Written questions

Rachael Maskell

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of pupils taking a different form of end-of-year assessment due to the covid-19 outbreak at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.

9 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners

Cathedrals: Coronavirus

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support is being made available to cathedrals to tackle the financial challenges they are facing as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

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

New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional support the Government is providing to help start up businesses establish themselves in the current economy.

9 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason a coroner's inquest is not held in circumstances where someone has been convicted in relation to the death of that individual.

9 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had to enable local authorities to lead recovery in the education sector as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor demand on covid-19 testing stations and (b) increase the testing capacity.

9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who have recently been discharged from hospital and become symptomatic can access a covid-19 test.

9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to reported levels of covid-19 infection rates in West Yorkshire, for what reason people who live in York are being sent to West Yorkshire for covid-19 tests.

9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason York Central constituents are unable to access a covid-19 test at the local testing centre.

9 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Civil Society

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the voluntary and community sector on extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

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

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Tourism

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the tourism sector on extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

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

Children's Play and Nurseries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason (a) day nurseries and (b) children's indoor play centres were not identified as priority business types in the Discretionary Grant programme.

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

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the £617 million of the Government's Discretionary Grant fund has been granted to businesses by local authorities.

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

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what value of grants from the Discretionary Grant Fund have been awarded to (a) small businesses in shared offices or other flexible work spaces, (b) regular market t

8 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Opinion: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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 £5.4 million allocated to support the legal advice

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) training and (b) experience academic mentors recruited to help close the covid-19 educational gap in schools in disadvantaged areas will be given.

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role academic mentors will play in will play in closing the covid-19 educational attainment gap.

7 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons each school receives an initial supply of only 10 home testing kits for covid-19; and whether he plans to increase this initial supply.