Written questions
3,020 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Apr 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that businesses only grant their employees furlough according to Government guidance during the covid-19 outbreak.
20 Apr 2020 · Cabinet Office
Security Guards: Key Workers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to add security officers responsible for ensuring the safety of buildings and their contents to the list of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
20 Apr 2020 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support the owners of small, limited businesses who are eligible for limited financial support during the covid-19 outbreak due to receiving much of their usual income in divid
20 Apr 2020 · Treasury
Tourism: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support to businesses in the travel and tourism industry facing cash flow difficulties as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure students who are unable to complete apprenticeships are awarded their qualifications following the covid-19 outbreak.
20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support for apprenticeships delivered by independent training providers following the covid-19 outbreak .
20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Motor Neurone Disease: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to include patients with motor neurone disease as people that are defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from covid-19.
20 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that banks taking part in the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme do not require a personal guarantee from business directo
20 Apr 2020 · Treasury
VAT: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the deferral of VAT payments in response to the covid-19 outbreak applies to VAT on imported goods.
25 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people who are advised not to work because they (a) are defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable or (b) live in a household with people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable will be el
24 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Kidney Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prioritise testing for covid-19 for patients who are in receipt of dialysis treatment.
23 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to establish a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for self-employed workers.
23 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Local Press: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to coordinate a public health awareness campaign using local newspaper outlets during the outbreak of covid-19.
23 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Migrants: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will suspend the Immigration Health Surcharge for critical workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
23 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Delivery Services: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure businesses provide delivery drivers with appropriate personal protective equipment during the outbreak of covid-19.
23 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Self-employed: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure self-employed contractors do not incur financial penalties from businesses while self-isolating as a result of the covid-19.
23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure NHS staff are exempt from hospital car parking charges.
23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to cover additional private childcare costs incurred by key workers following the outbreak of covid-19.
23 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Written Statement of 23 March 2020 on Rail Update, what plans he has to extend similar emergency measures agreements to bus services.
23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review guidance on prison visits to ensure the health and safety of prison staff, prisoners and visitors in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure prison staff, prisoners and visitors are adhering to social-distancing advice in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
23 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to include workers on zero-hour contracts in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
23 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Redundancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support workers who were made redundant following the outbreak of covid-19 but prior to the announcement of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
23 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to push back the council tax 10-month payment period, so that payments can be made from June 2020 to March 2021, to allow for the council tax break
23 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Beer and Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to underwrite insurance costs for business interruption during the covid-19 outbreak for the pub, brewing and hospitality sectors.
23 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Beer and Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to cancel (a) beer duty and (b) VAT payments due this month to support the pub, brewing and hospitality sectors.
23 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what plans her Department has to change the process of applying for universal credit for people who cannot apply online so that claimants do not have to take pro
23 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Redundancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to publish guidance for people that have been made redundant as a result of covid-19 on the JobCentre Plus website in order to promote social distancing by reducing atte
20 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Key Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to introduce a public transport concession scheme for key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Mar 2020 · Treasury
National Insurance Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to remove class 2 national insurance contributions.
Source: official written-questions record.