Written questions

4,009 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Business: Hemsworth

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2020 to Question 70319 on Business: Closures, what information the UK Statistics Authority holds on the number of businesses that have c

5 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2020 to Question 74442 on Coronavirus: Death, what information the UK Statistics Authority holds on the number of people who have died a

5 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: West Yorkshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2020 to Question 74443 on Coronavirus: West Yorkshire, what information the UK Statistics Authority holds on the number of people (a) un

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 August 2020 to Question 69437 on Dental Services, how many urgent dental care centres remain fully operational as at 6 September 2020.

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2020 to Question 74439 on Social Services: Reform, what the Government's timetable is for publishing its proposals on reforms to the social care system.

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2020 to Question 78516 on Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review, what the Government's timetable is for providing an update on its considerat

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support the Government is providing to people who are clinically extremely vulnerable who are unable to work from home and feel unsafe in their workplace.

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the Government has not advised clinically vulnerable people to shield at this stage in the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the advice the Government received from (a) the Chief Medical Officer and (b) Public Health England on whether people who are clinically extremely vulnerable should be required t

30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school (a) staff and (b) pupils have received positive covid-19 tests since 1 September 2020.

30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools were classed as not fully open on (a) 1 September 2020, (b) 8 September 2020, (c) 15 September 2020 and (d) 22 September 2020.

30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Sign Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including teaching of British Sign Language in the curriculum of Key Stages one, two and three.

30 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Mining: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of commissioning an independent review of criminal convictions during the English and Welsh miners strikes of 1984-85, similar to the review

30 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Evictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce a temporary ban on evictions in areas subject to local covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

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

Evictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason renters who were issued eviction notices from 26 March to 28 August 2020 are not entitled to a six month notice period.

18 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Question 69448, for what reason the contract awarded to Serco for contact tracing training has not been published on Contracts Finder; and when that contract is planned to be published

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Redundancy: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate the Insolvency Service has made of the number of employees notified in HR1 forms as being at risk of redundancy in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) Yorkshire and the Humbe

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter of 24 March 2020 from NHS England and NHS Improvement entitled COVID-19: Partnership working with the Independent Sector Providers and the Independent Healthcare Provid

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many officials in his Department monitor the contracts for the covid-19 drive through testing centres to ensure all contractual obligations are met.

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Government Department holds the contracts for the management of covid-19 drive through testing centres.

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the (a) location and (b) main contractor for each of the covid-19 drive through testing centres.

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which companies hold contracts with the Government for the management of covid-19 drive through testing centres; and whether they employ any subcontractors.

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) combined value and (b) duration is of the contracts the Government has with private contractors to run covid-19 drive through testing centres.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement the recommendations in Chapter 4 of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review on the use of Sodium Valproate in pregnancy.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will take steps to implement the recommendations in the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the recommendations outlined in the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.

21 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when staff of his Department will be required to return to the office as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when staff of his Department will be required to return to the office as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when a covid-19 risk assessment was undertaken for his Department's office on Marsham Street; who carried out that risk assessment; what proportion of staff will be able to retur

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

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when staff of his Department will be required to return to their workplace as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

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