Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2021 to Question 135997, if he will provide a timetable for the delivery of a model of alternative student finance.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Blue Planet Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Blue Planet Fund will be launched; and whether civil society will be consulted to inform the fund's design, prior to its launch.

2 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason HMRC is unable to accept RTI reports submitted by businesses in November and December 2020 to secure Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme payments for new employees who took up their roles after 30 Octob

2 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the merits of the 30 October 2020 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme eligibility date to ensure that workers who took on employment after that date are able to access the Income Suppor

1 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, after residents of care homes have received their second covid-19 vaccine, when visiting restrictions are planned to be lifted, what steps he plans to take to ensure that those visits are safe; and

29 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Community Development and Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average increase in demand for the services of voluntary and community organisations has been since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Community Development and Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding for voluntary and community organisations lost since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and what comparative assessment he has made of

29 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) scooters and (b) e-scooters sold in each month of 2020.

28 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what additional steps the (a) UK Government and (b) UN are planning to take in response to the human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Province of China against the Uyghur Muslim

28 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has had discussions with the Chinese Ambassador on sanctioning trade with (a) China and (b) Xinjiang province as a result of recent human rights abuses

28 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Uyghurs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese Ambassador on the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Province of China.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria will be used to determine when to re-open further education colleges during the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all covid-19 vaccination centres are covid-secure.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Platinum Jubilee 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to plan for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.

28 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parents: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a parental isolation grant for parents who are having to look after a child who is having to isolate during the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Females: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on women.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) charities and (b) social enterprises have offered placements under the Kickstart scheme.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of volunteering in the voluntary and community sector since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Community Development and Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many jobs have been lost in the voluntary and community sectors since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Community Development and Voluntary Organisations: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on allocating additional funding for voluntary and community organisations during the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to provide an additional funding support package for charities during the covid-19 outbreak in the first three months of 2021.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of hire charges for e-scooters on the level of take-up during the e-scooter pilot in York.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have used e-scooters in the e-scooter pilot in (a) York and (b) other cities taking part in that pilot.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Bicycles: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) bicycles and (b) e-bicycles that were sold in each month of 2020.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of asking teachers to come out of retirement and assist in the recovery phase of the covid-19 outbreak to educate and support children and y

27 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that people who are unable to participate in work as a result of (a) home schooling and (b) other Government covid-19 guidance have equitable access to financial support schemes.

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of the State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of ringfenced funding to ensure that local authorities are able to fund voluntary sector children’s palliative care providers t

26 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) affordable homes, (b) social housing units and (c) council housing units have been commissioned in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency in each of the last fiv

26 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) affordable homes, (b) social housing units and (c) council housing units have been completed in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency in each of the last five y

26 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) affordable homes, (b) social housing units and (c) council housing units have been completed in each of the last five years.

Source: official written-questions record.