Written questions

Rachael Maskell

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Conference Centres

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to develop a Government conference centre on York Central development site.

13 May 2021 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has he made of the effect of the closure of nurseries as a result of financial difficulties following the covid-19 outbreak on the sufficiency of available childcare.

13 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sportsgrounds: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of when all seated outdoor stadiums will re-open to sports fans.

13 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to ensure that new planning proposals incorporate the Government's recommendations from its Gear Change initiative and the LTN1/20 guidance.

13 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional public health support he plans to make available in the context of the Indian variant of covid-19 being present in York.

13 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase the number of covid-19 tests sent for full genome sequencing in York in the context of the Indian variant being detected in that city.

13 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions in respect of the Child Maintenance Service instigating court action for wilful refusal or culpable neglect in paying child maintenance has led to (a) disqualifying the paying pare

13 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions where a parent does not make payments in full and on time has the Child Maintenance Service sought to (a) make a deduction order to take either a lump sum or regular deductions fro

13 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to provide (a) local authorities and (b) businesses with further details on the £1.5 billion additional business rates support package as announced on 2

13 May 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to reimburse local authorities that have agreed to extend the Expanded Retail Discount to English Language Colleges in their locality on the basis th

12 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Prime Minister's statement that the Government will be doing much more over the winter to support the voluntary sector, Official Report, 2 November 2020, Vol. 683,

12 May 2021 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to safeguard adopted children who have contact with their birth parents outside of formal contact arrangements.

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

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to mitigate the environmental effect of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme being scheduled for 2024.

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

Marine Environment: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an ocean recovery strategy to tackle plastic pollution.

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

Plastics: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle the use of single-use plastics and (b) encourage the use of more sustainable alternatives to those plastics by companies.

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

Roads: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) plastic litter and (b) other litter on UK roads.

12 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether, in the event of an adverse reaction to the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine, it is possible for a person to have two further vaccines from either Moderna or Pfizer.

12 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delivering residential Learning Disability Services separately from Mental Health Services.

12 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he is providing to CCGs who are incorporating Learning Disability Services with Mental Health Services including on patients being placed on the same wards.