Written questions
1,333 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Directors: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish a Directors' income support scheme to support small company Directors during the covid-19 outbreak.
24 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make funding available to support extending the uplift to universal credit beyond April 2021.
23 Nov 2020 · Northern Ireland Office
Abortion: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the risk of (a) stress and (b) psychological trauma to pregnant women who have to travel from Northern Ireland to Great Britain to access abortion care.
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure coherence between the forthcoming Sexual and Reproductive Health and Women's Health strategies.
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contraceptives: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic, published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of polymerase chain reaction tests for covid-19 give a false negative result.
19 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Gyms and Leisure Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that gyms and leisure centres remain open during any future lockdown restrictions due to the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Gyms and Leisure Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence informed the decision to close gyms and leisure centres during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.
18 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of advances in the design and manufacture of rt-CGM systems, providing those with Type 1 diabetes with access to technology and the ability to self-mo
17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
IVF
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will he make an assessment of the potential merits of standardising the number of in vitro fertilization cycles funded by English clinical commissioning groups for each fertility patient.
17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
IVF: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend the patient age limit to ensure that all fertility patients in England will remain eligible for NHS-funded care despite delays caused by the covid-19 outbreak.
17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vitamin D: Coronavirus
What steps he is taking to encourage the consumption of vitamin D supplements during the covid-19 outbreak.
10 Nov 2020 · Treasury
Housing: Low Incomes
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on people on lower incomes of the (a) reduction in stamp duty and (b) increase in house prices in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
10 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to tackle problem gambling.
9 Nov 2020 · Home Office
Immigration: Au Pairs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a formal route for au pairs who are EU citizens to travel and work in the UK after the transition period.
9 Nov 2020 · Home Office
Immigration: Au Pairs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering a dedicated immigration route for EU au pairs after the transition period.
9 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Schools: Computers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many laptops have been (a) requested by and (b) delivered to (i) local education authorities and (b) academy schools, companies and organisations in England by local authority area since 1 April 2020.
6 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the suspension of driving tests on recruitment in the public transport sector.
4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will answer Question 77729 on Dementia: Coronavirus tabled on 21 July 2020.
3 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time for (a) processing and (b) concluding medical assessments is for applicants to (i) the armed forces, (i) the Navy and (iii) the Army (A) before and (B) during the covid-19 outbreak.
30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nagorno Karabakh: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to provide humanitarian aid to the Republic of Artsakh.
30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on (a) providing support to end the blockade of Armenia by (i) Azerbaijan and (ii) Turkey and (b) the policy o
30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government will take steps to support the implementation of monitoring mechanisms along the line of contact between Azerbaijan and Armenia to mediate the current
30 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nagorno Karabakh: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of formally recognising the Republic of Artsakh.
19 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vitamin D
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the taking of Vitamin D during the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the criteria for determining an area's local covid-19 alert tier status.
22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus and Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to engage with (a) representatives of people affected by thalidomide and (b) other stakeholders as part of his Department's consultation on Distributing vaccines and treatments fo
22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vitamin D
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the study published in the October 2020 edition of Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's October 2020, entitled Effect of calcifediol treatment and best availabl
22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vitamin D
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 21 September 2020 Official Report, column 633, if he will publish the evidential basis for his statement that vitamin D does not reduce the incidence or i
21 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Shoplifting: Sentencing
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to consult on the effectiveness of the (a) law and (b) sentencing guidelines in relation to shoplifting following recent attacks on shop workers which have been linked to shoplifting offences.
Source: official written-questions record.