Written questions

1,298 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vitamin B12

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been given to GP Surgeries on continuing B12 injections throughout the covid-19 outbreak.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Parliamentary scrutiny there will be of the (a) Children's Social Care Review and (b) the findings of that review.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the planned timescale is for concluding the Children's Social Care Review.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what process will be used for recruiting the Chair of the Children’s Care Review; what the remuneration will be for that role; what other roles have been formerly hired as part of that review; and what the (a)

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations and individuals will be consulted as part of the Children's Social Care Review.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the terms of reference are of the Children’s Social Care Review.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what companies have been awarded contracts to deliver free school meals during school closures; and what the value is of each contract.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants were subject to a deduction; and what the average sum deducted was in (a) South Shields and (b) the UK, in the most recent month for which data is available.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are eligible but not registered for free school meals in each local authority.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all applicants for personal independence payment, whose assessments are currently telephone-based, are offered the option of recorded assessments.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on yellow card warnings and benefit sanctions.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specification his Department provided to Chartwells UK for the composition of free school meals parcels.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse is of the contract with Chartwells UK for providing free school meals parcels to children.

8 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Solitary Confinement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children were in solitary confinement in (a) young offender institutions and (b) secure residential homes in England over the Christmas 2020 period.

8 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office

National Security Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, in pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Written Question 128992, what number of meetings occurred; and which Cabinet members attended at each such meeting.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department is using to allocate covid-19 vaccines to GP surgeries in (a) South Shields and (b) the rest of the country.

14 Dec 2020 · Cabinet Office

National Security Council: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the National Security Council has met to discuss the covid-19 pandemic; and which Cabinet members were in attendance at each such meeting.

14 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

COBR: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many COBRA meetings regarding the Covid-19 pandemic he attended.

10 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits were discharged as (a) voluntary and (b) non-voluntary outflow during the first 6 weeks of their training at the Army Foundation College in 2019.

9 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2020 to Question 84269 on Food Banks; whether the literature review of the factors driving the use of food banks has been updated.

8 Dec 2020 · Attorney General

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for arranging or facilitating exploitation of a child there have been under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since its enactment.

8 Dec 2020 · Attorney General

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for controlling a child in relation to sexual exploitation there have been under Section 49 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since its enactment.

8 Dec 2020 · Attorney General

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for causing or inciting sexual exploitation of a child there have been under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in each year since its enactment.

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support deployment of infrastructure at ports to facilitate an increase in offshore wind capacity.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria is being applied to the selection of a chair for the Care Review, announced in December 2019.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the planned timescale is for Care Review, announced in December 2019.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Court of Appeal's ruling of 24 November 2020, Case No: C1/2020/1279, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effects on children of the removal of safeguards for children in car

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the cost to the public purse of legal fees for the Court of Appeal case against him Case No: C1/2020/1279.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Court of Appeal's ruling of 24 November 2020, Case No: C1/2020/1279, what discussions he had with the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families prior to the introduction of the Adoptio

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Court of Appeal's ruling of 24 November 2020, Case No: C1/2020/1279, if he will take steps to reintroduce safeguards for children in care removed by the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus)

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