Written questions

1,298 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the document The UK’s Points-Based Immigration System - Further Details, published 13 July 2020, if she will list the seafarer (a) officer and (b) ratings occupations (i) included an

13 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade: Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 52663, which countries in Africa have been identified as key markets.

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Minister in the Government signed off the guidance entitled, Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes, published on 2 April 2020.

8 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Service Complaints his Department received from armed forces personnel 15 to 18; and what the outcome was of those complaints.

8 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Life Insurance: Mental Illness

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Prudential Regulatory Authority on the provision of life insurance for people with diagnosed mental health conditions.

8 Jul 2020 · Home Office

INTERPOL

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Red Notices have been issued by Interpol for the location and provisional arrest of a UK citizen pending extradition.

8 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Public Spaces Protection Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) what estimate he has made of the number of public spaces protection orders used by local authorities; and (b) what purpose those protection orders were issued.

8 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the Social Care Taskforce has met; and when the minutes of its meetings will be published.

7 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 Jul 2020 to Question 60772 on Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes, whether a child that becomes eligible for free school meal vouchers during the summer period can be granted a vouche

6 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training juries receive on dealing with historical sexual abuse cases; and how regularly that training is provided.

3 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy in on the use of character witnesses during trials for (a) victims and (b) perpetrators of historical sexual abuse.

3 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

National Tutoring Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to make available funding from the £1 billion catch-up fund for tutoring school pupils; and what the criteria is for the allocation of those funds.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been reallocated from the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme since March 2020; and where that funding was reallocated to.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to resume the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Welfare Assistance Schemes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the £63m local welfare assistance to be used by local authorities announced by the Prime Minister on 10 June 2020, what steps he is taking to ensure that the funding

19 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support was provided to pharmacies in response to the closure of GP surgeries during the initial phase of the covid-19 lockdown.

19 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what awards have been made under the Pharmacy Integration Fund in each year of its operation.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to debate on 10 June, Official Report, col 353, when will she update the House on the changes made by Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 445).

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what are the current legal monitoring requirements for children placed on short break placements.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children’s’ social workers have been (a) shielding and (b) in self isolation in each month since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children in Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the (a) minimum and (b) maximum number of days a child can reside in care without a visit from their social worker.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in relation to Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 445); if he will publish the local authorities that have enacted the changes contained in those Regulations; what

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 445); on what date he met with the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families For England to discuss th

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 445); i); if he will publish the (a) local authorities, (b) organisations and (c) social workers who asked

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Welfare Assistance Schemes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2020 to Question 57983 on Welfare Assistance Schemes; when he plans to make that funding available; and what formula he plans to use to allocate that

18 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what scientific evidence was used to support the policy that covid-19 tests were not provided to care homes with residents under 65.

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish details of the successful bids for the 2020 Holiday Activities and Food programme.

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when will funding be made available for free school meals for children during summer 2020; when vouchers will be available to all children on free school meals and what the cut off date for eligibility will be.

15 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which contractors participated in building each (a) Nightingale and (b) field hospital; and how much funding each contractor was awarded for that work.

15 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a list of the contractors involved in building each NHS Nightingale hospital; and how much each contractor was awarded for that construction work.

Source: official written-questions record.