Written questions

1,625 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment his Department undertook on the removal of ear wax syringing as a core NHS service.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Severe Disability Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for universal claims were made between 2016 and 2019 by claimants already receiving the severe disability premium before their assessment period came up.

2 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to support local authorities who did not receive funding through the Community Champions scheme to support the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine to BAME

2 Mar 2021 · Women and Equalities

Community Champions Scheme

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on community champions.

2 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to provide additional financial support for work on the covid-19 vaccination roll-out to local authorities that did not receive funding under the community cham

2 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Champions Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the scope of the Community Champions scheme; and whether he plans to increase the number of boroughs receiving funding through that

2 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Champions Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he had with (a) Council Chief Executives, (b) Council leaders and (c) directly elected Mayors before releasing funding under the Community Champions scheme.

2 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Champions Scheme: Hounslow

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the London Borough of Hounslow did not receive funding under the Community Champions scheme.

2 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Champions Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the full criteria used to select the boroughs who received the £23 million of funding through the Community Champions scheme.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date the Care Quality Commission plans to publish its report on the use of Do Not Resuscitate orders for people with learning disabilities during the covid-19 outbreak.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

DNACPR Decisions: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle the increase in the number of Do Not Resuscitate orders given to people with learning disabilities in advance of the Care Quality Commission publis

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) students, (b) schools and (c) universities with the application process to study higher education courses from autumn 2021.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish further information on the criteria for (a) GCSE and (b) A-level assessments in England in summer 2021.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the decision to remove veterinary workers from the critical workers list on the provision of animal welfare services.

22 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to run a national communications campaign to promote the effect of active travel on (a) public health, (b) mental health and (c) support for local high streets.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Medicine: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing to veterinary (a) workers and (b) businesses following the removal of veterinary workers from the list of critical workers during the third cov

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Medicine: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterinary workers can continue to provide 24 hour emergency services during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Veterinary Medicine: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department taking to support veterinary workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

School Streets Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 116618, what his current estimate is of the timescale for bringing into effect Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 so that local authorities outside

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund: Take-away Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether businesses providing takeaway services during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown are eligible for the top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses announce

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Public Health England collects the number of (a) lost or (b) missing covid-19 tests.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish the number of lost covid-19 tests.

6 Jan 2021 · 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 track the number of (a) voided and (b) lost covid-19 tests.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 tests were declared void in (a) December 2020, (b) November 2020, (c) October 2020 and (d) September 2020.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Government department is responsible for collecting the number of covid-19 tests that have gone missing.

17 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the removal of the (a) VAT Retail Export Scheme (b) Tax-Free airside shopping on (i) Heathrow Airport (ii) London Borough of Hounslow (iii) London and

17 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) airports and (b) boroughs surrounding airports after the removal of tax-free airside shopping.

17 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has he made of the effect of the removal of the (a) VAT Retail Export Scheme and (b) tax-free airside shopping on the tourism sector within London.

17 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the hospitality industry on the decision to remove (a) the VAT Retail Export Scheme and (b) tax-free airside shopping.

17 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the abolition of (a) the VAT Retail Export Scheme and (b) tax-free airside shopping.

Source: official written-questions record.