Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the criteria used to identify organisations suitable for participation in the daily contact testing pilot.

16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the criteria used to identify individuals suitable for participation in the daily testing pilot.

16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) employees of Government, (b) Ministers and (c) Members of Parliament have participated in the daily testing pilot.

16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the organisations participating in the daily covid-19 testing pilot.

16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, since its introduction, how many people have participated in the daily covid-19 testing regime as an alternative to self- isolating; and how many of those people have subsequently had to self-isola

9 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 21254 on broadband: rural areas, what the contracted investment ratios are for each superfast contract across the country.

9 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2021 to Question 21251 on driving licences, what steps are being taken to reduce the turnaround times for each of those licence types.

8 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 30 June 2021 to Question 21249, which body holds the data on fixed penalty notices that have been issued for breaches of covid-19 hotel quarantine restrictions.

8 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 6 July to Question 13987, what steps he has taken to centrally validate the data on the passengers entering from red list countries who have been successful in apply

8 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on the recognition of certain AstraZeneca batches by the EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Restrictions: United Arab Emirates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the evidence supporting the placement of the United Arab Emirates in the red list for travel.

8 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Serco's management of the housing contract for asylum seekers.

8 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints have been received relating to Serco's management of homes of multiple occupation for asylum seekers in each of the last three years.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Green Homes Grant applications were (a) received and (b) approved in each month since January 2021 for (i) England and (ii) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heating: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation from the Climate Change Committee's 2021 Report to Parliament that Ofgem undertake a program

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Boilers: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation from the Climate Change Committee's 2021 Report to Parliament to set requirements for all ne

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Streaming: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of subtitles on catch up TV platforms.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the feedback analysis of the consultation on timetable options to improve rail performance in the North of England.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Public Footpaths: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his timetable is for announcing a final decision on Natural England’s proposals for the English coastal path from Birkenhead to the Welsh border.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Bereavement Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2021 to Question186186 on Bereavement Support Payment, what his timetable is for completing the evaluation of the Bereavement Support Payment.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Ellesmere Port and Neston

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train stations per resident there are in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency and (b) England.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to review rail transport options in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency, (b) Cheshire West and Chester and (c) the North of England.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Ellesmere Port and Neston

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the decision making criteria are for applications to the Stations Fund for Ellesmere Port and Neston.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ellesmere Port

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase rail transport infrastructure in Ledsham Garden Village.

8 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the timeframe for the continuation of discounts to UK REACH applicable fees for small and medium-sized enterprises.

8 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the finding of the AffiDX antigen lateral flow covid-19 test small-scale study that that test outperformed two lateral flow antigen tests w

30 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the data collected by the ZOE COVID Symptom Study which found that headaches, a sore throat and a runny nose are the most common symptoms of the Delta variant of covid-19, what re

30 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Schools: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the results of the pilots for daily contact testing in schools.

30 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the research published by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 29 June 2021 entitled FFP3 respirators protect healthcare workers against infection with SARS-CoV-

30 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heating: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take in response to the recommendation of the Climate Change Committee's 2021 Progress Report to Parliament, published on 24 June 2021, that OFGEM should un

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