Written questions

393 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Personal Care Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what evidence base the Government used to determine that beard trimming was safer than facial beauty treatments for the purposes of easing covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Extended Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the non-resumption of breakfast and after-school provision on working (a) parents and (b) mothers.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the advice that social distancing for the youngest children is not mandatory in his Department's Guidance for full opening: schools, published on 2 July 2020, whether any primary schools requi

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons his Department's Guidance for full opening: schools, published on 2 July 2020, states that social distancing for the youngest children is not mandatory.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of social distancing on the emotional well-being of children.

10 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Prosthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current waiting times are for breast prosthetics at each NHS trust.

10 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Prosthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting times were for breast prosthetics in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019 by NHS Trust.

3 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting times are for mastectomy reconstruction, by NHS Trust.

3 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Plastic Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting times for mastectomy reconstruction were in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019, by NHS Trust.

1 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether British Nationals Overseas passport holders from Hong Kong will be able to travel to the UK and make an in-country application for a five year visa enabling them to work in the UK.

1 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to start accepting applications from BNO passport holders wishing to come to the UK on a five-year visa with the right to work.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

What steps her Department is taking to ensure that single parents are treated equitably within the benefits system during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the data that his Department holds on eligibility for free school meals by ethnicity.

23 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that patients who are blind and deaf can access a covid-19 test.

23 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) income tax and (b) national insurance contributions have been deducted from income from loan schemes through third parties that were entered into before 9 December 2019.

23 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the recommendations contained in Sir Amyas Morse's Loan Charge review published in December 2019.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Coronavirus Catch-up Premium: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the £650 million catch-up fund he plans to allocate to special schools.

22 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to cancel the tuition fees of NHS staff who graduated early to treat people with covid-19.

1 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to extend the period beyond three years in which service personnel can report historic allegations of serious sexual assault.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, if he will publish the scientific evidence underpinning the 14-day quarantine policy.

1 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure (a) understanding and (b) acknowledgement of the term Military Sexual Trauma (MST) by the Ministry of Defence and Office of Veterans Affairs; and what gender-specific training is

13 May 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Office of Veterans' Affairs understands the potential effects of sexual assault and harassment on serving armed forces' personnel's (a) physical health and (b) emotiona

12 May 2020 · House of Commons Commission

Parliament: Coronavirus

To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether (a) the guidance entitled, Working Safely During Coronavirus, issued for offices and contact centres on 11 May 2020 applies to the Parliamentary E

12 May 2020 · House of Commons Commission

Parliament: Coronavirus

To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission plans to publish a risk assessment of working on the Parliamentary Estate in advance of the House of Commons returning to normal wo

11 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Empty Property: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities may extend the three month discount on council tax for empty properties.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Estradiol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of supplies of the HRT drug, Estradot.

20 Apr 2020 · Home Office

General Register Office: Marriage Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in the General Register Office are working on the digitalisation of marriage certificates.

20 Apr 2020 · Home Office

General Register Office: Marriage Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken is for the General Register Office to correct a marriage certificate that contains an error.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating named caseworkers to complex cases undertaken by the Child Maintenance Service.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make an assessment of the operating efficiency of the Child Maintenance Service.

Source: official written-questions record.