Written questions
1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Jun 2020 · Home Office
Counter-terrorism: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the quarterly reviews of the Prevent strategy carried out by local authorities are made publicly available.
15 Jun 2020 · Home Office
Counter-terrorism: Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all Prevent strategy projects commissioned by local authorities are also directly approved by her Department.
11 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Grapes: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether regulations that enable wineries to produce wine from grapes imported from EU countries will remain in place after the transition period.
8 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Coronavirus: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with cultural organisations on their potential role in supporting vulnerable adults (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 outbreak.
8 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many organisations in the cultural sector have used the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
8 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of organisations in the cultural sector on eligibility for access to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
8 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the permanent closure of long-standing cultural institutions which are financially affected by the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
8 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Intellectual Property: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has estimated the number of jobs at risk in the event that the Government grants European Economic Area intellectual property practitioners unrestricted access to the U
8 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Intellectual Property: UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to restrict European Economic Area address for service rules at the Intellectual Property Office in the event that there are no reciprocal rights of representatio
5 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claims for universal credit that have been processed by her Department since 29 March 2020 have resulted in people not qualifying for a payment.
4 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Judiciary: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to support the (a) independence of the judiciary in Hong Kong and (b) British judges who serve within that judicial system.
4 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether accounting regulations prevent her Department classifying money provided in universal credit advance payments which are required to be paid back at a later date to be seen as loans.
4 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Tolls: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate additional resources to Transport for London to exempt school staff from the congestion charge in London.
4 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the guidance and instructions it has issued to schools in response to the covid-19 outbreak is consistent and non-contradictory.
4 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government plans to provide to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the event that the Government of Israel attempts to annex parts of those territories.
3 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target of 200,000 covid-19 tests per day; and what plans his Department has to increase the number of covid-19 test centre locations.
3 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new universal credit claimants received their first payment on time from 16 March 2020 to 30 April 2020.
3 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to provide a substantive response to Question 41056 tabled on 28 April 2020 and Question 48473 tabled on 18 May 2020.
2 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Southwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources his Department has allocated to schools in Southwark to help ensure that pupils are aware that their school schedules may have changed during the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to work with schools in London to ensure that children can travel to school while public transport limitations are in place as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to reimburse schools in Southwark for additional costs resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect that the policy to charge children for bus travel in London will have on (a) school attendance, (b) late arrivals and (c) the ability of schools to maintain
1 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support higher education providers that are financially reliant on international student fee income and who have incurred losses as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
1 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support specialist higher education providers that are financially reliant on international student fee income and who have incurred losses as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support (a) people bereaved by covid-19 and (b) people who have turned to harmful alcohol use as a result of that bereavement.
1 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Alcoholism: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the number of alcohol inpatient detoxification and inpatient rehabilitation beds available in England has decreased as a result of reallocation to covid-19 patients.
1 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Wise
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on when the provisions under he Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 on usage of Pension Wise guidance will be implemented.
1 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pensions: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the availability and access of impartial pension advice and guidance for pensioners before they make decisions on their financial situation in retirement.
1 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Wise
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people using the Pension Wise guidance service prior to accessing their pension savings.
20 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent further (a) injuries and (b) deaths occurring as a result of rough sleepers and other people seeking shelter in refuse bins.
Source: official written-questions record.