Written questions

902 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

England Infected Blood Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure individuals and families affected by the contaminated blood scandal are adequately compensated.

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

England Infected Blood Support Scheme: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the contaminated blood support scheme is compatible with the Equalities Act 2010.

3 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Crown Estate: Wind Power

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in light of the conclusion of Round 4 of Offshore Wind Leasing, if he will review the formula for the Crown Estate’s annual payments to the taxpayer from net revenue profits,.

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that businesses receiving Government covid-19-related support do not make staff redundant.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will allocate funding in Budget 2021 to local authorities to cover costs and funding shortfalls incurred as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will use Budget 2021 to end the sanctions system under universal credit, jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance.

23 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Universal Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate adequate funding in Budget 2021 to end the five week wait for universal credit.

23 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Evictions and Homelessness: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) make it his policy to abolish no-fault evictions and (b) take further steps to prevent homelessness as a result of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the econo

8 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Gaming Machines: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing Machine Games Duty to five per cent to increase support for high street arcades.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether adult gaming centres are non-essential retail as classified in the Government’s Shops Guidance; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable those centres to reop

5 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Coronavirus: Prohibition Notices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prohibition notices for each sector have been served by the Health and Safety Executive to employers for breaching covid-19 safety.

15 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contractors have worked for HMRC while using disguised remuneration schemes to date.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Computers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children who required a laptop in Wansbeck to carry out online learning have received one.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he made of the safety of nursery settings remaining open during the January 2021 national lockdown.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Wansbeck

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many key workers have received the covid-19 vaccines in Wansbeck.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Wansbeck

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many constituents have received the covid-19 vaccines in Wansbeck.

6 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 assure Haemophiliacs that the Coronavirus vaccination is safe following evidence given by Professor Ludlam to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

9 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 115670 on Offshore Industry and Shipping: Coronavirus, what recent estimate he has made of the number of employees aged (a) 16-24 and (b) 25 years or over that

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will allocate funding to support the reintroduction of the Anti-bullying grant scheme.

23 Nov 2020 · Women and Equalities

Schools: Bullying

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what reason the Government did not extend the Anti-bullying grant fund beyond March 2020.

23 Nov 2020 · Women and Equalities

Schools: Bullying

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what reason the Anti-bullying grant fund has not been extended beyond March 2020; and if she will allocate additional funding to support the extensions of that fund.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend business rates relief to all wholesalers.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Wholesale Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend business rates relief to all wholesalers.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wholesale Trade: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what direct financial support or grants the Government plans to make available for food and drink wholesalers as a result of those wholesalers not qualifying for support as they a

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what effect the Transport Decarbonisation Plan will have on the Green Jobs Taskforce launched on 12 November 2020; and when he last discussed the low carbon economy and employment levels in public transport wit

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Offshore Industry and Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason workers in the (a) offshore oil and gas and (b) shipping industries were not specifically included in the Plan for Jobs announced on 8 July 2020; and what steps he has taken since that date to suppor

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

Public Transport: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Department for Transport on the role of the Green Jobs Taskforce in creating employment across public transport modes to 2030.

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

Wind Power: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Green Jobs Taskforce, how many jobs he plans to create in the offshore wind supply chain by 2030.

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

Environment Protection: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure that trade unions organising (a) seafarers, (b) port workers and (c) offshore oil and gas workers are consulted as part of the work of the Green

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

Oil and Gas UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether officials from his Department attend meetings of Oil and Gas UK’s Recovery Group.

Source: official written-questions record.