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Written questions

Hilary Benn

1,470 written questions tabled, most recent first.

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Kent Access Permits have been issued to date.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what studies are being undertaken on the effect of covid on BME communities; and if he will make a statement.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who do not have an NHS number are able to receive the covid-19 vaccine in the UK.

27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and what representations he has made to the Government of Ethiopia on that situati

27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and how much assistance the UK is providing to the region.

27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tigray: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether Eritrean troops (a) are currently and (b) have been involved in the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

26 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with universities on the potential merits of adopting a no detriment policy for students this academic year in response to disruption experienced during the covid-19 outbreak; and if

26 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the number of EEA citizens with Settled Status and Pre Settled Status who have been refused boarding to an international flight to the UK, because they were unable to pr

26 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what written guidance the Government has issued to international (a) airlines and (b) border authorities on how the EU Settlement Scheme operates without physical documentation.

26 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to communicate to (a) international airlines and (b) international border authorities that the EU Settlement Scheme operates without physical documentation.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce a rent refund policy for higher education students who are unable to live in their student accommodation as a result to covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement.

25 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund: Leeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2020 to Question 136445 on Building Safety Fund: Leeds, when the Building Safety Fund team plans to provide a detailed explanation of the ref

21 Jan 2021 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of transit guarantees; and if he will make a statement.

19 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a condition of receiving funding from the Building Safety Fund is that (a) leaseholders and (b) applicants to that Fund must not speak to the press about the project; and

19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy that medical students should be vaccinated against covid-19 as well as all other NHS staff.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the safety of university libraries for staff and students from the transmission of covid-19; and whether he has plans to review the covid-19 guidance on the opening of university

18 Jan 2021 · Treasury

English Language: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend eligibility for the support available to the retail and leisure sectors to the English language school sector.

18 Jan 2021 · Treasury

English Language: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including English language schools in the covid-19 Business Rates Relief scheme.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he has received on making homelessness workers and the street homeless priority groups within the covid-19 vaccination programme.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Schengen Agreement: Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on whether the Schengen Border handbook lists the documents that each Member State accepts as proof of re

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Free Movement of People: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on whether UK nationals with rights of residence in the EU protected by the Withdrawal Agreement are exem

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Schengen Agreement: Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) Governments of EU member states on UK nationals with residence rights in the EU protected by

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Schengen Agreement: Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK nationals have contacted a UK Embassy after having been refused entry at the Schengen border since 1 January 2021.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

EU Countries: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of UK nationals who have not been allowed to board a flight from a UK airport to a destination in the EU since 1 January 2

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

EU Countries: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance his Department has provided to UK airlines on the documentation required by a UK national resident in the EU to board a flight to an EU destination after 1 Janu

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason education supply staff are not automatically signed up to the flexible furlough scheme.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that blind and visually impaired people have access to the information they need on covid-19 vaccination.

15 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of capacity in the building industry to replace unsafe cladding and (b) potential effect on that capacity of levels of availabilit

15 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether state aid forms are still required from leaseholders in respect of applications to the Building Safety Fund now that the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a stateme

12 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Waking Watch Relief Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether applicants for the installation of sounders to silent alarm systems that were installed in buildings prior to 17 December 2020 will be eligible to apply to the Waking Wat

Source: official written-questions record.