Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that all children in year 6 have the opportunity to meet their current classmates before transitioning to secondary school.

17 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish data from NHS Test and Trace on (a) how many people have been traced and (b) how many of those people have tested positive for covid-19.

17 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on NHS Test and Trace staff who are waiting for work.

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Organisations: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what further steps he is taking to provide additional financial support for the Voluntary and Community Sector in addition to the £750 million announced on the 8th April 2020.

17 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide additional funding for any additional transport required by Further Education Colleges due to the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Devolution: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce the devolution deal for York and North Yorkshire.

16 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Business: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing tax relief for businesses which have enhanced safety measures due to the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to end food poverty for adults.

16 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of public observance of the two metre guidance on social distancing; and what estimate he has made of the potential level of observance of social dis

15 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Business Rates: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review Valuation Office Agency rules which prevent neighbouring business properties with the same owner from being considered as separate properties for the purposes of accessing Government covid-19 grant

15 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the scientific evidence on the effect of social distancing in reducing the risk of covid-19 contagion.

12 Jun 2020 · Treasury

World Economy: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) G8, (b) G20 and (c) other international counterparts on (i) the global recession as a result of covid-19, ii) potential cancellation of world debt and (c) plans to sup

11 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to instruct UK Visas and Immigration to prioritise applications based on the scheduling of repatriation flights.

11 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason dental practices providing NHS services are not being supplied with PPE on the same basis as other NHS services.

9 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that practical exams or assignments to assess the skills and safety of students that were due to take place in further education settings are able to take place.

9 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were not in employment, education or training in (a) the UK and (b) York in the most recent period prior to the covid-19 outbreak for which such information is available; and what her mo

9 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates he has made of the potential costs to the NHS as a consequence of the loss of income to medical charities as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with representatives of the global medical research community to ensure that progress in (i) improving diagnostics and (ii) treatments for non-

9 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to provide additional support to medical charities to help those charities maintain (a) their research work and (b) provision of their wider services during the covid-19 outbreak.

9 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the implementation of the NHS Cancer Plan of the loss of income of medical research charities specialising in cancer research.

9 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Charities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the loss of funding to medical research charities on health outcomes in (a) cancer, (b) neurological conditions, (c) respiratory conditions (d

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

Radio: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what emergency funding his Department is making available to community radio stations throughout the UK to help prevent their closure as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

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

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effects of the high frequency of signals from 5G technology on (a) babies, (b) young people and (c) animals.

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

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of electro magnetic frequency radiation from 5G technology on (a) physical health and (b) mental health.

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

5G: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what research his Department has commissioned on the effect of 5G technology on (a) older people and (b) young children.

8 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Academic Year

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that schools break for the summer on their planned summer 2020 holiday dates.

8 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) risks and (b) shortcomings in relation to the covid-19 tracing app being trialled on the Isle of Wight.

8 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients Know Best: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the NHS is of the contract for the Patient Knows Best scheme.

8 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients Know Best: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether personal data submitted under the Patient Knows Best scheme is sold on to companies for (a) research, (b) insurance and (c) other purposes.

8 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for local authorities to receive data on all testing of people resident in their area.

Source: official written-questions record.