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.