Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2020 to Question 45341 on Children: Social Services and Special Educational Needs, for what reasons a Children’s Rights Impact Assessment was undertaken for the recent changes t

19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide financial assistance to the care sector as a result of under occupancy in care homes following the covid-19 outbreak.

19 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has instructed the British ambassador in Tehran to visit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe while under house arrest in response to her and her family's request that she be visited to d

19 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received assurances from his Iranian counterpart that British citizens will not be imprisoned for the purpose of diplomatic leverage in the coming months.

19 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Embassies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether an agreement has been reached with Iran on compensating the UK for damage to the British embassy in Tehran in 2011.

19 May 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Arbitration

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information he holds on the date of the next court hearing on IMS arbitration.

19 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to operationalise diplomatic protection for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

19 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House of 13 May 2020, Official Report, column 272, that it is important that Iran is held to account for its treatment of Nazanin Za

19 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent additional British citizens being imprisoned for the purpose of diplomatic leverage in Iran.

19 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the removal by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 of the requirement to inspect children’s homes twice a year which have been judged requires improvement or i

19 May 2020 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions and Social Services: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Ofsted's announcement of 17 March 2020 on the temporary suspension of routine Ofsted inspections of schools, further education, early years and social care providers, under which powers that s

18 May 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Edenred follows up on individual cases of (a) schools or (b) families being unable to access free school meal vouchers.

18 May 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Edenred's briefing of 18 May 2020, Delivering the free school meal voucher scheme: MP progress report, on what date he was made aware of the finding in that briefing that, Poor data which has

15 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to promote (a) the availability of transparent face masks and (b) public understanding of the challenges facing deaf people who rely on lip-reading during the co

15 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hearing Impairment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that transparent face masks are provided for health and care staff who are treating deaf people who rely on lip-reading.

15 May 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Daycare

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made of how many (a) childminders and (b) nannies are eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Troubled Families Programme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on (a) changes to the operation of the Troubled Families programme during the covid-19 outbreak and (b) the

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials in his Department have had with (a) Public Health England and (b) officials in other Government departments on the effect on children's services of changes to health visiting during t

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) referrals made to children’s services and (b) social care placements since the beginning of the covid-19 outbreak.

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to publish guidance to local safeguarding partnerships on how to respond to covid-19.

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times (a) he and (b) Minister and officials of his Department have met (i) children in care and (ii) children identified as being in need in the last six months.

13 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities have used the new flexibilities on statutory duties for children’s social under the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

13 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Day Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) day nurseries and (b) other childcare businesses have applied to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each week since applications for that scheme opened.

13 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that businesses furlough rather than dismiss staff who (a) are not able to return to work or (b) have to reduce hours due to childcare responsibilities during the c

13 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether employers can furlough staff who can't work because of childcare responsibilities during the covid-19 outbreak until the (a) end of July 2020 and (b) closure of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

11 May 2020 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to prevent children who were excluded from school just before school closures in March 2020 being exploited by criminals.

11 May 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has undertaken a Children’s Rights Impact Assessment for recent changes to the regulations for (a) children’s social care and (b) children’s SEND provision.

5 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a company can rehire and place on furlough an employee whose contract came to a natural end during or before the covid-19 outbreak.

5 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the HM Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been updated to reflect the guidance issued that states employees whose contracts came to a natural end during the covid-19 outbreak pand

5 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to permanently exempt (a) NHS staff and (b) the families of NHS staff from the Immigration Health Surcharge.

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