Carolyn Harris

11 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of permitting tier 3 residents to travel to non-social commercial and business appointments in tier 2 areas.

8 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Cryptocurrencies

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether gambling using cryptocurrency is legal; and whether UK bookmakers are permitted to offer this service.

24 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Fairgrounds: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance he has issued for travelling fairground operators on when and how peripatetic fairs will be able to resume post-covid-19 restrictions.

24 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Fairgrounds: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to travelling fairground operators who have been unable to operate due to covid-19 restrictions.

20 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has met people who have been bereaved due to gambling addiction ahead of the gambling review.

20 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has met families and people who have been harmed by gambling ahead of the gambling review.

20 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which stakeholders he has met with to discuss the gambling review since September 2020.

17 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will (a) make an assessment of the effect on solvency of lost revenue for closed businesses during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown and (b) extend eviction protection fo

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Personal Care Services: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the VAT reduction for the hospitality sector until March 2021 to hair, beauty, spa and wellness services.

17 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that Government funding for local authorities to allocate to businesses affected by the covid-19 lockdown is being distributed so that closed bus

9 Nov 2020 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

What steps she is taking to (a) protect and (b) support victims of modern slavery.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many funeral expenses payments claims took longer than six weeks to clear in (a) 2019-20 and (b) the first six months of 2020-21.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of funeral expenses payments claims made in the first six months of 2020-21 were cleared in (a) 15 working days, (b) 15 working days plus 2 days and (c) 15 working days plus 5 days.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of funeral expenses payments claims made in 2019-20 were cleared in (a) 15 working days, (b) 15 working days plus 2 days and (c) 15 working days plus 5 days.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many funeral expenses payments claims were rejected at initial decision in (a) 2019-20 and (b) the first six months of 2020-21.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many funeral expenses payment claims were accepted at initial decision in (a) 2019-20 and (b) the first six months of 2020-21.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for funeral expenses payments were received in (a) 2019-20 and (b) the first six months of 2020-21.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether changes made to the processing of funeral expenses payments as a result of the covid-19 outbreak will be retained permanently.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any changes made to the processing of funeral expenses payments as a result of the covid-19 outbreak have affected timescales for the completion of claims for those payments.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any changes have been made to the processing of funeral expense payments as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there was a backlog of applications for funeral expenses payments prior to the implementation of covid-19 lockdown restrictions on 23 March 2020.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the 2018 reforms to the Social Fund’s funeral expenses payments scheme, whether the changes to enable claimants to submit evidence electronically have been implemented in full.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what effect the 2018 reforms to the Social Fund’s funeral expenses payments scheme have had on the number of claims (a) accepted and (b) rejected under that scheme.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what effect the 2018 reforms to the Social Fund’s funeral expenses payments scheme have had on the processing times for payments under that scheme.

20 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend business rates relief to wholesalers servicing public sector food and drink contracts.

20 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take immediate steps to prevent job losses and site closures in the food and drink wholesale sector which supplies specialist food to care homes.

20 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide financial support to food and drink wholesalers to ensure continuity of food supply to the public sector.

2 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Bowling: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether ten pin bowling alleys are eligible to benefit from the reduced rate of VAT which the Government has applied to attractions and accommodation and hospitality from 15 July 2020.

2 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend business rates relief to food and drink wholesalers to help prevent (a) site closures and (b) job losses in that sector.

2 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent local covid-19 lockdowns on the financial viability of the food and drink wholesale sector.