Written questions
4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 May 2020 · Treasury
Universities: Loans
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of universities ability to repay loans under the Covid Corporate Financing Facility within the one-year repayment window.
20 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Business: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of a potential recession after the covid-19 lockdown on business investment in research and developm
20 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
EasyJet: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions has he had with representatives from (a) the Information Commissioner's Office and (b) Easyjet on (i) the nature of the data that was leaked and (ii) when customers of E
20 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for launching the NHSX Covid Tracking App throughout the UK.
19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 track and trace staff are based in Tyne and Wear.
19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Tyne and Wear
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many testing kits have been sent to the Queen Elizabeth hospital Gateshead testing labs in each of the last eight weeks; and what proportion of tests from the Tyne and Wear area are processed i
18 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether broadband engineers may enter people's homes during the covid-19 outbreak to install fibre connections.
18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2020 to Question 43901, on NHS: Computer Software, when information that is shared with his Department and the NHS will be destroyed.
18 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Disinformation: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to take steps to obtain an independent assessment of the performance of technology companies in tackling the spread of disinformation on covid-19.
18 May 2020 · Home Office
Police: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been tested for covid-19 since the start of the covid-19 outbreak, by police force.
18 May 2020 · Home Office
Police: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to police forces on (a) how to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), (b) when to wear PPE and (c) what kind of PPE to wear.
18 May 2020 · Department for Education
Internet: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to hold discussions with representatives from (a) Ofcom and (b) telecommunications providers on making educational websites free to access for university and college students during the covid-1
18 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Disinformation: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding from the public purse the Government has allocated to preventing the spread of misinformation on covid-19 since 1 March 2020.
18 May 2020 · Department for Education
Institutes of Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.47 of the Budget 2020 Red Book, where the eight new institutes of technology will be located.
18 May 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to reimburse schools for the costs that they have incurred as a result of providing online learning for pupils during the covid-19 outbreak.
18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for which care homes have been disproportionately affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when data stored centrally by the NHSX Covid Tracking app will be deleted.
18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS COVID-19 App Data Ethics Advisory Board
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the minutes of meetings held by the NHS COVID-19 App Ethics Advisory Board will be published.
13 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Research: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on academic publishing.
13 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: Publishing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made with the UK Research and Innovation consultation on the Open Access policy.
13 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Future Fund: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how UK startups who have a US parent company as a requirement of US accelerator programmes can access the UK’s Future Fund initiative.
13 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public health guidance has been issued on (a) how (i) masks and (ii) gloves should be used by people on public transport, (b) how those masks and gloves should be worn and (c) whether hand was
13 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Temporary Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people in the UK have been placed in emergency housing as a result of a risk of homelessness in (a) March and (b) April 2020.
13 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether homes built under the £12 billionn Affordable Homes Programme that are made available as shared ownership properties will be required to be sold with a commitment to buil
13 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Planning Permission: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to undertake a review of review of the adequacy of space standards in planning regulations as a result of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak.
13 May 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to running water in (a) social and (b) privately-rented housing during the covid-19 outbreak.
13 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Social Rented Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing smart homes as part of development of social housing stock.
12 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Coronavirus: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the amount of (a) public and (b) private research and development funding that has been spent on coronavirus research over the last 10 years; and who
12 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the increase in online working and education on the quality of broadband experienced by consumers.
12 May 2020 · Treasury
Economic Situation: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to make available to help the economy recover from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak; and how that support will be allocated.
Source: official written-questions record.