Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many assignments NHS volunteers have undertaken during the covid-19 outbreak.

14 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the (a) criteria and (b) budget for the Shared Prosperity Fund.

14 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

National Tutoring Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will enable and support local authorities to deliver an equivalent to the National Tutoring Programme.

14 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the (a) young person's railcard and (b) 26 to 30 railcard for 12 months to encourage young workers to use the train.

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 58769, what assessment he has made of the reduction in severe asthma patients beginning biologic therapies from January to March 2020; and w

14 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 22 June 2020 to Questions 58768 and 58769, what assessment he has made of the effect of waiting times on patients awaiting (a) assessment and (b) treatment for severe ast

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Theatres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he is taking steps to ensure that local authorities support local theatres during the next phases of the covid-19 outbreak.

11 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the £10m allocated for domestic abuse safe accommodation in response to covid-19 has been (a) allocated to and (b) received by recipient organisations.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tourist Attractions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £14m allocated for zoos and aquariums in response to Covid-19 has been (a) allocated to and (b) received (i) in total and (ii) for each zoo and aquarium.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Citizens Advice: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, of the £15m allocated for Citizens Advice to respond to the covid-19 outbreak, how much has been (a) allocated to and (b) received by each organisation.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release, £16 million for food charities to provide meals for those in need, published on 8 May 2020, how much has been (a) allocated to and (b) received by

11 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the news story, £22 million awarded to life-saving health charities during virus outbreak, published on 22 May 2020, how much of that funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) rec

11 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much of the funding allocated by his Department through the survivors of sexual violence fund has been (a) allocated to and (b) received by organisations to date.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Civil Society: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the Vulnerable children fund has been allocated to organisations to date; and how much each organisation has received.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £360 million allocated to

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £20 million allocated as

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery Community Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £370 million allocated to

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the funding allocated to smal

11 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £60 million allocated to the devolved administrations

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery Community Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £370 million National Lot

11 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news story, Chancellor sets out extra £750 million coronavirus funding for frontline charities, published on 8 April 2020, how much of the £200 million for hospices has been (a) allocated and (

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Voluntary Organisations: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people have been made redundant from voluntary and community organisations in each week since January 2020 for organisations where there were (a) more and (b) less than 2

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how his Department is recording redundancies from voluntary and community organisations making fewer than 20 people redundant during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 Sep 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Redundancy

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have lost their job in each month in the last 15 years.

11 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Bank Cards: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential discriminatory effect on certain consumers of some retail, hospitality and other outlets only accepting card payments.

11 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to help ensure the safety of adults with additional needs (a) travelling to and (b) taking part in activities at adult education centres during the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional support he is providing to pupils who are not able to attend school due to the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Vocational Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that Btec assessments can be adapted in the event of further lockdown restrictions placed on educational settings during the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons his Department is not planning to introduce a combination of end-of-year and continuous assessment at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Ofqual on the effect of the lockdown due to the covid-19 outbreak on end-of-year assessments.

Source: official written-questions record.