Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the transmission rate is of covid-19 for (a) students in (i) higher and (ii) further education, (b) secondary school pupils, (c) primary school pupils and (d) nursery-aged pupils.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that everyone will be able to access their second covid-19 vaccine within the specified time limit for that vaccine.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 28 September 2020 to Question 86107 and 30 November 2020 to Question 99041 on Coronavirus: Disease Control, if he will publish the data to substantiate the reasons for th

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make additional resources available for local contact tracing in response to the high covid-19 infection rates.

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make additional funding available for infection prevention control for care homes.

30 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent people travelling from higher to lower local covid alert level Tier areas; and whether she plans to provide the police with additional powers to enforce the guidanc

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the priority for vaccination of people with learning difficulties.

30 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made in ensuring that people who are charged with an offence under the age of 18 years are tried in the youth justice system.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to increase capacity for urgent cancer surgery following the end of the contract with the independent health sector.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to prevent people travelling from higher to lower covid-19 tier areas.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that taxis do not travel from a higher covid-19 tier area to a lower tier area.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, prior to announcing the Bounce Back Loan Top Up facility in November 2020, what estimate he had made of how many businesses had already taken out a Bounce Back Loan and (a) would

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses that have applied to Top Up their initial Bounce Back Loan since November 2020 have had their applications rejected.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of businesses who had secured a Bounce Back Loan had borrowed the maximum amount of 25 per cent of their estimated turnover, up to 10 November 2020.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, as of 22 December 2020 how many businesses have (a) applied and (b) secured a Bounce Back Loan Top Up; and how many Bounce Back Loan Top Up loans are being processed by accredited

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when clinical trials for pancreatic cancer will resume in England following their suspension as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vitamin D

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what studies the Government has undertaken on the effect of vitamin D on covid-19; and what the outcome of those studies was.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to amend the list of people who are extremely vulnerable to covid-19 to include people with learning disabilities.

30 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Public Houses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish guidance for local authorities on the criteria for dispensing the £1,000 grant to wet-led pubs in lieu of Christmas trade in Tier 2 and 3 local covid aler

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on unpaid carers.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Young Carers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the mental health of unpaid young carers.

30 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support he has made available to unpaid carers during the covid-19 outbreak.

15 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current rate is for false (a) positives and (b) negatives from (i) PCR and (ii) lateral flow covid-19 tests.

11 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS staff who have been called for jury service during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will exempt NHS staff from jury service during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Construction

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) instruct HMRC to use the Construction Insurance Scheme records they hold to verify the employment status of people in the construction industry who became self-employed in the 2019-20 financial year a

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether equalities targets are included in (i) Emergency Measures Agreements and (ii) Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements between train operating companies and his Department.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to include equalities targets in future direct award agreements between train operating companies and his Department.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether equalities targets are included in railway franchise agreements between train operating companies and his Department.

4 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to ensure that students returning from overseas placements for Christmas 2020 have access to no-symptom covid-19 testing.

3 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to statistics showing average private sector pay is higher in November 2020 than at the same time 12 months ago, for what reason he used a six month period to highlight trends in the level of private

Source: official written-questions record.