Hilary Benn

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether teachers in schools are allowed to wear face masks when teaching children during the covid-19 outbreak.

12 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gibraltar: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what discussion he has had with the Government of Gibraltar on 14 day quarantine restrictions for people arriving in the UK from that territory.

11 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Gibraltar: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, whether he plans to require travellers from Gibraltar to the UK to observe a 14-day quarantine period.

4 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the law on marriage to allow marriages to take place during the covid-19 lockdown.

4 May 2020 · Home Office

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to allow marriage ceremonies to take place with social distancing after the covid-19 lockdown.

4 May 2020 · Treasury

EU Solidarity Fund: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the EU Solidarity Fund has made any payments to member states in response to the covid-19 pandemic; and whether the Government has applied for assistance from that fund.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of telephone calls to Edenred have been unanswered since 23 March 2020 to date.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements are in place to enable schools to contact Edenred about problems with free school meals vouchers.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many different firms have been contracted to deliver food to people who are shielding; and whether those firms are being paid the same for that work.

21 Apr 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of masts that will be required to roll out 5G throughout the UK.

21 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EU citizens holding (a) settled status and (b) pre-settled status have had their applications for universal credfit refused since 1 March 2020.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the scientific assessment supporting the decision not to subject people arriving in the UK to checks for covid-19.

25 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme applies to those deemed to be employees in terms of tax under IR35.

18 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Catering: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial assistance is available to mobile catering businesses affected by covid-19.

17 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 1.185 of the Budget 2020 Red Book, when he plans to publish the details of the operation of the £1 billion fund.

13 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ECMO machines the NHS has in England; and what plans he has to procure additional machines in response to covid-19.

12 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether additional expenditure incurred by local authorities in dealing with the covid-19 outbreak is eligible expenditure under the Bellwin scheme.

10 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which EU member states will be served by each of the seven organisations that have been awarded the £3 million in funding to provide practical support to UK nationals living in the EU.

4 Mar 2020 · Treasury

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 21888 on Buildings: Insulation, if he will waive the charging of VAT on the cost of repairs to buildings with unsafe (a) HPL and (b) other types of cladding.

4 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of the insurance industry on the cost of insurance for leaseholders with unsafe (a) ACM, (b) HPL and (c) other types of cladding

4 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Passports: Kurds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Iraqi Kurds have had their passports confiscated on grounds of identity in each of the last five years; and how many of those Iraqi Kurds have since had their passports returned.

4 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cameroon: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Cameroon; and whether he has made representations to his Cameroonian counterpart on reports of the killing of civilians

4 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether family members caring at home for people (a) with covid-19 and (b) in self-isolation to protect others from covid-19 should wear face masks.

4 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether having the pneumococcal vaccine has potential benefits for patients with covid-19.

4 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Ventilators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) available ventilators and (b) staff trained in the use of those ventilators in the NHS in the latest period for which figures are available.

3 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has commissioned any research studies on the potential effects of 5G on the ability of the human body to absorb oxygen.

27 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department holds digital pension records for all pensioners.

27 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will waive the charging of VAT on the cost of repairs to buildings with unsafe cladding.

27 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the rate of use of external fire wall review forms in the last six months.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: West Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund bid.