Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Pay Review Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the remit letters for the NHS Pay Review Body for 2021-22 will be issued; and for what reasons they have not already been issued.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Post Offices: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many post offices have been closed in England as a result of being assessed as not commercially viable since 2018.

16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what responsibility health and social care partnerships have for determining local funding priorities.

16 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer 3 September 2020 to Question 81645, what steps have been taken to develop an online verification tool for the purpose of verifying Veterans ID cards.

16 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of formaldehyde free flu vaccinations in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston and (b) England.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Babies and Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the second covid-19 national lockdown on (a) babies and (b) young children.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop a strategy to deal with potential implications on childhood development from (a) previous, (b) existing and (c) potential future national covid-19 lockdowns.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the availability of the pneumoccal vaccine in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston and (b) England.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people between the ages of 18-21, who for reasons not relating to long-term health conditions, are not up to date with their vaccinations.

10 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the aviation sector on the effect of the second national covid-19 lockdown on that sector.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which local authority areas have been chosen to trial plans allowing specific family and friends to visit care homes supported by testing.

10 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what methodology his Department plans to use to evaluate the success of trials to allow specific family and friends to visit care homes supported by testing.

9 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many previously retired NHS staff have worked in the NHS in each month since March 2020.

9 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the contribution of the hon Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston in the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee on 19 October 2020, Official Report, col 10, whether he has made an

6 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that Government policy on food (a) security and (b) supply complies with Article 11 of the UN International Covenant on Economic, Socia

5 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Earned Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to implement changes in response to the court ruling (Case No: C1/2019/0593 22 June 2020) in respect of two wages being received in one assessment period for universa

2 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the commercial food industry on ensuring an adequate supply of food after the transition period.

2 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the security of food supply in the event of the UK and EU not agreeing a deal on the future relationship before the end of the transition period.

2 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in England have had to self-isolate since the beginning of the 2020-21 school year.

2 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, is she will publish a breakdown of the reasons for unsuccessful applications to the Kickstart scheme.

2 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for the Kickstart Scheme have been successful since the scheme opened.

2 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence assessments were completed in each month from April 2019 to August 2019.

2 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been made redundant since August 2020 who had been furloughed via the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

2 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the processing time is for asylum applications as of 2 November 2020.

2 Nov 2020 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people subject to the High Income Child Benefit charge have been subject to penalty charges.

2 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting time is for covid-19 tests in (a) care homes and (b) hospitals in England as of 2 November 2020.

2 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the covid-19 testing capacity required to ensure that (a) care homes and (b) hospitals continue to receive priority.

2 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish (a) civil contingency plans and (b) fire safety strategies for NHS field hospitals.

2 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating the hospital fire code to include the (a) 18-metre rule, (b) requirement for limited combustibility insulation and (c) large-scale te

2 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a public inquiry into hospital fire safety for the (a) 18 PFI projects with fire safety issues and (b) 38 hospitals identified by NHS Improv

Source: official written-questions record.