Written questions
1,768 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hydroxychloroquine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure a robust supply of hydroxychloroquine to patients reliant on that medication to manage (a) lupus, (b) scleroderma, (c) rheumatoid arthritis and (d) other serious a
23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Social Distancing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what further guidance his Department plans to issue on social distancing to (a) hairdressers, (b) driving instructors and (c) other professions.
23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
European Medicines Agency: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on maintaining membership of the European Medicine Agency during the covid-19 outbreak and until a vaccine is found.
23 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Remote Working: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether workers who have been advised to work from home during the covid-19 outbreak are eligible to claim tax relief for (a) heating and lighting the room they work in and (b) the cost of business telephone calls.
20 Mar 2020 · Department for Education
Students: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that students who were entered into exams that have been cancelled as external candidates can get qualifications.
19 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Immigration: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme beyond 30 June 2021 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will set up an emergency hotline to assist UK citizens stranded abroad by border closures and flight cancellations.
19 Mar 2020 · Department for Education
Nurseries: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial assistance is being provided to nurseries advised to close due to the covid-19 outbreak; and what assurances he has received from insurers on providing cover to nurseries despite that infection n
19 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with the BBC on (a) the role of programming in supporting public morale and (b) replaying the the 1966 World Cup match during the covid-19 outbreak.
18 Mar 2020 · Treasury
Research: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) a financial assistance package for early-stage R&D companies in the (i) life sciences and (ii) other sectors that includes rapidly available grants for loss
18 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Midwives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of the Nursing and Midwifery Council on relaxing the requirements for International English Language Testing System eviden
17 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for nurses who qualified outside of the UK and whose qualifications are not recognised in the UK to work in the NHS during the covid-19 outbreak.
17 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Package Holidays: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of temporarily suspending the application of the Package Travel Regulations for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
16 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Charities: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) accessibility of the tendering processes for Government and local authority contracts for smaller charities and (b) ability of smaller char
16 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Metaldehyde
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce a ban on outdoor use of metaldehyde; and what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) producers of metaldehyde, (b) the wildlife and the environment
11 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Visas: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to create new endorsing bodies for the new global talent visa to enable science and technology companies in (a) Cambridge and (b) the UK to access the global talent that they need to
11 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Visas: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to ensure that the new visa scheme for international researchers announced on 27 January 2020 enables science and technology companies in (a) Cambridge an
10 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Innovate UK: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of project collaborators in Innovate UK core funding grants awarded to Higher Education Institutions were (a) SMEs and (b) large companies in each sector in each y
10 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Innovate UK: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of Innovate UK core funding has been awarded to (a) SMEs, (b) large companies and (c) academia in each year since 2010, by sector.
10 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats: Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish the outcome of the call for evidence on cat microchipping which closed on 4 January 2020.
27 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non- UK EU nationals worked in the agricultural sector in each of the last three years, by county.
27 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rural Areas: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on rural areas of the termination of funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development following the UK’s withdrawal from the
15 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Trials: EU Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on alignment with the forthcoming EU Clinical Trial Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 536/2014) after the UK has left the EU.
15 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to consult with groups representing (a) medical research, (b) science and (c) the NHS in advance of reforms to the immigration system.
7 Jan 2020 · Home Office
Passports: British National (Overseas)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many valid British national (overseas) passports were in issue on 31 December 2019.
7 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation Highways England held with groups representing (a) walking, (b) cycling and (c) horse-riding interests before publishing its recent design standards on (i) Designing for cycle traffic and (ii)
7 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 4 November 2019 Question 7159, what steps he is taking to ensure that Highways England adopts performance indicators which incentivise an increase in the (a) number of journeys a
29 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Cycling: Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of whether Highways England’s provision for cycle travel in the (a) A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon and (b) A428 Caxton Gibbet highway schemes complies with its design standa
29 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) Highways England has had with representatives of cycling, walking and horse-riding user groups to determine the Performance Indicators to measure improved provision f
29 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Performance Indicator or Indicators he proposes to set for Highways England’s performance as part of its 2nd Roads Investment Strategy to achieve (a) improved provision for, (b) increases in and (c) improv
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