Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions his Department has had with business leaders in the hospitality sector on developing a plan to re-open businesses that use the covid-19 personal protective
21 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of ending the £20 uplift to universal credit and working tax credits on (a) universal credit claimants and (b) the economy.
21 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to announce its decision on whether the £20 uplift to universal credit and working tax credits will be extended beyond April 2021.
20 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to ensure that personal independence payment claimants with incurable illnesses are only reassessed when there is a change in their condition.
20 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Universal Credit: Supply Teachers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect on the number of universal credit claimants of teaching staff agencies not using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
20 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on providing additional financial support to supply staff ineligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
20 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to extend the business rates holiday for the hospitality sector.
20 Jan 2021 · Treasury
VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the 5 per cent VAT business relief to (a) the hospitality sector and (b) all other sectors.
19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that people attending appointments to receive the covid-19 vaccination have priority access to car parking.
19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that NHS cancer (a) appointments and (b) operations continue during the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Quarantine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the shielding advice for clinically extremely vulnerable people to all members of their household.
19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Health Professions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Approved Mental Health Professionals are included in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s definition of frontline health and social care workers.
19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to local authorities to help assess people’s entitlement for end of life care in their home.
18 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2020 to Question 102930 on Armed Forces: Visas, when he plans to launch that public consultation.
15 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reduce the backlog of driving tests due to covid-19 public health restrictions.
15 Jan 2021 · Home Office
NHS: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of broadening the eligibility criteria for Adult Dependent Relative visas where the applicant is an elderly dependent of an NHS w
15 Jan 2021 · Home Office
NHS: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the eligibility criteria for Adult Dependent Relative visas on retaining NHS workers that are sponsors of unsuccessful applica
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of universal credit claimants who would be affected by the removal of the £20 per week uplift to universal credit and working tax credits in (a) Barnsley
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of removing the £20 per week uplift to universal credit and working tax credits on the Yorkshire economy.
14 Jan 2021 · Treasury
New Businesses: Company Liquidations
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of the number of businesses ceasing trading in their first year in the 2019-20 financial year.
14 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
New Businesses: Yorkshire and the Humber
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many start-up businesses in their first year of trading have (a) liquidated and (b) dissolved in the 2019-20 financial year in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) the Sheff
14 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the viability of deferring Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme repayments in the context of the introduction of additional public health restrictions in the covid-19 lockdown
12 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Self-assessment: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to extend the period that people can defer their self-assessment tax return payments to HMRC in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
12 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Visas: Dependants
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Adult Dependent Relative visa eligibility criteria, introduced in 2012, on pressure on NHS and Social Care services.
12 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gyms: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to encourage gym usage once public health restrictions are lifted.
12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Exercise: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of public health restrictions on exercise on people’s mental health.
11 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Public Houses: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of permitting pubs to sell takeaway alcohol on (a) pubs' financial recovery from the covid-19 outbreak and (b) the econo
11 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Business Rates: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reallocate returned business rates relief to (a) people and (b) businesses that have been excluded from Government financial support during the covid-19 outbreak.
11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is providing to dental practices to ensure they meet the NHS target for contracts announced on 1 January 2021 during the 2021 England national covid-19 lockdown.
11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to categorise early years (a) education and (b) support staff as a priority group for the covid-19 vaccine.
Source: official written-questions record.