Written questions
2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.
9 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will set out his Department’s process for ensuring second hand equipment purchased by his Department to support vulnerable children and children from low income households during the covid-19 outbreak is
9 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the software specifications for laptops purchased by his Department to support vulnerable children and children from low income household during the covid-19 outbreak with regard to (a) insta
9 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Children: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the hardware specifications for laptops purchased by his Department to support vulnerable children and children from low income households during the covid-19 outbreak in terms of (a) maximum
9 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend the suspension due to the covid-19 outbreak of private rented sector evictions scheduled to end on 22 August 2020.
9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the location of covid-19 walk through centres; and what steps his Department is taking to increase access to testing sites for people who do not drive.
8 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to (a) publish a long-term, costed strategy on closing the digital divide and (b) make that strategy available for consultation.
8 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Children and Young People: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how long his Department plans to pay for internet access, through broadband or 4G routers, for children and young people eligible for technology support.
8 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 financially support local councils ahead of the 2020 spending review.
8 Jul 2020 · Treasury
Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on local government finances.
7 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development
USA: Remdesivir
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the US Administration's decision to purchase global supplies of Remdesivir for the treatment of patients with covid-19 on equitable access to covid-19 treatments
7 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
USA: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the US Administration's decision to purchase global supplies of Remdesivir for the treatment of patients with covid-19, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to
7 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Remdesivir: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the decision of the US Administration to purchase global supplies of Remdesivir for the treatment of patients wit
3 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sheltered Housing: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the research from Anchor Hanover and Sonnet demonstrating the social value of retirement and extra care housin
3 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure that staff working in the NHS and the social care sector are able to access (a) antibody testing and (b) regular antigen testing.
3 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy and reliability of antibody testing to test whether a patient has previously contracted covid-19 and whether they have some immunity to the v
2 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Emergencies: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Public Health England has spent on civil contingencies preparedness in each year since 2010.
2 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Emergencies: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on civil contingencies preparedness in each year since 2010.
2 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office
Civil Contingencies Secretariat
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) operational and (b) programme budgets were of the Civil Contingency Secretariat in each year since 2010.
2 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office
Emergencies: Planning
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of Cabinet Office spending on civil contingencies preparedness in each year since 2010.
1 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many calls on average tracers are making during a four hour shift under the Serco track and trace contract.
1 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff are employed under the Serco test and trace contract.
1 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contact Tracing: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff are working four hour shifts at any time under the Serco track and trace contract.
30 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Public Health: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of public health funding.
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Advancing our health:prevention in the 2020s, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) Lambeth, (b) Southwark, (c) London and (d) England are s
29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Smoking: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the potential funding options for programmes to reduce smoking uptake amongst young people in the Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Transport for London: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what equalities impact assessment of low income families his Department made ahead of its decision to make it a requirement of providing emergency funding to TfL to change fares in London for children and young
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Transport for London: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what equalities impact assessment his Department made ahead of its decision to make it a requirement of providing emergency funding to TfL to end the Freedom Pass and impose peak time restriction on the Oyster
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ability for passengers to maintain safe social distance at older railway stations that have not have platform extensions.
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to (a) assess the effect of energy efficiency retrofitting of schools on (i) local jobs and (ii) carbon emissions
25 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) services and (b) support available to help informal carers care for their loved ones.
Source: official written-questions record.