Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to review the effectiveness of the sanctions he has applied to China in response to the persecution of the Uyghur Muslim community.

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

Tree Planting: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made progress on tree planting targets for (a) the Northern Forest (b) the White Rose Forest and (c) in York.

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Police: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional support she will provide to the police in managing crowded areas in summer 2021 in response to the increased covid-19 infection rate.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Conditions: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of guidance on high workplace temperatures.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Conditions of Employment and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of placing health and social care staff on comparable (a) pay scales and (b) terms and conditions.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to close the pay gap between people working in (a) the NHS and (b) social care.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he made of the average pay differential between NHS staff and care staff in each of the last 10 years.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps to improve the processes for licensing domiciliary care companies; and whether the licensing process includes an assessment of the owner's business history.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps to investigate reports of social care companies managed by people who have had multiple business failures.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to support health and social care staff who have been asked to isolate and do not wish to participate in Test and release programmes.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to support health and social care staff who choose to continue to apply social distancing measures.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish information on local infection rates and hospitalisations according to vaccination status.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will publish local data on who is being infected by covid-19 by (a) age, (b) ethnicity and (c) socio-economic status.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role paediatricians will have in identifying children eligible for the covid-19 vaccine.

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Africa: Civil Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department has provided to UK nationals residing in areas of South Africa affected by recent violence and looting; and what advice his Department is offer

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason access to contact tracing data for local directors of public health has moved from level Local 0 to Local 4.

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

Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the NHS volunteer programme and (b) other national volunteering programmes do not conflict with or undermine programmes run by local organisati

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

Business: Ethics

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the Good Business Foundation's proposed Good Business Charter.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional support he plans to provide for nursery schools closed since 21 June 2021 as a result of levels of covid-19 infection or self-isolation.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will provide additional catch-up educational support for days missed at school as a result of the covid-19 outbreak since 21 June 2021.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) average and (b) total number of missed school days by children as a result of the covid-19 outbreak in York since 21 June 2021.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Children: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have had to isolate in York since the lifting of restrictions on 21 June 2021.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) what steps he plans to take to monitor the levels of transmission of covid-19 on public transport and (b) if he will make (i) mask wearing and (ii) social distancing mandatory on all public transport in the

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of York's local contact tracing system compared to NHS Track and Trace.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans for NHS Test and Trace to record more detailed contact tracing information.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the length of time taken to upload contact tracing information on the NHS Test and Trace system.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient lateral flow tests and PCR tests to meet the covid-19 testing demand.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Prescribing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definition he uses to define social prescribing in the context of his Department's remit and policy.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisations, sectors and businesses are involved in the Government's covid-19 daily contact testing study; and when each of those bodies commenced their involvement in that study.

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

Voluntary Organisations: Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the level of resources available to the Councils for Voluntary Services se

Source: official written-questions record.