Written questions

688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oximeters: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many oximeters have been purchased by NHS England for the treatment of covid-19.

21 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Capital Markets

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the Prospective Regulation exemption limit of 8 million euros for secondary public offerings.

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the level of opt-out from auto-enrollment into workplace pensions during the covid-19 lockdown period.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Education: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of covid-19 on the adequacy of the education of refugees in Official Development Assistant-eligible countries.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Education: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the education of children with disabilities in countries eligible for Official Development Assistance.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Education: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the delivery of 12 years of quality education for every girl in each Official Development Assistance-eligible country.

2 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Global Partnership for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to host the forthcoming replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education.

2 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will include girls' education as a priority for the UK's forthcoming Presidency of the G7.

2 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

M5: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the frequency of serious accidents that close at least one lane in both directions from Junction 6 to Junction 4a of the M5 (i) before and (ii) since the M5 smart moto

30 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the public finances of the fair fuel stabiliser announced in 2011.

30 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on public finances of the soft drinks industry levy.

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

North Cotswold Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to the Prime Minister on including the North Cotswold Line Strategic Outline Business Case improvements within the remit of the Project Speed taskforce.

23 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cameroon: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the security situation in Cameroon during the covid-19 pandemic.

23 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Independent Healthcare Providers Network: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the covid-19 contract for all inpatient capacity in England with the Independent Healthcare Providers Network expires; and whether he plans to renew it.

23 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Eritrea: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) food security and (b) human rights situation in the Southern Red Sea Denkalya Region of Eritrea during the covid-19 pandemic.

9 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Eritrea: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the (a) humanitarian situation and (b) food security in Eritrea as a result of that country's covid-19 response.

19 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Eritrea: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Eritrea on the release of political prisoners, journalists and Aster Fissehatsion.

5 May 2020 · Department for Transport

North Cotswold Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department has received from Network Rail on the feasibility of the North Cotswold Line taskforce strategic outline business case.

1 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Basic Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using onebillion.org software to teach reading, writing and numeracy to children in developing countries; and whether her Department has a

1 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of satellite technology in delivering remote learning to children that are not attending school as a result of (a) the covid-19 pa

1 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Environment Protection: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of global education in reducing carbon emissions and tacking climate change.

1 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Education: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the role of global education in helping to tackle (a) the covid-19 pandemic and (b) future pandemics.

1 May 2020 · Department for International Development

International Financing Facility for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the International Financing Facility for Education.

1 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to global education during the covid-19 pandemic.

29 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the risk assessment that his Department commissioned when it advised landlords to continue to carry out in-home gas boiler inspections during the covid-19 outb

22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advice that the public should wear a homemade cloth face covering outside

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

PAYE

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people on the PAYE system who voluntarily left their place of employment to start a new PAYE job between 28 February 2020 and 23 March 2020.

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

PAYE

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people on the PAYE system changed employers in each calendar month during 2018-19.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ventilators: Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ventilators are available in Worcestershire; and when more ventilators will be delivered.

4 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Libya and Sahel: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 20480 on Libya and Sahel: Politics and Government, which bilateral and multi-lateral programmes he is planning to increase in (a) the Sa

Source: official written-questions record.