Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group: Network Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of Network Rail effectiveness in working with members of the Rail Delivery Group to deliver value for money across the network; and if he will make a statement.

21 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Rail Delivery Group: Membership

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether membership of the Rail Delivery Group is a contractual requirement for train operating companies under the (a) Emergency Measure Agreements and (b) the Emergency Recovery Measure Agreements.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his policy to increase regulated rail fares by the rate of RPI inflation on 2 January 2021.

14 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing Government wage subsidies from 80 per cent to 67 per cent during the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment he has made of the effect of im

12 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Oldham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the response to the covid-19 outbreak on the (a) (i) direct and (ii) indirect costs, (b) income and (c) other liabilities of Oldham c

12 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Business and Unemployment: Oldham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the correlation between local lockdown restrictions and (a) business survival rates and (b) unemployment in Oldham since 1 March 2020.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Oldham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the local covid-19 lockdown restrictions imposed on Oldham in August 2020 relating to (a) meeting outdoors, (b) funeral mourner atten

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 source transmissions have been associated with public transport use for each Greater Manchester authority area since 1 March 2020; what proportion of all transmissions in each Gre

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 source transmissions have been associated with attendance at funerals in each Greater Manchester authority area since 1 March 2020; what proportion of all transmissions in each Gr

23 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the ending of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme at the end of October.

23 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support he plans to provide to lower league football clubs to compensate for lost gate receipts as a result of the postponement of enabling spectators to attend football m

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many care home staff were tested for covid-19 in each Greater Manchester local authority area in each week since 1 July 2020.

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Oldham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of attainment of (a) early years, (a) primary and (c) secondary pupils in Oldham as a result of its status as an Opportunity Area compared with those levels in

8 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release of 21 August 2020 entitled, More targeted action in local areas to curb the spread of coronavirus, when he plans to update his Department's COVID-19

1 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the advice which informed the decision not to make the wearing of face coverings by pupils aged 12 and over a requirement in schools in England.

1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of occupational data is captured on the Coronavirus test booking system, by local authority area in England.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what economic assessment he has made of the effect of ending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Airports: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a list of rateable values for airports and ancillary uses in England.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish occupational data for those testing positive for covid-19 in each local authority in England.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of the 200,000 devices and 4G wireless routers distributed from May to July 2020 to disadvantaged school children were (a) allocated and (b) distributed to children in each local au

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what conditions were included in financial support packages through the Birch scheme to airline operators.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) T1 and (b) T2 covid-19 tests have been carried out, by local authority area per 100,000 population.

17 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the ability of the social care system in England to continue to provide care during the outbreak of covid-19, and if he will place a copy of that assessment in the Ho

2 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 20593 on Social Security Benefits: Suicide, how many deaths by suicide her Department has investigated in each year since 2010.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants of social security benefits who have died by suicide in the last twelve months for which figures are available.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on the mandatory display of food hygiene ratings in England.

25 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in local government public health funding on food safety and public protection.

25 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to each Greater Manchester local authority area for flood defence works since 2010.

25 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Fair Funding Review formula.

13 Jan 2020 · Cabinet Office

EU Nationals: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) non-UK EU and (b) Republic of Ireland nationals moved from (i) the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland and (ii) Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland in the most recent period for which su

Source: official written-questions record.