Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK-EU Civil Society Forum

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to establish the Civil Society Forum since the end of the transition period.

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

Bank Services: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to transfer assets residing in dormant accounts to the Community Trust Fund.

11 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Life Sciences: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating funding to the charity-led Life Sciences Charity Partnership Fund.

11 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether e-scooter pilot schemes are commissioned to provide accessible alternative scooters as part of the pilot programme.

11 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Mobility Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to pilot or establish e-mobility scooter schemes for disabled people as part of his active travel policy.

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

Civil Society: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his announcement of 8 April 2021 on the allocation of £750 million of funding for civil society organisations in response to the covid-19 outbreak, how much of the unde

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

Non-governmental Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of 8 April 2021 on the allocation of £750 million of funding for civil society organisations in response to the covid-19

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

Insects: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the gardens of publicly-owned buildings to be more environmentally friendly for bees and other insects.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have reported side effects from the Moderna covid-19 vaccine in each month since start of the covid-19 vaccination programme.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people have reported side effects from the Pfizer covid-19 vaccination in each month since the covid-19 vaccination program began.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people have reported side effects from the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccination.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research into the lightning process for people who have myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

11 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will liaise with local authorities to create a generic application process for Blue Badges.

11 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Construction: Materials

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to address the national shortage of building materials affecting construction companies in the UK.

11 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Construction: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to address the national shortage of steel preventing construction companies from fully operating.

11 May 2021 · Cabinet Office

Suicide

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have taken their own life in each month of the last five years.

11 May 2021 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will consider a sectoral solution to ensure that no further education institutes are negatively affected as a result of the effect of covid-19 on enrolments; and what comparative assessment he has made of

11 May 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of pupils wearing face masks in (a) classrooms and (b) corridors and other shared indoor areas in preventing the transmission of covid-19.

11 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Military Coups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the United Nations Special Envoy for Myanmar in response to the military coup in that country, what coordinated international response he has agreed to beyo

11 May 2021 · Treasury

Red Diesel: Flood Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Government plans to end the entitlement for flood risk management authorities to use red diesel in their operations by 2022.

26 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Traffic Management Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there has been any Parliamentary or Government review of the operation and effectiveness of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

22 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to implement a different speed limit for e-scooters on roads and cycle paths.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the e-scooter pilot.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the safe use and parking of e-scooters is being enforced by e-scooter pilot companies.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Global Positioning System

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential of GPS on e-bikes and e-scooters to be used in enforcement to park or ride in permitted areas.

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

Football: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the creation of a European Super League on football clubs in the National League North division.

20 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will support local authorities insourcing domiciliary and residential social care.

20 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take against domiciliary care companies that do not meet their contractual obligations in paying their staff or pension contributions on time.

20 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has provided to the Care Quality Commission on examining the business history of providers of domiciliary care companies.

20 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will support schools to provide education for pupils in years 11 and 13 to continue with their education until the end of the summer term 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.