Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 May 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Supermarkets: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives from supermarkets on ensuring that appropriate adjustments have been made to enable as many disabled people as possible to shop safely

20 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Public Holidays

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of proposals for an additional bank holiday in autumn 2020; and whether his Department has identified potential dates for that

20 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a breakdown of the number of universal credit claimants by employment sector background for each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority.

19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the New and Emerging Respiratory Threats Advisory Group recommendation in June 2019 on surgical gowns was shared with the Welsh Government.

19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Welsh Government was represented on the New and Emerging Respiratory Threats Advisory Group sub-committee on facemasks and respirators.

19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the minutes and reports of the New and Emerging Respiratory Threats Advisory Group have been shared with the Welsh Government in each year since 2015.

19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Welsh Government was offered observer status on the New and Emerging Respiratory Threats Advisory Group.

19 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2020 to Question 45346 on Prisons: Coronavirus, how many cases of covid-19 there have been in each prison in England and Wales as of 19 May 2020; and if her Department will publis

18 May 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Agriculture Bill, what criteria his Department will use to determine a public good that is eligible for financial assistance; and whether stakeholders will be abl

15 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to promote the development of wooden wind turbines.

15 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power: Welsh Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions has he had with ministers in the Welsh Government on the deployment of wooden wind turbines.

12 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of inmates are housed in double cells in each prison as at May 2020; and if he will make a statement.

11 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2020 to Question 42148 on Prisons: Coronavirus, how many cases of covid-19 there have been in Welsh prisons, by prison as of 11 May 2020; and whether her Department will publish th

6 May 2020 · Home Office

Prostitution: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect sex workers during the covid-19 outbreak; what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of decriminalising sex work and introducing a moratorium on ra

4 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cultural Heritage: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support for Heritage Railways in the UK her Department and HM Treasury have agreed since 8 April 2020.

4 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Immigration Removal Centres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2020 to Question 38618, on Detention Centres, for what reasons information on the number of covid-19 tests conducted in immigration removal centres is not held; a

1 May 2020 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish guidance on which frontline workers are eligible to receive an automatic one-year visa extension if their visa is due to expire before 1 October 2020.

1 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been reported in prisons in Wales, by prison.

1 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2020 to Question 38475 on Prison Accommodation: Wales, how many temporary, single occupancy cells have been installed in Welsh prisons; how many prisoners have requested to be m

1 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2020 to Question 38475 on Prison Accommodation: Wales, how many prisoners with symptoms have been isolated; how many vulnerable prisoners have been shielded; and how many new ar

1 May 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2020 to Question 38475, on Prison Accommodation: Wales, when his Department plans to finalise the number of prisoners that will be temporarily released from Welsh prisons during

29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data on the ethnicity of people (a) infected and (b) who have died of covid-19 by (i) age and (ii) English region in (A) hospitals and (B) in the community; whether demographic d

29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the decision to appoint Trevor Phillips to lead a review into the effect of covid-19 on BAME communities was made; and whether he will provide a list of all other individuals contributing to t

29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the terms of reference for the inquiry into BAME covid-19 deaths will be announced.

29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the reasons why covid-19 disproportionately affects people from BAME communities throughout the UK.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Foreign Investment in UK: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the level of dependence on Chinese investment of the (a) manufacturing and production industries, (b) IT and internet industries, (c) re

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

City Deals: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the continued viability of City Deals in Wales as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Justice

National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2020 to Question 33718, National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pay, what assessment he has made of the effect on probation staff morale of the delay to their contract

27 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Justice

National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2020 to Question 33718, National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pay, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on delays to the development of t

27 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Justice

National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2020 to Question 33718 on National Probation Service for England and Wales: Pay, what the evidential basis is for his statement that NPS Trade Unions have agreed to link p

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