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Written questions

Daniel Zeichner

1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 May 2020 · Treasury

Postgraduate Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing postdoctoral researchers in receipt of URKI grants to be furloughed when their research involving feasibility studies has had to be paused as a resul

15 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the £60,000 death-in-service lump sum payment in respect of covid-19 applies to nurses and care workers working in social care settings where (a) all, (b) some or (c) none of the cost of th

15 May 2020 · Home Office

Fingerprints: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effect on the ability of police to identify criminals following the European Parliament’s decision to reject the European Council’s proposal to allow the UK to pa

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish guidance for parents on whether pupils that live in a household with a shielded person should return to school.

12 May 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 11 May 2020 to Question 43043 on Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes, what proportion of eCodes are delivered within four days of ordering.

12 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Summertime

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK remaining on British Summer Time to (a) encourage active travel, (b) extend the tourist season and (c) reduce energy

11 May 2020 · Home Office

Offences against Children and Terrorism: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2020 to Question 42080 on Internet: Safety, when her Department plans to publish the interim voluntary codes on tackling online terrorist and child sexual exploitation and

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

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2020 to Question 42080 on Internet: Safety, for what reasons the Government no longer plans to publish a full response to the Online Harms White Paper in

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps will be taken to protect public health during stage-five of the covid-19 warning system.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Zuhlke Engineering: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value was of the contract awarded to Zuhlke Engineering for the development of the NHS covid-19 contact tracing app.

11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to use text messages to encourage people to download the NHS covid-19 tracing app.

11 May 2020 · Cabinet Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled, Handling Correspondence from Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, MEPs and members of Devolved Administrations, when Ministers plan to recom

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Business: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to provide additional support to Business Crime Reduction Partnerships during the covid-19 outbreak.

4 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Europe Day

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to mark Europe Day 2020.

4 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Greece: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had since the beginning of covid-19 pandemic with (a) the European Commission and (b) the Greek Government on resettling refugees from the island of Lesbos.

4 May 2020 · Department for Transport

East West Railway Company: Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the East-West Rail Company prior to their tender for diesel units; and what assessment he has made of the merits of that line being an electrified railway.

4 May 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking with Edenred to ensure the timely receipt of free school vouchers by schools.

4 May 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a year 13 student who is (a) employed or (b) volunteering full-time during the covid-19 oubreak is classified as (i) a mid-year leaver or (ii) still on-roll.

4 May 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assurances he has provided to colleges that do not record the expected guided learning hours that no financial loss will be incurred as a result of moving to online learning during the covid-19 outbreak.

4 May 2020 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Education and Skills Funding Agency on (a) auditing guided learning hours and (b) the leaving date that should be recorded by colleges for year 13 students.

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

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish a full response to the Online Harms White Paper.

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Government has had with the European Commission on the volume of child sexual abuse images and videos hosted in Europe.

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Netherlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her Dutch counterpart on reducing the volume of child sexual abuse images and videos that are hosted in that country.

1 May 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with exam boards on ensuring that autumn exams are held (a) at a financial loss to and (b) with other financial implications for exam boards in (i) geology, (ii) history of art an

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

Local Resilience Forums: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether data on the number of people accessing Local Resilience Forum helplines due to financial vulnerability during the covid-19 outbreak can be ascertained from Local Resilien

1 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department made prior to implementing the £20 a week uplift to universal credit due to the covid-19 outbreak of the effect of that policy on (a) economically vulnerable people, (b) h

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

Council Tax Benefits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to make an assessment of the effect the £150 Council Tax discount due to the covid-19 outbreak on whether that discount for people in receipt of Council Tax Sup

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

Council Tax Benefits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department made prior to implementing the £150 Council Tax discount due to the covid-19 outbreak for people in receipt of Council Tax Support of the effect of

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

Local Resilience Forums: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will publish regional or aggregated data from Local Resilience Forum Situation Reports on the number of non-shielded people using Local Resilience Forum helplin

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

Local Resilience Forums: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data (a) Local Resilience Forums and (b) local authorities are being asked to (i) record and (ii) report on during the covid-19 outbreak, and whether that data includes econ

Source: official written-questions record.