Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure applicants to the Government’s covid-19 self-isolating payment scheme who are unable to provide the required evidence due to testing delays receive payment.

18 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government’s covid-19 self-isolating payment scheme announced on 27 August 2020, how many people have applied to that scheme; how many of those applicants received payment fro

11 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory System: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with respiratory conditions are prioritised for covid-19 testing.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of 10 September 2020, Official Report, column 759, when he

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

British Airways: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the email correspondence to British Airways staff of 2 June 2020 on the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) representatives of th

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Passengers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that passengers are financially compensated for cancelled flights as a result of changes to Government travel advice during the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of laboratory capacity to process covid-19 tests in (a) the Sheffield City Region and (b) England.

9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) availability of covid-19 tests for (b) average distance travelled to receive a covid-19 test and (c) average waiting time for results to be received by

4 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of (a) remote and (b) telephone GP appointments on patient well-being.

4 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of GPs allowing more face-to-face appointments following the outbreak of covid-19.

2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidneys: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the level of people (a) receiving a kidney transplant and (b) requiring dialysis treatme

2 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on existing leaseholders since the implementation of the Town and Country Planning Regulations (S.I. 2020, No. 632).

1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Organs: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his department has taken to raise awareness in (a) the general population and (b) BAME community of the changes to the law in England following the implementation of the Organ Don

1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timescale is for the number of transplant operations to return to pre-covid-19 outbreak levels.

1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has he made of the number of people on an organ transplant list who have (a) died and (b) become too unwell to receive a transplant between April and June 2020.

1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people awaiting a kidney transplant who were not offered an operation because of (a) capacity and (b) safety concerns due to the covid-19 outb

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

National Insurance: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the National Insurance number application process for EU citizens; and if she will make a statement.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cinemas: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what additional support his Department is providing to independent cinemas applying for the British Film Institute managed grant.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when elective NHS operations, including those that require (a) scans and (b) angiograms, can resume in England; and whether he will make a statement.

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

International Assistance: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Human Rights and Democracy Report published on 16 July 2020, on how many occasions did the Government decide that UK assistance should not be provided o

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Financial Services: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the financial effect of increased regulatory fees on financial advisors.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Academies: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to academy trusts on ensuring the affordability of school uniforms.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Bowling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to financially support bowling alleys during the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Aug 2020 · Home Office

British Nationality: Zimbabwe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Zimbabwean Government officials who have been granted British citizenship in each of the last five years are included in the Government’s Designated Persons list.

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to extend the expiration date for claims made to the Enhanced Learning Credits scheme after the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on supporting airlines to decrease the time taken to process and issue refunds for flights cancelled due to the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Night-time Economy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to provide sector-specific support for the financial recovery of night clubs and the UK night time entertainment services sector after the covi

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish a timescale for the resumption of wedding ceremonies with over 30 attendees as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

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

Multiple Occupation: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of local government to regulate houses in multiple occupation (HMO); and if his Department will undertake a review of HMO planni

17 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for employers to claim apprenticeship levy funds by two years.

Source: official written-questions record.