Written questions

1,682 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Disadvantaged: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with internet providers to examine how to ensure isolated or disadvantaged families are able to access essential online services and help during t

4 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to grant UK citizenship to non-UK nationals working in frontline roles in health and social care who have helped tackle the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Police: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that police officers and PCSOs are prioritised for covid-19 testing in the event they are attacked by someone claiming to have that virus.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the 93 per cent of claims for universal credit that have been processed by her Department since 16 March 2020 have resulted in people not qualifying for a payment.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for local authorities to reclaim funding spent on housing homeless people under no recourse to public funds conditions during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on ending no recourse to public funds restrictions during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Work and Pensions on ending no recourse to public funds restrictions during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on its reassessment of the restrictions on no recourse to public funds which are preventing some people accessing benefits and other support during the covid-19 o

27 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Department for Work and Pensions: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of short term loans are made by the Department for Work and Pensions; and what assessment the Financial Conduct Authority has made of the effect of those loans on the functioning of the market.

27 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Department for Work and Pensions: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Financial Conduct Authority takes to oversee and regulate loans made by the Department for Work and Pensions.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to extend the temporary free school meals eligibility criteria once covid-19 social distancing measures are lifted.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to revise the temporary free school meals eligibility criteria to (a) increase the household income threshold for families with no recourse to public funds and (b) allow children fr

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on working with external partners to deliver the planned digital integration of the Tax-Free Childcare scheme once covid-19 social distancing mea

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure childcare options are accessible and flexible once the covid-19 social distancing measures are lifted.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to speed up the processing of applications for the National Voucher Scheme.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students who (a) are eligible for and (b) have signed up to National Voucher Scheme in the UK.

24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Telemedicine: Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that health professionals working in prisons have adequate provision to employ telemedicine when appropriate.

24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that potential shortages of personal protection equipment in primary care does not lead to an increase in patients attending secondary care.

24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure professionals in primary and secondary care have access to adequate training on how to fit personal protective equipment.

24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS plans to provide access to urgent dental care during the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people that need access to urgent dental care receive treatment as soon as possible.

24 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on when the FCA plans to (a) publish and (b) implement regulations directing pension savers to Pension Wise when they choose to ac

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discusssions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on when it plans to (a) publish and (b) implement regulations on providing pension guidance on opting out of a workplace pension.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of implications for her policies of the results of the behavioural trials led by the Money and Pensions Service to encourage people to take guidance from Pension Wise before

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Money and Pensions Service will publish a report on the behavioural trials it has conducted on nudging savers towards pensions guidance.

25 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hate Crime: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) protect and (b) support people subject to (i) racial abuse and (ii) other hate crimes as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

24 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to provide support and accommodation to people experiencing homelessness who also have no recourse to public funds.

24 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to provide people experiencing homelessness with accommodation where they can self-isolate if they are displaying covid-19 symptoms.

24 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Estate Agents: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether estate agents are classified as key workers for the purposes of the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic.

24 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will introduce a telephone line for non-key workers to inform the Government in the event that their employer forces them to travel to and work in their workplace during the

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