Written questions

Karin Smyth

934 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2020 to Question 64242 on Covid-19 Education Catch-up Fund, what assessment he has made of the effect of lost teaching time on the educational attainment of young people in Fur

16 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Airguns: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February to Question 12342 on Airguns: Regulation, for what reason her Department has not published its response to the air weapons review that closed in February 2018.

9 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regulation of Property Agents Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the final report of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group, published July 2019, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to establish an i

9 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on (a) leasehold property and (b) the right to manage.

3 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gymnastics: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on facilitating the safe re-opening of (a) gymnastics and (b) trampolining centres in England as the covid-19 lockdown restrict

26 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Clean Air Zones: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will provide updated guidance and advice to local authorities on how Clean Air Zone programmes are affected by the covid-19 lockdown.

25 Jun 2020 · Women and Equalities

Females: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the UN Report The Impact of Covid 19 on Women; and what steps she is taking to in response to that report's findings that the covid-19 outbr

25 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the merits of providing apprenticeships programmes that are more affordable to the NHS and the opportunities this might offe

25 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Basic Skills and Mathematics: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating funding to (a) maths and (b) skills teaching for the provision of education to young people for whom a lack of a qualification in those subject

25 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to mitigate the effect on colleges of reduced student nurse intake levels as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure hospitals and NHS trusts have the continued stability of supply routes and skills of trainee nurses required in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of research that links dirty air and increased infections of covid-19; and what additional steps

24 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Maternity Leave

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his Department on the implications for Government policy of the amount of support through the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme self employed women on maternity leave can claim.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to ensure that Local Industrial Strategies developed by devolved authorities have targeted plans in place to improve skills and access to jobs in areas wit

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on the administering of child maintenance of the redeployment of staff from the Child Maintenance Service to help process the increase in claims for universal

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training has been given to staff who have been redeployed from the Child Maintenance Service to help process the increase in claims for universal credit resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the £1 billion support package to tackle the impact of lost teaching time announced on 19 June 2020 will include funding for 16-19 providers.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to review the apprenticeships levy; and what progress he has made on that review.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations his Department has met with to discuss the Government’s forthcoming apprenticeship guarantee.