Written questions

1,190 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Frontiir: CDC

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what due diligence was carried out by CDC on the company Frontiir, operating in Myanmar, prior to their investment in that company.

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the provisional management information on the number of arrivals at the UK border from 23 March to 5 May 2020.

5 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the data his Department holds on the (a) prevalence rate, (b) R rate and (c) total number of infections assessed by the UK Government to be present in (i) France, (ii) Italy, (ii

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) Minister and (b) officials in her Department were provided with SAGE (a) advice and (b) modelling on the potential effect of introducing restrictions at the UK borders on the spread of covid

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates SAGE provided advice to Ministers on the potential effect of introducing restrictions at the UK borders on the spread of covid-19 in the UK.

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the scientific assessment that informed the decision to (a) introduce formal quarantine measures for the flights from (i) Wuhan, China on (A) 31 January, (B) 2 February and (C) 9 F

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date SAGE first discussed the potential effect of introducing restrictions at the UK borders on the (a) rate of covid-19 infections in the UK and (b) ability of the NHS to respond to that rate

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that the publicly funded research and development costs of (a) a vaccine for covid-19 and (b) drugs to treat that disease are (i) published and (ii) provided

1 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

PANDORA: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2020 to Question 38926, how much funding the Pan-African Network for Rapid Research, Response, Relief and Preparedness for Infectious Disease Epidemics has receiv

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Detainees: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) staff members and (b) residents living in Home Office supported (i) asylum accommodation and (ii) detention facilities have (A) been tested and (B) tested positive for covid-19 since 1 Ja

1 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Service Industries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to (a) fully or (b) partially extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for the (i) theatre, (ii) sporting and (iii) leisure sectors in the event that those sectors are required to remain closed

1 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the results of clinical trials from publicly funded research on covid-19 are (a) provided to the WHO primary clinical trial registry and (b) uploa

1 May 2020 · Treasury

Iron and Steel: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide support in the form of loans to the steel sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she registered a written or other objection to the decision by Public Health England to rescind the advice entitled COVID-19: specified countries and areas with implications for returning trav

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

UK Border Force and UK Visas and Immigration: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) UK Border Force and (b) UK Visas and Immigration staff have (i) had to self-isolate due to presenting symptoms and (ii) have tested positive for covid-19 in each week since 1 January 2020

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Protective Clothing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) masks, (b) visors, (c) pairs of gloves and (d) other items of personal protective equipment were provided to (i) UK Border Force and (ii) UK Visas and Immigration staff for use in prevent

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish scientific assessments provided to her Department on the efficacy of closing or restricting the UK border to people arriving at the UK Border from (a) Spain, (b) China, (c) Italy,

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals arriving at the UK border from (a) Spain, (b) China, (c) Italy, (d) USA, (e) Iran, (f) Turkey and (g) France were (i) assessed for symptoms of and (ii) tested for covid-19 in each

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which countries or specific locations, individuals arriving in the UK from 1 January to 23 March 2020 were taken to Government supported covid-19 quarantine centres and required to remain there.

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arriving at the UK Border from (a) Spain, (b) China, (c) Italy, (d) USA, (e) Iran, (f) Turkey and (g) France were taken to Government supported covid-19 quarantine centres in each week

29 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals arrived at the UK border from (a) Spain, (b) China, (c) Italy, (d) USA, (e) Iran, (f) Turkey and (g) France in each week since 1 January 2020.

27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

International Assistance: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments of proposed Government assistance in each of the last five years raised concerns about (a) death penalty policies, (b) tortur

27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

International Assistance: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Government assistance programmes were assessed against the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance guidelines in each of the last five years.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when her Department's Partnership Principles were last updated.

27 Apr 2020 · Wales Office

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many Welsh-based companies are supplying personal protective equipment and other medical supplies to (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) Scotland in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Wales Office

Iron and Steel: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to ensure a joint package of financial and other support between the UK and Welsh Governments for the steel industry in Wales.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

Great Western Railway: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial and other support he is providing to the operator of the Great Western Railway franchise to ensure the continuance of services on the Great Western mainline.

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

Iron and Steel: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support the steel recycling sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Social Enterprises and Voluntary Organisations: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how the £750 million in funding for charities, voluntary sector organisations and the social enterprise sector is being disbursed; and what steps he is taking to ensure that funding is a

27 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Social Enterprises and Voluntary Organisations: Wales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there is consequential funding for Wales as a result of the announcement of £750 million for charities, voluntary sector organisations and the social enterprise sector; and how much funding will be allocated

Source: official written-questions record.