Written questions

3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of (a) social distancing and (b) shielding during the covid-19 outbreak on people's mental health.

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

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on businesses of staff (a) accruing paid holiday entitlement and (b) increasing their length of service while furloughed through the Coronav

28 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Food Supply: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend business rates relief to suppliers to the food service sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the suspension of post-mortems on patients with suspected cases of industrial chest disease following the outbreak of covid-19 on the ability of the

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to grant extensions to family visas for visa holders that are unable to marry before those visas expire during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance published by his Department on 19 April 2020 entitled remote education, what estimate he has made of the number of children from low-income households that do not have access to (

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance published by his Department on 19 April 2020 entitled Remote education during coronavirus, what estimate he has made of the number of pupils that (a) will receive IT equipment and

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) parents and (b) schools are not charged to access telephone support for supermarket vouchers supplied by Edenred for pupils in receipt of free school meals during the

24 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Statutory Sick Pay: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to offer additional financial support, beyond Statutory Sick Pay, to front-line staff who are self-isolating as a result of covid-19.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tourists: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions his department has had with representatives of the travel and tourism industry on compensating holidaymakers that (a) no longer wish to and (b) are unable

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Sheffield City Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants had their applications for an advance on their first payment (a) approved and (b) rejected in the (i) Sheffield City Region and (ii) Barnsley Central constituency sin

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Sheffield City Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants had their applications for universal credit (a) approved and (b) rejected in the (i) Sheffield City Region and (ii) Barnsley Central constituency since 1 March 2020.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the financial situation of community radio stations following the outbreak of covid-19.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has plans to increase the funding allocated to the Community Radio Fund to cover emergency payments to community radio stations following the outbreak of covid-19.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the processing times for supermarket vouchers as an alternative for pupils in receipt of free school meals via the Edenred online portal following the outbreak of covid-19.

22 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Maternity Leave: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of offering a three month paid extension to maternity leave in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional financial support to the aviation sector during the covid-19 outbreak and making that support contingent on airline companies c

21 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: South Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have had their Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme applications (a) approved and (b) rejected in the (i) Sheffield City Region and (ii) Barnsley Cent

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase pay for care workers in line with the national living wage.

21 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Removal Centres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent the transmission of covid-19 in immigration removal centres and (b) protect (i) staff and (ii) detainees in those centres from that infection.

21 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to furlough through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme those staff who are shielding as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Protective Clothing: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to temporarily suspend VAT on Personal Protective Equipment for care companies and providers during the outbreak of covid-19.

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Dental Services: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide further financial support to private dental practices that are not eligible for business rates relief or the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) investigate the cause of death and (b) prevent any further deaths of NHS staff during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff have died as a result of contracting covid-19.

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Roads: Freight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to make available to road haulage businesses which employ key workers and who are not eligible for Government Small Business Grants.

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support to small care companies that are not eligible for the Government's Small Business Grant during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure children in homes without reliable internet connectivity are supported during school closures as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

Commuters: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a member of a household may drive another member of the same household, who is a key worker and cannot work from home, to work to prevent that household member from having to use public transport during

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide guidance to the residential care sector on isolating care home residents that test positive for covid-19 in order to reduce the transmission of that disease

Source: official written-questions record.