Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to expand the Homes for Ukraine scheme to refugees from other conflicts, such as in Afghanistan, so they are not required to stay in bridging accommodation.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make and assessment of the potential merits of provide Ukraine refugees with (a) laptops or other forms of IT, (b) broadband and (c) a SIM card for a phone to facilitate (

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, whether there are any restrictions on what the £350 monthly provision for hosting a refugee is spent on; and if he will make an assess

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Ukrainian Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make provision for an online Ukrainian language course to enable families hosting refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to learn some basic language skills.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has discussions with representatives of (a) universities and (b) colleges on enabling access to further and higher education for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make that education free of charge.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will enable local authorities to be sponsoring bodies for refugees.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will ensure that there are staff in place to welcome refugees from Ukraine on their arrival in the UK.

18 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will ensure that refugees travelling from the Ukraine to the UK are able to access free transport to the UK.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much funding local authorities will be given for each refugee that they agree to take.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding his Department plans to allocate to schools for each new pupil who has arrived in the UK via the Homes for Ukraine or Ukraine Family Scheme.

18 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much additional funding the Government plans to allocate to local health services for each refugee who has arrived in the UK via the Homes for Ukraine or Ukraine Family Scheme.

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to support civil society organisations with the additional costs they incur as a result of providing support to refugees who have arrived in the UK via the Homes for

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has for the provision of housing to refugees, including in areas of the country where there is a housing shortage, following the offer of accommodation to refugees for

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, what assessment he has made of the experience and ability of charities, churches and community organisations to match Ukrainian refuge

18 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will implement a centralised system to match refugees without any association to the UK with families who have undergone safeguarding checks.

18 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he uses covid-19 mortality levels to inform his Department's decisions on covid-19 restrictions.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Director of Public health for York on increases in covid-19 infection levels in that area.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to increased rates of hospitalisation due to covid-19 in York in March 2022, if he will take steps to maintain covid-19 testing in York.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Office for National Statistic COVID-19 Infection Survey, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure (a) continued public participation in that survey and (b) provision

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of covid-19 have been diagnosed in care homes in the last week.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of students who have been diagnosed with covid-19 in the last week.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many agency staff members have been used to support staff absences in schools in the last week.

17 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) pupils, (b) teachers and (c) support staff have been off school with covid-19 in the last week.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Schools and Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has he made of trends in the levels of outbreaks of covid-19 in (a) schools and (b) teaching staff.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the levels of long covid in England as of 17 March 2022.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of covid-19 on those people waiting for elective care in York.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Mortality Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the trends in the levels of mortality as a result of covid-19 in (a) York and (b) England.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the level of covid-19 cases on York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the trend in the levels of the covid-19 infection rate in York.

17 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential career pathways for practitioners from other medical professions to transfer into dentistry.

Source: official written-questions record.