Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
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, were rejected because the applicant entered the wrong start date.
22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of smartphone users that will not be able to access the NHS Test and Trace app as a result of the operating systems of their smartphones not being compatible
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
British Patient Capital
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much money British Patient Capital has deployed by sector to date.
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
British Patient Capital
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps British Patient Capital is taking to ensure that the venture capital funds it invests in are supporting UK businesses to avoid premature sale.
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Funds: Science and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes to the fee cap proposed in her Department's consultation entitled Improving outcomes for members of defined contribution pension schemes on the abil
22 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Life Sciences
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Life Sciences Investment Programme is planned to be launched; and whether he plans to increase that programme's budget in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
British Patient Capital
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps British Patient Capital is taking to ensure that the venture capital funds it invests in are supporting UK businesses to reach their potential.
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
British Patient Capital
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average time from application to funding decision is for British Patient Capital.
22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies: Venture Capital
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that innovative UK companies can access the scale-up capital from (a) pension funds and (b) other sources of funding that they need to grow in th
21 Sep 2020 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum applicants are required to claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.
16 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Newcastle upon Tyne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,where the new covid-19 laboratory planned for Newcastle will be located; and who is providing that laboratory.
15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether in response to the covid-19 outbreak there have been changes to the opt-out options for citizens to choose whether they wish to share their GP patient data throughout the NHS.
15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2020 to Question 84231 on Coronavirus: Disease control, whether (a) the published R is an estimate and (b) his Department has taken steps to verify the value
15 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer 11 September 2020 to Question 86651 on Children: Internet, whether that Answer refers only to those eligible or to all children of school age who do not have access to the internet.
15 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2020 to Question 84242 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, if he will list those six supply agreements.
15 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Revenue and Customs: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2020 to Question 83792 and with reference to his statement of 9 July 2020 in his Computer Weekly article that Open banking models have allowed thos
14 Sep 2020 · Home Office
Asylum: Newcastle upon Tyne
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2020 to Question 84230 on Asylum: Newcastle Upon Tyne, how many asylum seekers in Newcastle are accommodated in hotels.
14 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Coronavirus: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2020 to Question 84695 on Coronavirus: Disinformation, how many full time equivalent staff are engaged in the Counter Disinformation Unit.
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions Ofcom has had with (a) social media companies and (b) citizen and consumer groups on online harms in 2020.
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telephone Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the (a) value of equipment that will need to be replaced and (b) number of homes affected by the planned switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Networ
10 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telephone Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the switch off of the Public Switched Telephone Network; and what plans he has to ensure that consumers are (a) prepared for and (b) informed of
9 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Cybersecurity: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many SME businesses have taken up the Government's Cyber Essentials scheme.
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training has been provided to teachers to help them adapt to remote teaching.
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Teaching Excellence Framework Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made by the Independent review into the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework; when Dame Shirley Pearce will make a report to him; and if that report will be made publicly av
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Universities: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the British Council on the number of international students expected to enrol in UK universities during academic years (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22, (c) 2022-23; and what support h
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of households with school-age children that do not have access to the internet.
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Cybercrime and Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July to Question 72907 and the Answer of 17 July 2020 to Question 72907 on Cybercrime and Digital Technology, how many individuals have completed digital ski
8 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Telecommunications: Huawei
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing quarterly reports to Parliament on the progress on removing Huawei from 5G and other telecommunications networks.
7 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Exhibitions: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the ongoing legacy of the Great Exhibition of the North.
7 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
TransUnion: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Transunion is being used to confirm identity for NHS Test and Trace home virus tests instead of the Government's Verify ID system; and what procurement process was put in place whic
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