Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Sep 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Health and Safety

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a health and safety committee will be formed for any building shared by two or more Departments, where a request has been made under Regulation 9 of the Safety Re

9 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the request made to his Department by the PCS union under Regulation 9 of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the request made to his Department by the PCS union under Regulation 9 of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regula

9 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the request made to her Department by the PCS union under Regulation 9 of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 to f

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward proposals to widen access to NHS patient transport in County Durham.

8 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Question 83759 answered on 7 September 2020, what impact assessments have been carried out on the financial implications to small breweries operating between 2,100 and 5,000 hectolitres, of the findings

7 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the five largest recipients from the Eat Out to Help Out scheme are.

3 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Aircraft: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to discourage UK-based aircraft from using foreign registration systems with less onerous regulatory requirements.

3 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Aircraft: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban foreign-registered planes from being based in the UK for longer than 90 days.

1 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of small breweries operating between 2,100 hectoliters and 5,000 hectoliters, that will be financially disadvantaged by the proposed reform of the Small Brewer Relief.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Coronavirus

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 report by the Teenage Cancer Trust entitled Cancer x Coronavirus: The Impact on young people.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of clinical trials involving 13 to 24 year olds with cancer that have been disrupted or abandoned as a direct result of the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish cancer waiting time statistics on (a) urgent two week wait referrals and (b) the 62 day wait for first treatment for the last (i) six months, (ii) 12 months and (iii) 24 months,

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of probation services remaining permanently under public ownership and civil service control.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the transition of probation services in Wales into the public sector; and if he will make a statement.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of each model of probation service delivery on (a) rates of (i) re-offending and (ii) staff wellbeing and (b) the adequacy of that service delivery.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment made of the ability of community rehabilitation companies to support (a) home-working and (b) video conferencing during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issued to community rehabilitation companies on the development of exceptional delivery models in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

National Probation Service for England and Wales: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of workers in the National Probation Service were employed by agencies in each of the last 12 months.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Community Rehabilitation Companies: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to offer all employees of community rehabilitation companies new roles on at least equivalent terms and conditions in the National Probation Service before private probation contracts end in June

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

National Probation Service for England and Wales: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage probation agency staff to take up permanent positions within the National Probation Service.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether contracts for new work coaches in her Department will be (a) full-time or part-time and (b) short-term or permanent.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) duration and (b) delivery method of training for new work coaches will be as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the job finding support service referred to in paragraph 2.19 of the Chancellor’s Plan for Jobs, published on 8 July 2020, will be provided by (a) current work coaches or (b) put out to tender.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with trade unions on the reopening of job centres in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.

20 Jul 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the written judgment of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland in response to the judicial review brought by Fine Point Films and journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McAffrey NICA 3

20 Jul 2020 · House of Commons Commission

Parliament: Staff

To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that Parliamentary staff are protected in the event that they raise health and safety concerns.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his letter to the Permanent Secretary of his Department on 20 March 2020 on urgent covid-19 expenditure, what time period the estimated financial effect of £588 million relates to; and what t

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his letter to the Permanent Secretary of his Department on 20 March 2020 on urgent covid-19 expenditure, what estimate his Department’s Investment and Portfolio Committee has made of the (a) t

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his letter to the Permanent Secretary of his Department of 20 March 2020 on urgent expenditure during the covid-19 outbreak, if he will publish the reasons given by his Department’s Investment

Source: official written-questions record.