Written questions

1,903 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many small business leaders have been trained under the Small Business Leadership Programme.

24 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Economic Growth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a statement on the role of Local Enterprise Partnerships in the Plan for Growth.

24 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Future Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of convertible loans approved by business size.

24 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Future Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of applications for Future Fund convertible loans received by region.

24 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Future Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of applications for Future Fund convertible loans received by business size.

21 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business Premises: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the press release, Eviction protection extended for businesses mot in need, published 16 June 2021, when he plans to set out further details of the new arbitrati

9 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Government is making on meeting its target of spending 33 per cent of its procurement budget with SMEs by March 2022.

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Help to Grow Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many have businesses registered for (a) Help to Grow: Management and (b) Help to Grow: Digital programmes to date.

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support recruitment in the hospitality sector.

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to support hydrogen pilots in steel production.

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) the steel industry and (b) meeting the UK’s net zero targets of the clean steel fund not starting until 2023.

7 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health Research provides feedback to applicants when it rejects a brain tumour research grant application.

7 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on including brain tumour (a) experts and (b) patient advocates on the NIHR panel that consider

7 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many brain tumour research applications are under consideration by the National Institute for Health Research at the most recent date for which that information is available.

27 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of employers in receipt of covid-19 loans and grants under the Coronavirus Job Retention Support Scheme who have engaged in fire and rehire

27 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact on the steel industry of not extending the UK’s current steel safeguards beyond the expiry date of 30 June 2021.

27 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on extending the UK’s steel safeguards beyond the expiry date of 30 June 2021.

27 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Safeguard Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the (a) Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate's Statement of Intended Final Determination pu

27 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Help to Grow Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Help to Grow: Management programme announced in Budget 2021, what estimate he has made of the number of expressions of interest by SMEs in that programme to

18 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to support the UK Steel industry.

18 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the membership of boards of each of his Department's agencies are (a) women, (b) minority ethnic and (c) disabled people.

18 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the share of Government contracts that are won by SMEs.

18 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Package Holidays: Repayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the refund rights of holiday makers for holidays booked with package holiday companies.

18 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on (a) measuring and (b) tackling the poverty premium.

11 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2021 to Question 186286 on the Kickstart Scheme, what steps she is taking to help reduce the gap between the number of Kickstart (a) placements advertised and (b

11 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department is making on the publication of constituency level data in relation to the Kickstart scheme.

11 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme placements have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by young people.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neuromuscular Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase awareness of the rare neuro degenerative conditions Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and to support increased resea

11 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Recreation Spaces: Exercise

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to support the early return of park runs as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

26 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to covid-19 quarantine hotels on the provision of food at different times for people observing Ramadan whilst staying in those hotels.

Source: official written-questions record.