Written questions

927 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many pieces of correspondence he has received from MPs on behalf of constituents on matters relating to covid-19 on each date since the outbreak began; and how many responses

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

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many pieces of correspondence he has received from MPs on behalf of constituents on matters relating to covid-19 on each date since the outbreak began; and how many responses

15 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pieces of correspondence he has received from MPs on behalf of constituents on matters relating to covid-19 on each date since the outbreak began; and how many responses he has provided to

15 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit and Welfare Tax Credits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of temporarily suspending the two-child limit on the child element of universal credit and tax credit in recognition of the economic effect of the co

15 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families have been newly affected by the two-child limit on universal credit as a result of making a new claim for that benefit since the beginning of the covid-19 lockdown.

13 May 2020 · Treasury

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual pieces of correspondence he has (a) received from MPs on behalf of constituents on matters relating to covid-19 on each date since the outbreak began and (b) provided in response to that correspo

13 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individual pieces of correspondence her Department has (a) received from hon. Members on behalf of constituents on matters relating to covid-19 on each date since the outbreak began and (b) pro

13 May 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Abortion: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of exercising his powers under section 26 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to direct the Department of Health in Northern Ireland to commission s

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that supply teachers working for umbrella companies are furloughed at 80 per cent of their average wage during the covid-19 oubreak.

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support supply teachers when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is withdrawn.

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of long-term contracts for supply teachers as contingent labour that were cancelled in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Public Sector: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) schools and (b) employment businesses that have continued paying contingent labour in the public sector during the covid-19 outbreak in line with the C

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the reasons for which employment businesses on the Crown Commercial Services framework (a) and (b) have not furloughed supply teachers.

12 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Splenectomy: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department has provided for splenectomy patients on shielding in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

12 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a 14 day quarantine period will be required for people travelling to the UK for medical procedures.

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support the Government has made available for those newly self-employed in the financial year 2019-20 who are not eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support is available for owner-operated or small limited companies run from home in the event that directors of those companies do not wish to furlough themselves as they want to continue to work to sust

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Walthamstow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims have been made to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in Walthamstow constituency.

11 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish data on new claims for universal credit since the covid-19 social distancing guidelines were introduced, at a constituency level.

11 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much the average loan issued under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme is.

11 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on the backlog of universal credit mandatory reconsideration of staff redeployment to work on new applications for that benefit; and what estimate she h

5 May 2020 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) removing the £51,000 limit on retail, hospitality and leisure grants and (b) directing local authorities that supply chain businesses are eligible for rate

5 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Discrimination

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on (a) the gender pay gap and (b) indirect discrimination.

5 May 2020 · Women and Equalities

Females: Employment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to support women (a) returning to work and (b) accessing childcare after the covid-19 lockdown.

4 May 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an Equality Impact Assessment of the Government’s plans for easing the covid-19 lockdown.

4 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Redundancy: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to monitor redundancies by protected characteristics after the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the costs to schools that wish to access free school meals vouchers from retailers not listed on the Government’s National Voucher Scheme will be reimbursed in full.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support the Government is providing to schools that wish to access free school meals vouchers from a retailer not listed on the Government’s National Voucher Scheme.

20 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many payments the Government has made under the emergency repatriation loans scheme since that scheme was established.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Migrant Workers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing to non-EEA nationals who (a) are working reduced hours and (b) have lost their jobs due to the covid-19 outbreak and are unable to claim universal credit.

Source: official written-questions record.