Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Additional Restrictions Grant

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to provide guidance to local authorities on the eligibility criteria for discretionary funding, announced on 6 January 2021.

8 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage exercise among 13 to 17 year olds.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Department for Health and Social Care on the potential effect on the reduction of cold-related illnesses from the installation of

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure pensioners’ properties are installed with insulation to tackle cold-related illnesses.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the National Bus Strategy.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department plans to provide to children leaving local authority care for the financial year 2020-21.

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

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2020 to Question 12269 on Devolution: England, when he plans to publish the White Paper on English devolution.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to improve access to education for asylum seekers while awaiting the outcome of their applications.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

City Deals: Sheffield City Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the remaining £50 million awarded to the Sheffield City Region as part of its City Deal has been approved.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Mortgages: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the financial situation of recipients of the mortgage holiday scheme’s payment of mortgage breaks appearing as missed payments on credit checks; and if he will make a sta

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the effect on the viability of (a) academy trust nurseries and (b) maintained school nurseries of

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition his Department has of the term levelling up; what metrics his Department uses to measure levelling up; and whether those metrics include targets.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications of the findings of Ofsted’s report, COVID-19 series: briefing on early years, November 2020, for the economy in Yorkshire.

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

Commonhold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to implement the recommendations made by the Law Commission in its report entitled Reinvigorating commonhold: the alternative to leasehold ownership

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Kidney Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risk to patients that receive in-centre haemodialysis of contracting covid-19 while undergoing their treatment.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Kidney Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing patients who receive in-centre haemodialysis in priority group 1 for covid-19 vaccination.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much (a) European Structural and Investment Funding and (b) UK matched funding was or will be allocated to (i) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, (ii) the Sheffield City R

15 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Bus Services: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the economic benefit the coach travel industry brings to the Yorkshire economy.

15 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Bus Services: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much financial support has been granted to coach tour operators in (a) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) the Sheffield City Region and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber since the start of the covid-19 outbre

15 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time taken for a Grant of Probate to be issued.

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of introducing covid-19 testing of all secondary school aged children in Yorkshire and Humber on the transmission of covid-19.

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to extend testing of secondary school aged children to all schools under tier 3 covid-19 restrictions.

14 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Probate: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of HM Courts & Tribunals Service Centres answering Grant of Probate calls from March 2020 on the effectiveness of that process.

14 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the suspension of Navy Reservists until April 2021 on (a) the Royal Navy’s operational capability and (b) future recruitment for the regular Roya

14 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people are eligible for the discretionary Test and Trace Support Payment in the event that part of their period of self-isolation commenced whilst they were receiving financial support unde

14 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the Test and Trace Support Payment to workers on all income levels.

14 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Police: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) PCSOs and (c) police staff earning above £24,000 will have their pay frozen in (i) Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, (ii) Doncaster Council, (iii) Rotherham Metr

8 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Golf: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting indoor one-to-one golf tuition under the covid-19 public health restrictions introduced on 2 December 2020 in England.

8 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department provides on the (a) length of notice and (b) means of communication required for informing a British Army soldier their contract will not be converted from VEng (Short) to VEng (Full)

8 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what options a regular soldier in the Army has available to appeal against a decision to not convert their contract from VEng (Short) to VEng (Full).

Source: official written-questions record.