Written questions

1,507 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Exploitation and Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the (a) Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulation 2020 and (b) relaxation of regulations in respect of children in residential care on chi

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

World Health Organization: Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, following the World Health Assembly and pre-launch of the World Health Organisation (WHO) COVID-19 Intellectual Property Pool, whether the Government plans to support the WHO to establish an eff

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

World Health Organization: Intellectual Property

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is the Government's policy to support calls for research projects funded through the COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator to be subject to mandatory inclusion into the World Health Organi

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending and lowering the seniority levels required to access the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme to exp

18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Death Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to cases where death from covid-19 is linked to an underlying health condition, whether both conditions as causes of death are recorded on death certificates.

13 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Food Supply: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dedicated local authority phone lines that have been set up to provide support for vulnerable people with getting access to food du

13 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable to covid-19; how many of those people have received a letter from the Government informing them that they are categorised as

13 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that universal credit payments made to key workers are not reduced as a result of bonus payments made by their employer in recognition of their work during the covid-1

13 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what financial support he plans to make available to the UK aviation sector during the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK aviation sector is able to compete globally after the

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect countries complying with the G20 request to suspend debt payments to private creditors from being sued in En

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Debt Service Suspension Initiative agreed by the G20, what assessment he has made of the proportion of debt payments that are owed to private creditors governed by UK law.

11 May 2020 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure money saved by countries as a result of the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative is not spent on repaying debts to private external creditors.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of the EU’s proposed World Health Assembly 73 Resolution on the covid-19 response.

11 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Coronavirus: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to use its position as co-host of the Coronavirus Global Response Summit to support legally binding arrangements with private and public partners to ensure that hea

11 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Costa Rica: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposal from the Government of Costa Rica for the World Health Organisation to create a global pool of rights in covid-19 related tec

24 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Humanitarian Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that humanitarian (a) access and (b) policies are protected in the global response to the covid-19 pandemic.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that critical services to prevent (a) maternal, (b) newborn and (c) child deaths in developing countries are maintained during the covid-19 pandemic

24 Apr 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that charges for healthcare are not a barrier to the treatment of covid-19 in developing countries.

24 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to encourage philanthropy and charitable giving to offset the effect of covid-19 on the charity sector.

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on people directly or indirectly responsible for violations of human rights against healthcare workers in Hong Kong and the alleged mi

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on support for an international, independent inquiry on the treatment of healthcare workers by the Hong Kong Police Force.

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to develop a coordinated response to the two letters from six United Nations Special Procedures to the Government of the People

24 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hong Kong: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of 19 February 2020 UN Special Procedures letter to the Government of the People's Republic of China concerni

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has issued sector specific guidance for the operation of animal rescue shelters and adoption services as a result of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrict

17 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2020 to Question 28041 on Domestic Abuse: Children, whether the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has been asked to make recommendations to Government on how to address th

11 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of HM Treasury on the long-term funding of specialist support services for children affected by domestic abuse.

11 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the provision of specialist support services for children affected by

11 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, from which budget allocation the £46 million package for funding a coronavirus vaccine has come from.

3 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report published in March 2020 by the Menstrual Health Coalition entitled Heavy Menstrual Bleeding – breaking silence and stigma, what steps his Department is taking to ensure effective an

3 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women and girls have been (a) diagnosed with and (b) treated for heavy menstrual bleeding by the NHS in each calendar year since 2015.

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