Written questions
2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Renewable Energy: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support projects which produce renewable energy in densely populated urban centres.
10 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and (b) local authority leaders on support for councils’ programme
10 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of funding from the Infection Control Fund has been allocated to date to support the wages of social care workers who have had to self-isolate due to the covid-19 outbreak.
10 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Sick Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) guidance and (b) support for care providers to ensure that full occupational sick pay is paid to social care workers who are having to self-isolate due to the
8 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of stay is in an institution contracted to provide national obsessive compulsive disorder Tier 4 services for children and young people.
8 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which institutions are contracted to provide national obsessive compulsive disorder Tier 4 services for children and young people; and what number of beds are (a) provided and (b) available at each
8 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of suicide and self harm for children and young people waiting to access national obsessive compulsive disorder Tier 4 services.
8 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is to access national obsessive compulsive disorder Tier 4 services for children and young people.
3 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Welsh Government’s social care workforce payment scheme and plans for similar payments in other devolved nations, what steps his Department is taking to recognise the contribu
3 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of demand on care home staff required to provide covid-19 tests to visitors; and what steps he is taking to ensure that providers are able to
3 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government’s announcement of family being able to begin visiting care home residents and guidance to homes on testing visitors for covid-19, what assessment his Department has
1 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Employment: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are not eligible for the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (b) Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and (c) Universal Credit; and what steps is she taking to
1 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are not eligible for the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (b) Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and (c) Universal Credit; and what steps is
1 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Employment: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average loss of earnings for people who work through a mixture of both PAYE and self-employment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
1 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Directors: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to support directors of small limited companies who are unable to trade on a financially viable basis during the (a) current national restrictions and (b) tier system of local cov
1 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Directors: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to provide support to directors of small limited companies who are unable to trade on a financially viable basis during the (a) national covid-19 restrictions and (b) tier system
1 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Directors: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of employees of small limited companies whose jobs are at risk as a result of the ineligibility for covid-19 related financial support of directors who are paid th
1 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Employment: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department for Work and Pensions, (b) the Health and Safety Executive and (c) other Departments on organisations' duty of care to employees with underlying health
30 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the projections on the cancer workforce submitted by NHS England and Health Education England as part of their Spending Review 2020 submissions.
30 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the reduction in official development assistance in 2020-21 to date compared with the same date in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
30 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) healthcare, (b) education, (c) climate and (d) other international development programmes in each month since August 2019, by type of pro
30 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department’s spend on international development has been in each month since August 2019, by country in receipt.
26 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Courts: Camberwell and Peckham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Camberwell youth court on the (a) backlog of youth court cases and (b) resilience of the youth justice system.
26 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Youth Courts: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of outstanding youth court cases in south London; and what steps he is taking to improve the efficiency of hearings.
26 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his 21 November 2020 announcement entitled Government steps in to help homeowners caught up in EWS1 process, what his timeframe is for issuing additional guidance on
26 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his 21 November 2020 announcement entitled Government steps in to help homeowners caught up in EWS1 process, what recent estimate he has made of the number of buildin
26 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his 21 November 2020 announcement entitled Government steps in to help homeowners caught up in EWS1 process, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of
25 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timescale is for publishing the Government’s fundamental review of business rates.
25 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Business Rates: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support retail hospitality and leisure businesses with a further business rates holiday in 2021-22 before the March Budget 2021.
25 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what his policy is on (a) funding for local councils, (b) grants and (c) council tax principles for the 2021-22 financial year prior t
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