Written questions

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak on London’s economy in the (a) retail, (b) culture and (c) hospitality sectors.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities financially ahead of the 2020 spending review.

21 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on the Government's review of business rates.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of local authorities that may have to issue s114 notices during the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment he h

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Life Sciences: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department is providing to the life sciences sector to help ensure that life sciences research does not suffer long-term damage as a result of the covid-19 lockdo

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to support research into the correlation between age and susceptibility to covid-19.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has for the UK’s future association with the Horizon Europe programme.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support research into the long-term health consequences of covid-19.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timeframe is for the commencement of consultation on mandating optional access standards.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure the provision of accessible housing for older and disabled people as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

21 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's press release of 20 June 2020, entitled Build build build: Prime Minister announces New Deal for Britain, what assessment his Department has ma

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Total Allowable Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level set for the Total Allowable Catch for fish stocks of interest to the UK.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pets: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office's oral contribution of 13 July 2020, Official Report, column 1276, what additional proced

20 Jul 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to The Border with the European Union: Importing and Exporting Goods, published on 13 July 2020, what his timescale is for the consultation on on the use

20 Jul 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timetable is for introduction of the Smart Freight Service before the end of the transition period.

20 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Roads: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times officials or ministers in his Department met with the Kent Resilience Forum to discuss Operation Brock in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) to date in 2020.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of catch limits for fish stocks of interest to the UK complied with the scientific advice provided by the International Council for Exploration of the Seas.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the amount it has spent on home testing kits for covid-19 that were (a) not returned and (b) returned outside of the timeframe necessary for a test to be co

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions his Department has had with UCAS on the (a) role of unconscious bias in predicted A-Level grades and (b) potential effect of unconscious bias in those grades on trends in admissions stat

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with UCAS on the publication of historic data tables of achieved grades against predicted grades by demographic group.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of published data collection on achieved grades against predicted grades for (a) GCSEs and (b) A-Levels by demographic group; and what steps his Departmen

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the difference between (a) predicted and (b) achieved A-level grades by ethnicity in each year since 2015.

14 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sexual and Reproductive Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the national sexual and reproductive health strategy takes into account (a) structural inequalities relating to and (b) social determinants of sexual ill-heal

14 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of No Recourse to Public Funds rules on levels of rough sleeping.

14 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office

National Underground Asset Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Unlocking the Power of Location, the Government’s Geo-Spatial Strategy 2020-2025, what the timescale is for the (a) commencement and (b) completion of the establishment of a National Undergroun

14 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office

National Underground Asset Register: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Unlocking the Power of Location, the Government’s Geo-Spatial Strategy 2020-2025, how much funding the Government has allocated to the delivery of the National Underground Assets Register.

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what checks have been carried out on supply chains relating to his Department's covid-19 response in terms of (a) ethical audits, (b) financial due diligence and (c) quality control.

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been contacted under the NHS covid-19 test and trace service; and how many of those people were approached by (a) Public Health England and (b) Serco employees.

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ventilators: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Chancellor's summer economic update of 8 July 2020, how much of the £1 billion allocated to procure additional ventilators to support the NHS has been allocated to indemnify d

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Ventilators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2020 to Question 61474 on NHS: Ventilators and the Chancellor's summer economic update of 8 July 2020, how much of the £1 billion allocated to procure additional ve

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