Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish details of the procurement process for the new National Centre for Family Hubs and Integrated Services; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those services are delivered (a)

16 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve conditions for migrants at (a) Napier Barracks in Folkestone and (b) Penally Training Camp in Pembrokeshire.

16 Dec 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports of poor and unsafe living conditions for migrants in (a) Napier Barracks in Folkestone and (b) Penally Training Camp

15 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure and Theme Parks: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to help improve disabled access at theme parks and leisure venues.

10 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether there is potential risk to allergy sufferers of the covid-19 vaccination; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of E

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the closure of businesses in the hospitality industry as a result of the covid-19 tiered system of restrictions.

7 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2020 to Question 123657, how his Department calculated the financial effect of the minimum wage rise announced in the Spending Review 2020 on early years providers.

7 Dec 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Amazonia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the import of goods sourced from illegal deforestation in the Amazon in future trade deals.

3 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postnatal Depression: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 restrictions on (a) post-natal depression and (b) support for people with post-natal depression.

3 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding unpaid care workers to the priority list for covid-19 vaccination.

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to (a) publicise the Period Products Scheme and (b) increase school participation in that scheme.

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to promote the take-up of the Green Homes Grant to improve the energy efficiency of tenants’ homes with energy ratings above E.

3 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to provide (a) oversight of and (b) funding for the process of tackling damp and mould in the homes of at-risk and vulnerable groups.

3 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to (a) identify at-risk and vulnerable groups in unlawful F- and G-rated homes for energy and (b) ensure that the landlords of those homes comply with min

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to update its guidance entitled Staying put: arrangements for care leavers aged 18 years and above, published on 22 May 2013.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to set minimum allowances for Staying Put carers supporting young people aged from (a) 18 to (b) 20.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has allocated to local authorities for the delivery of the Staying Put programme in financial year 2021-22.

2 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer to Question 118555 on 25 November 2020 on Pre-school Education: Government Assistance, what estimate his Department has made of the average hourly rate paid to early years providers by lo

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what criteria the Government will use to determine the (a) funding allocated to and (b) success of the Growing Up Well project.

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending review 2020, what criteria his Department will use to a) distribute funds under the Data Improvement Project and b) determine the success of funds distributed under the data impro

1 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what specific local support for early years services his Department will provide under the Shared Prosperity Fund.

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Secure Accommodation: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, if he will provide more information on how his Department will use the £24 million provided to maintain capacity and expand educational provision in secure children’s

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what (a) specific steps he will take and (b) funding he will allocate to help establish a Flexible Childcare Fund.

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2020 to Question 118555, what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) 15 hour free early years entitlement for (i) the most disadvantaged two year olds and (ii) parents

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2020 to Question 118052, for what reasons the Spending review 2020 did include information on supplementary funding for maintained nursery schools after the 2020/21 academi

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the £1.8 billion for maintaining and improving the condition of school buildings included in the Spending review 2020, how much of that funding will go towards making school buildings more acc

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to £300 million of funding for new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities included in the Spending review 2020, what estimate his Department has made of the nu

1 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of people becoming infected with covid-19 at (a) walk-in and (b) drive through covid-19 testing centres have been recorded in each month since those centres were established.

1 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 outbreaks have been recorded at (a) walk-in and (b) drive through covid-19 testing centres in each month since they were established.

1 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the review of children’s social care will be a zero-based review.

Source: official written-questions record.