Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Learning from Deaths programme, what the timeframe is for the establishment of the new board; and when the first meeting of that board will take place.

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2021 to Question 167238 on Employment: Coronavirus, if he will publish the (a) number and (b) value of fixed penalty notices that have been issu

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many employers have been fined under The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 for preventing an employee from adhering to

16 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS referral-to-treatment waiting list, how many patients in (a) England, (b) each STP-ICS area in England and (c) each acute trust in England had been waiting more than one y

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of setting up and maintaining each of the seven Nightingale hospitals.

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many inpatients have been treated for (a) covid-19 and (b) non-covid-19 related issues at each Nightingale hospital in each month since April 2020.

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2021 to Question 147891 on Coronavirus: Screening, what evidence the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies based its assessment on when assessing the effec

15 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many road traffic accidents there have been that have involved someone driving under the section 88 provision of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each month since March

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the cost of covid-19 tests for people returning to the UK have been calculated.

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

ACAS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many early conciliation requests the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has received on (a) the calculation of wages under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (b

15 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the performance of the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

15 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average waiting time is from (a) a complaint being accepted for investigation and (b) a decision being made by the Parliamentary Ombudsman in the most recent per

15 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average waiting time is for a complaint to be assigned to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman caseworker in the most recent period for which that inform

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2020 to Question 128690 on health services: private sector, if he will publish the (a) total cost and (b) cost per month of his Department's contracts for priv

15 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Task Force: Membership

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the membership of the Prime Minister's Health and Social Care Taskforce.

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

Service Charges: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 157189 on Service Charges: Research, when the Government will consider the findings of Cambridge University's report.

12 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and Plant Health Agency: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the cost for Plant Health Agency inspections.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing Government-backed covid-19 cancellation Insurance for the live events sector.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing re-opening grants for the live events sector.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the report by Deloitte on home working at the DVLA which was commissioned in June 2020.

11 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Public and Commercial Services Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Public and Commercial Services Union on safety concerns raised on covid-19.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March to Question 158103 on the Kickstart Scheme, to publish a breakdown by (a) location and (a) sector of the 30,000 jobs linked to the scheme.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has published on advertising jobs via the Kickstarter scheme; and how long vacancies should be advertised for.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2021 to Question 158103 on the Kickstart Scheme, if she will publish (a) a monthly breakdown of when the 140,000 jobs linked to the scheme were approved and (b) the tim

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what monitoring her Department is carrying out to ensure that approved jobs via the Kickstart scheme are made available and advertised.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Events Industry: Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with representatives of the live events sector on the Kickstart scheme.

11 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Coronavirus: Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims have been lodged for unfair dismissal due to sickness levels related to covid-19 self-isolation since March 2020.

11 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Coronavirus: Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims have been lodged relating to unfair redundancy processes where covid-19 self-isolation or sickness periods are a factor since March 2020.

11 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers who have accessed the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme have made staff redundant in each month since April 2020.

11 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been lodged with the Health and Safety Executive pertaining to employees being asked to return to a workplace during the third covid-19 national lockdown; and how that number co

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