Written questions
2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support nurseries and other childcare providers to cope with the (a) practical and (b) financial effects of high levels of staff self-isolation during the covid-19 outbrea
19 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2021 to Question 32460 on Prisoners: Torture, how many and what proportion of torture cases of UK citizens in overseas detention reported to
19 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's Human Rights and Democracy report published on 8 July 2021, whether his Department conducted a review of 124 open torture cases in December
15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK citizens who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine produced in India are able to participate in travel to the EU without having to quarantine.
15 Jul 2021 · Home Office
Identity Cards and Passports: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing (a) EU school children entry to the UK on a collective passport scheme and (b) EU citizens to travel to the UK using an national ID Car
15 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Rendition and Torture: Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what reviews his Department has conducted into torture and rendition since December 2019.
13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2021 to Question 27270 on Prisoners: Torture, what information his Department holds on whether there have been any prosecutions of overseas o
13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2021 to Question 27268 on Prisoners: Torture, and the reference in that Answer to his Department's Human Rights and Democracy Reports for 201
13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2021 to Question 27268 on Prisoners: Torture, what the criteria were for the selection of his Department's sample for review of 124 open case
13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2021 to Question 27268 on Prisoners: Torture, how many open torture cases of British citizens his Department has as at 30 June 2021.
13 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2021 to Question 27268 on Prisoners: Torture, how many and what proportion of torture allegations received by his Department from British cit
12 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Advocacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department’s announcement in March 2020 that the national standards for the provision of children’s advocacy services would be revised, when he plans for the public consultation on those r
5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last commissioned an independent review of the (a) effectiveness of its torture policy and (b) approach to protecting British citizens from torture in ove
5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to cases of British citizens imprisoned overseas and aside from Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, how many of those cases have (a) he and (b) his Ministerial colleagu
5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to cases of torture of British citizens raised with his Department, how many cases of (a) domestic prosecution, (b) international prosecution and (c) other for
5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of cases of alleged torture of British citizens in overseas custody that were brought to his Department's attention were raised by his Department
5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Prisoners: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many cases of alleged torture of British citizens while in overseas custody were raised with his Department in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.
29 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to remove travel restrictions for people who have been fully vaccinated against covid-19.
28 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Owner Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the Government's timeframe is for bringing forward legislative proposals on leasehold extension and commonhold reform.
23 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Day Care: Mergers and Takeovers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) mergers and (b) acquisitions have there been in the early years sector in each month since March 2020; and how many childcare providers on the early years register have those mergers and acquisitio
23 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) forecast expenditure and (b) actual expenditure for the tax-free childcare scheme in the financial year 2020-21.
15 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
First Time Buyers: Hampstead and Kilburn
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to introduce First Homes housing in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish guidance on summer activities at least a week in advance of 21 June 2021 regardless of whether or not the next stage of easing covid-19 restrictions in England takes place on that date.
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Extracurricular Activities: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to engage with the youth sector on the covid-19 rules for summer camps for children; and what steps can be taken to make summer camps covid-safe.
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Extracurricular Activities: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the evidential basis is for the decision to allow non-residential summer camps where children return home between sessions to take place rather than covid-19 secure residential summer camps of more than 30
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Extracurricular Activities: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the scientific basis is for not permitting large residential summer camps for children where covid-19 social distancing measures, including pre-quarantine, are in place.
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Extracurricular Activities: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to issue covid-19 social distancing guidance for youth groups organising summer activities; what criteria the Government is using to determine that guidance; and which organisations th
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Choirs: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the scientific and medical evidence for the decision to restrict indoor amateur choirs to six people.
8 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Social Distancing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prevent overbooking and (b) ensure safe social distancing on national rail services following the easing of covid-19 restrictions.
20 May 2021 · Treasury
Banks: Iran
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the lifting of US sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran on the ability of payments to be made by the UK Government to the Central Bank of Iran.
Source: official written-questions record.