Written questions

1,124 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his oral statement of 18 March 2020, Official Report, column 1083 on educational settings, what arrangements are in place for students due to undertake vocational assessments during the covid-

19 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will define vulnerable children in the context of eligibility to access to schools during the covid-19 closure period.

19 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the closure of schools as a result of covid-19, whether the vouchers provided to children that are eligible for free school meals will cover the costs of breakfast.

17 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a tax holiday to defer payments from self-employed people ahead of the July deadline.

17 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Transport for London: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what discussions he is having with the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) on ensuring TfL's financial viability; and if he will make a statement.

17 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that students in (a) schools, (b) colleges and (c) universities are able to sit exams this summer.

16 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason Budget 2020 did not implement the recommendation of the Taylor Review to extend statutory sick pay to include those earning below the lower earnings limit; and if she will make a stateme

16 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Civil Society: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with civil society organisations on the effect of covid-19 on their (a) financial stability and (b) ability to deliver effectively for communities as part of

16 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Civil Society: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to provide to charities and civil society organisations to ensure their (a) effectiveness and (b) solvency during the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his department is taking to support international students with (a) accommodation, (b) visas, (c) financial hardship and (c) access to healthcare during the covid-19 outbreak.

16 Mar 2020 · Prime Minister

British Sign Language: Digital Broadcasting

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make British Sign Language interpretation available at televised briefings on covid-19 at the earliest opportunity.

9 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the capital funding requirements for school building improvements at (a) John Bramston Primary School, (b) Little Heath School, (c) Mossford Green Primary School and (d) Ilford Coun

9 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Entrepreneurs' Relief

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people claimed Entrepreneurs' Relief in each year since 2015, by constituency.

9 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ring-fencing funding for childhood cancer research.

9 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Government is making in tackling (a) childhood cancers and (b) diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma; and if he will make a statement.

9 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding he has allocated to research on (a) childhood cancers and (b) diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

2 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Entrepreneurs' Relief: Ilford North

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Ilford North constituency who claimed entrepreneurs relief in each year since 2015.

25 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sri Lanka: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on that country's decision to withdraw from its commitments under the UN Human Rights Council resolution 30/1 and 34/

4 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2020 to Question 10420, what the timeframe is for the publication of the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Safeguarding Guidance.

30 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to issue new statutory taxi hire standards.

27 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his policy on the Task and Finish group report on Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing is the same as the previous Government's as published in its February 2019 response to that report.

24 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the routine commissioning of PrEP on the NHS.

24 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

HIV/AIDS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made on making PrEP available on the NHS.

24 Oct 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform taxi and private hire licensing laws; and if he will make a statement.

16 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Committees

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings each Cabinet committee has held since the Prime Minister took office.

3 Oct 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sri Lanka: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made by the Government of Sri Lanka on the implementation of UN Human Rights Council resolutions on that country.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a GP appointment in (a) the London Borough of Redbridge, (b) Greater London and (c) England in each of the last 12 months.

2 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Committees

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings each Cabinet committee has held since the Prime Minister took office.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for Education

Post-18 Education and Funding Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations of the Auger Review in full or in part.

2 Oct 2019 · Department for Education

Maintained Schools: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding options are available to enable the rebuild of local authority maintained schools without the need for academisation.

Source: official written-questions record.