Written questions
963 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Sep 2020 · Home Office
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she plans to allocate the additional £60 million announced by the Prime Minister on 22 September 2020 for covid-19 enforcement across the 43 police force areas of England and Wales.
28 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to mitigate the risk of increased victim attrition from court cases as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
28 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of court closures on victims during the covid-19 outbreak.
28 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Proceedings: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the level of victim satisfaction with the criminal justice system.
25 Sep 2020 · Attorney General
Criminal Proceedings
To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of cases pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service resulted in unsuccessful outcomes due to victim issues in each quarter since the third quarter of the 2018-19 financial year.
23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for special measures at court were (a) made and (b) granted in each of the last five years.
23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Crime: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government's Victim Strategy, what steps he has taken to require that Police and Crime Commissioners ensure that restorative justice services are available in their areas.
23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Crime: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Victims Strategy, what progress has been made on publishing revised police guidance on interviewing and supporting victims.
23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Crime: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Victims Strategy, what steps he has taken to introduce uniform standards and a new framework of indicators for (a) centrally funded victims services, (b) PCCs, and (c) Sexual Assault Referra
23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's White Paper, A Smarter Approach to Sentencing, published on 16 September 2020, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) community settings and
16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Sentencing: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make an assessment of the effectiveness of short-term custodial sentences below six months in duration for children before bringing forward legislative proposals on sentencing.
16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential effect on capacity in young offender institutions of proposed changes to youth sentencing before bringing forward legislative proposals.
16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Crime: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to (a) develop an online information hub for victims and (b) improve the allocation of funding for victims services as part of the Victims Strategy.
15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Hove
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 tests have been carried out on each day in September 2020 in the Hove constituency.
15 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time from (a) offence to charge and (b) offence to completion in the youth courts was in each quarter since the second quarter of 2015.
15 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long the backlog in youth courts was in each quarter since the second quarter of 2015.
15 Sep 2020 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will waive the repayment of the childcare element of working tax credit for working parents who lacking adequate childcare provision over summer 2020 used non-Ofsted-registered childcare to retain their jobs.
9 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish local data on the number of people requesting covid-19 tests using the Government portal who are told that none is available.
8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of conducting covid-19 tests on incoming university students this winter, in areas with low current infection rates where testing has been de-pri
3 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Brighton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the residents of Brighton and Hove will have access to a local covid-19 testing site following the closure of the AMEX stadium regional test centre on 25 August 2020.
1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
What recent assessment he has made of the causal factors for the mortality rate in the care home population during the covid-19 outbreak.
22 Jul 2020 · Attorney General
Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2020 to Question 75406 on Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing, what estimate she has made of the number of prosecutions for Sex for Rent Arrangements and Advertisements under section 52 or
22 Jul 2020 · Attorney General
Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2020 to Question 75406 on Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the updated January 2019 CPS guidance on sex for rent arrangements and a
16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been of landlords offering accommodation in return for sex under the offence of causing prostitution for gain under section 52 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in the last 12 months
13 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Unitary Councils: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of potential merits of accounting for the unique circumstances of unitary authorities when allocating financial support in response to the covi
13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many items of personal protective equipment have been delivered as part of Government's Clipper scheme since 1 May 2020.
9 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the sectors of the economy from which newly homeless or rough-sleeping people originate.
9 Jul 2020 · Home Office
Police: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reimburse police forces with funds commensurate with additional costs incurred as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Construction: Materials
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the building supply trade to supply the needs of shovel ready projects.
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of locating covid-19 testing facilities in major train stations and transport hubs to ensure that passengers and commuters have convenient access
Source: official written-questions record.