Written questions

4,009 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that plans are in place to enforce social distancing measures on public transport between 23 and 27 December 2020.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on making the £20 a week uplift in universal credit permanent.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many food banks there were in (a) March 2020 and (b) November 2020.

26 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Towns Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the criteria for the Towns Fund selection process.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Period Poverty: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the effect of covid-19 on levels of period poverty.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) advice and (b) guidance provided by (i) the Chief Medical Officer and (ii) Public Health England which informed the decision to allow pubs and restaurants to open only as

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sportsgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) advice and (b) guidance issued by (i) the Chief Medical Officer and (ii) Public Health England which informed the decision to allow crowds of up to 4,000 and 2,000 in tie

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) advice and (b) guidance issued by (i) the Chief Medical Officer and (ii) Public Health England which informed the decision to keep pubs and restaurants closed in those pa

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) advice and (b) guidance issued by (i) the Chief Medical Officer and (ii) Public Health England which informed the decision to reopen all non-essential retail settings acr

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Leisure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) advice and (b) guidance issued by (i) the Chief Medical Officer and (ii) Public Health England which informed the decision to reopen gyms, pools and leisure centres acros

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to prioritise frontline workers along with the elderly and health care workers in the roll-out of safe and effective covid-19 vaccines.

26 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Training: Unemployed People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that recently unemployed individuals are able to acquire new skills.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Union Learning Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people obtained qualifications using the Union Learning Fund in 2019.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Union Learning Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have obtained qualifications using the Union Learning Fund since 1998.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Union Learning Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the Union Learning Fund is due to end in April 2021.

25 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Weather: Death

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many excess winter deaths there have been in each year since 2010.

25 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the value of NHS land sold since 2010.

25 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many A&E wards have been closed in NHS hospitals in England since 2010.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have cancelled their TV licence since 2010.

25 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Begging and Vagrancy: Wakefield

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in the Wakefield local authority area have been prosecuted under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in 2020.

25 Nov 2020 · Cabinet Office

Serco

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value is of Government contracts awarded to Serco since 2010.

25 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Virgin Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value is contracts awarded to Virgin Care since 2010.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value was of the block grant to England’s higher education institutions in 2019-20.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the High Speed Two rail project.

25 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Trident

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the projected cost for the renewal of Trident.

25 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many children are classified as being homeless as at 25 November 2020.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school pupils have tested positive for covid-19 since 1 September 2020.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Children's Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres are (a) open and (b) operational as at 25 November 2020.

25 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance stations there are in England.

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Location

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC tax offices there are in England.

Source: official written-questions record.