave, by (i) age, (ii) sex and (iii) ethnicity.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Holiday Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether staff on long-term sick leave in his Department accrue privilege leave.

18 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Holiday Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department who have a right to 31.5 days annual leave, accrue annual leave at their standard rate when on long-term sick leave.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2020 to Question 113535, how many breweries in Easington constituency have indicated their support for the changes to Small Brewers Relief.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the effect of covid-19 on the seafarers earnings deduction.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last made an assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) structure and (b) purpose of the seafarers earnings deduction.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of qualifying claimants for seafarers earnings deduction in tax year 2020-21.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the seafarers earnings deduction in tax year 2020-21.

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many qualifying claimants there were for seafarers earnings deduction in each year between 2006-07 and 2019-20.

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual total of the Seafarers Earnings Deduction was in each year from 2006-07 to 2019-20.

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward measures in the Comprehensive Spending Review to ensure that merchant seafarers who no longer meet the qualifying criteria for the Seafarers Earnings Deduction as a result of the effect of t

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 pandemic on income tax reliefs granted under the Seafarers Earnings Deduction in tax year 2020-21.

12 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of retaining the Small Brewers Relief threshold at 5000 hectolitres rather than lowering that threshold to 2100 hectolitres.

11 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cocaine: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the rate of cocaine-related deaths among (a) women and (b) men.

11 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Drugs: Death

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of drug-related deaths registered in 2019 involved combinations of cocaine with (a) opiates, (b) fentanyl and (c) other synthetic opiates.

11 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Poisoning

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take in response to the Office for National Statistics report, Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2019 registrations, published on 14 October 2020.

10 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 9 November 2020, Official Report, column 708, how much and what proportion of Small Brewers Relief in 2019 was spent on breweries

10 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his predecessor had with (a) breweries and (b) other organisations on reviewing changes to Small Brewers Relief prior to making his announcement at the 2018 Budget that that scheme would be reviewed

10 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 9 November 2020, Official Report, column 708, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on brewers producing between 2100 and 5000

10 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with breweries that produce less than 5000 hectolitres of beer on changes to Small Brewers Relief.

10 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 9 November 2020, Official Report, column 707, which breweries in Easington constituency will benefit from changes to Small Brewers Relief.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the estimate in Macmillan Cancer Support's report entitled The Forgotten C, published in October 2020 that it could take (a) 20

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

Small Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 109298 on Small Businesses: Coronavirus, on what date the Government notified the European Commission of its intention to tak

9 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical information his Department uses to inform policy on tackling the backlog of cancer treatments.

Source: official written-questions record.