Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the delivery of the fan-led review of football governance.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2020 to Question 75283 on Disclosure of Information: USA, when his Department plans to publish updated guidance on international data transfers followin

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of trends in changes to broadband download speeds (a) regionally and (b) between urban and rural areas since 23 March 2020.

13 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 12 October 2020, official report, column 55, on covid-19 update, what proportion of transmissions in Newcastle he estimates to have taken place

13 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 12 October 2020, official report, column 55, on covid-19 update, what proportion of transmissions in Newcastle he estimates have taken place am

13 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 12 October 2020, official report, column 55, on covid-19 update, what proportion of transmissions in Newcastle he estimates have taken place in

13 Oct 2020 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 23 September 2020, Official Report, column 978, whether the updated Border Operating Model document has (a) been published and (b) in

13 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the speed at which clinical trials for medical research can be conducted.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Dementia: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to dementia research in 2020.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding he plans to make available in grants during the second stage of the university covid-19 research support package that was announced in June 2020.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding he plans to allocate to alternative schemes in the event that the UK does not participate in the Horizon Europe scheme.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason UK applicants have been excluded from submitting to the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel during the transition period.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the advance purchases of covid-19 vaccines have been bought from manufacturers based in the UK.

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Financial Reporting Council on the potential scope of a UK equivalent to the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002; and if he will publish his strategy f

13 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to consult on the introduction of a UK equivalent to the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support the Government provides to those that cannot download the NHS Test and Trace app because it is not compatible with their smartphone operating system.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to prevent (a) children and (b) those suffering from eating disorders using the NHS’s Better Health weight loss app.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autoimmune Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of UK adults diagnosed with an immune-mediated inflammatory condition have achieved their NICE-recommended treatment target within each of the last five years.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which part of (a) PHE or (b) Serco was using the old Excel format which led to NHS TEst and Trace reporting error; and whether his Department has undertaken an audit of the use of obsolete applicat

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during the Covid-19 update on 12 October 2020 in response to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, where covid-19 transmission is occur

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 October 2020 to Question 95073, how many of those applications that were rejected as a result of the applicant entering an incorrect start date were fr

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2020 to Question 77608 on Telecommunications, whether a clear and ambitious diversification strategy was published prior to 14 July 2020.

29 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to enable people to identify quickly the steps that they need to take to (a) protect themselves and (b) follow the law on covid-19 in their locality; and if he will make

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Watford

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representation there is on the Telecoms Diversification Taskforce of (a) UK telecom system developers and (b) organisations that are based north of Watford.

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

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research the Medical Research Council is funding into diffuse midline glioma.

28 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the treatment options available on the NHS for children with diffuse midline glioma; and whether he plans to improve those treatment optio

28 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Twitter: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Twitter on (a) racial bias in its thumbnail algorithm and (b) redress for people discriminated against by that algorithm; and what plans he has to

28 Sep 2020 · Cabinet Office

Scientific Advisers: Shares

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued on the ownership of shares by the Chief Scientific and Chief Medical Officers and others advising Government on science policy.

25 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Newcastle upon Tyne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 89697 on Asylum: Newcastle Upon Tyne, how many of the people resettled in Newcastle Upon Tyne in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e)

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

Innovation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications to Innovate UK's iSustainable Innovation Fund (temporary framework), round 2, came from each region; how many such applications were successful in each such

Source: official written-questions record.