Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 May 2020 · Department for International Development
Developing Countries: Ventilators
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many ventilators has the UK pledged to donate to developing countries.
5 May 2020 · Treasury
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether businesses that have taken out a loan under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme are able to convert that loan into a Bounce Back Loan.
5 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to standardise NHS and care home approaches to covid-19 testing for residents in care homes.
4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Domestic Abuse: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason national domestic violence helplines and not local services are promoted at covid-19 testing centres; and if he will review that policy to ensure that local services are also promot
4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Leasehold: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that residents in communal living leasehold arrangements are able to access testing for covid-19.
4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that unpaid carers are eligible for covid-19 testing.
4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent financial support his Department has allocated to care homes.
4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure parity between care homes and the NHS in the practice of testing for covid-19.
4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's guidelines on testing for covid-19 are complied with in care settings.
1 May 2020 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason there is a premium charge on calls to the telephone number for free school meal vouchers; and if he will make calls to that number free.
1 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of discharging patients that have had covid-19 to transitional care provision for a period of isolation before they return to a care home.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes his Department has put in place for the reporting of deaths resulting from covid-19 in care homes to the Care Quality Commission.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sheltered Housing: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people that died of covid-19 in hospital were living in sheltered care before admission to hospital.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Home Care Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people that have died in hospital as a result of covid-19 were receiving domiciliary care in the community prior to admission to hospital.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people that have died in hospital as a result of covid-19 were admitted from care homes.
29 Apr 2020 · Cabinet Office
Press Conferences: Coronavirus
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the daily Government briefing on the covid-19 outbreak has live British Sign Language interpretation.
29 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of international students planning to study in the UK from September 2020; and what plans he has to mitigate the effects on the higher education sector of any loss of inc
29 Apr 2020 · Treasury
Credit Rating: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 on personal credit ratings.
29 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Parents: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the advice is for parents who are co-parenting and live in different localities, requiring substantial travel, during the covid-19 lockdown.
29 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety Executive
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional (a) staffing and (b) funding has been allocated to the Health and Safety Executive to increase capacity for the inspection of premises to ensure safe working during the covid-19 outbreak
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Universities: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the financial sustainability of universities (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 lockdown.
28 Apr 2020 · Treasury
PAYE
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees that started work with a new employer between 28 February 2020 and 19 March 2020 were included in a Real-Time Payment Submission from that employer that reached HMRC between 20 March 2020 and 28 A
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the financial sustainability of Colleges for Further Education (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 lockdown.
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Nurseries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the financial sustainability of nurseries (a) during and (b) after the covid-19 lockdown.
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on referral rates for child and adolescent mental health services of the closure of schools due to the covid-19 outbreak; and what discussions he has had with th
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing mixed assessments for pupils in year 10 for the next academic year instead of an exam-based assessment.
28 Apr 2020 · Treasury
PAYE
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees that started work with an employer between 28 February 2020 and 19 March 2020 were included in a real-time payment submission received by HMRC (a) on and (b) before 19 March 2020.
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to tackle the educational attainment gap.
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps local authorities have taken to identify the safeguarding risks to children not attending school during the covid-19 lockdown.
28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the notice period given to schools will be in advance of children being allowed to return to schools in order that those schools can establish safe practices for the provision of education in school settin
Source: official written-questions record.