Written questions

1,699 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Extended Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of out of hours school clubs that (a) have ceased and (b) will cease to operate as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish on a weekly basis, by parliamentary constituency and for each priority cohort, the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who have received a covid-19 vaccine.

21 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the flooding in the Sefton Central constituency on 20 and 21 January 2021, if he will support previously submitted bids under the National Resilience Fund from the En

20 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Retail Trade: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to enforce covid-19 regulations and protect retail staff against infection from customers who refuse to wear a face covering in shops.

12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to update the guidance on visiting care home residents following the administering of the (a) first and (b) second dose of the covid-19 vaccine to (i) care home residents and (ii)

8 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of covid-19 vaccines administered each day are administered in Sefton.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Computers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what date he estimates children who require laptops to assist them with home learning will receive them.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the guidance for care home visitation will be updated following the introduction of the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown restrictions; and whether care homes should be facilitating visits for

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential financial effect on dental practices of the requirement to meet 45 per cent of their NHS target and (b) the effect of that target on the ability of

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the latest rate of infection with covid-19 of (a) teachers, (b) teaching assistants, (c) non teaching school staff, (d) staff in registered childcare settings, (e) college staff and (f) unive

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will improve the time taken for local public health departments to receive data on (a) people who have tested positive for covid-19 and (b) their contacts for the purpose of contact tracing.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that staff in schools are given the highest priority for the covid-19 vaccine.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to begin covid-19 vaccinations for residents of Formby, Hightown and Ince Blundell.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ashworth Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what risk assessment has been made of the decision to stop weekly testing of the all-clear siren at Ashworth high-security hospital.

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what payments have been made to schools in Sefton Central constituency to cover out-of-scope covid-19-associated costs.

14 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Digital Technology: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to publish a strategy on trade in digital services.

10 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the NHS retains control of access to health data for the purpose of (a) research, (b) planning and (c) innovation according to its own priority policies a

10 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Data Protection: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that existing safeguards on people’s (a) privacy and (b) data protection will be replicated as part of a future WTO agreement on cross-border data flows; and if she

10 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Data Protection: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the exemptions for public procurement in (a) Article 8.84 3(a), (b) Article 8.85 3(a), (c) Article 8.73 3(a), (d) Article 8.73 3(b) and (e) footnote [2] in the Agreement between the United Kin

10 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Data Protection: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what protections are in the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to ensure that citizens’ data is protected in the event that companies decide to transfer that data abroad; and if she

9 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Expert Trade Advisory Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on disbanding the Expert Trade Advisory Group on Customs and Continuity in Trade.

9 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposals of the Every Child Leaving Care Matters report entitled, Planning – The English Care Review – how should it be done?, published

9 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Port of Felixstowe: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of changes in costs for (a) importers and (b) exporters during 2020 as a result of staff at Felixstowe being furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

7 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to use Aintree community centre as a vaccination centre for covid 19.

1 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether student nurses should be paid a band 4 wage while on nurse placement during the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) safety of student nurses on coronavirus wards and (b) effect on the personal finances of those nurses of being at a high risk of having to isolate and lose th

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 27 October 2020 on emergency coronavirus funding for primary schools in Formby.

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Headteachers: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the letter sent to him by the Sefton Association of Primary Heads and the Sefton Association of Secondary Heads dated 11 November 2020.

20 Nov 2020 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the level of changes in costs for importers and exporters of staff availability during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of placing student nurses on pay Band 4 while on nurse placement during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.