Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken for results to be returned from covid-19 tests conducted at Lighthouse Labs.

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

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement entitled, Government to protect UK research jobs with major support package, how many applications have been made for funding; and what proporti

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

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to allocate additional funding to research departments at universities that are not in receipt of a teaching excellence framework award.

3 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on the finances of universities of a reduction in the income derived from international students; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that universities are able

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

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Policy paper, UK Research and Development Roadmap, published on 1 July 2020, from which of his Department's budgets will funding be allocated to ARPA-style b

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

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of (a) applicants and (b) successful applicants of the 2020 Strength in Places pathfinder programme came from (i) the North East, (ii) London and (iii) the South E

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

Place Advisory Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to publish the (a) minutes and (b) outcomes of the ministerial-chaired meetings with stakeholders in relation to the Place Advisory Group.

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

Universities: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the contribution of UK charities to UK university research and development in each of the last three years.

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

UK Research and Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the research and development funding that does not go through UK Research and Innovation is allocated to universities.

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

UK Research and Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) budget will be published; and what proportion of the £22 billion spend on research and development in 2024-25 will be allocated to UKRI.

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

Space Technology: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent award of Copernicus contracts on the UK space sector.

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

Universities: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on university research capacity of the potential reduction in international students studying in the UK in 2020-21.

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

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of compensation received by subpostmasters affected by the Horizon scandal.

1 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to covid-19 being a notifiable disease, what the limitations are on data sharing with local authorities of the personal information of people who test positive for covid-19.

30 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 64182 on UK Trade with EU, for what reason he did not answer the question of whether his Department holds any economic modelling of the potential effect of (a)

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

OneWeb: Satellites

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of OneWeb's (a) R&D and (b) manufacturing takes place in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect on those proportions in the event that the

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

Public Lavatories: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what scientific advice the Government has issued to local authorities on (a) the risk of public toilets spreading covid-19 and (a) opening public toilets as the covid-19 lockdown

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Satellites

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the ability of (a) OneWeb and (b) other Low Earth Orbit satellite constellations to be adapted to deliver navigation capability in the (i) short, (i

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Satellites

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what (a) scientific and (b) engineering advice his Department (i) received and (ii) considered in the decision to approve the allocation of funding for the OneWeb satellite system

24 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Police: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory code to ensure that laws on mobile data extraction are clear in relation to the findings of the I

24 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Lithium-ion Batteries: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to equip and train the fire service to deal with LiBESS fires.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has published on how medical research charities and trusts can reclaim staff costs for employees seconded to the NHS during the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Postgraduate Education: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with UKRI on the diversity of the PhD students it is funding; and what data is collected to assess diversity.

24 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2020 to Question 59762, whether the Government holds any economic modelling of the potential effect of (a) a trade deal with the EU and (b) WTO rules trade with the EU on (i) th

23 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from the British Council on future service cuts resulting from reduced income during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the ability of the British Council to provide English teaching programmes through digital platforms; and what additional resources his De

23 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) amount of revenue lost by the British Council in English teaching abroad programmes as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and (b) length of

17 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has amended its NHS procurement practices as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to undertake the next comprehensive spending review.

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

Future Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of UK start-ups whose Future Fund loans will be converted to equity.

Source: official written-questions record.