Written questions

821 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support mortgage prisoners.

11 Nov 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to extend the eligibility for the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to people under the age of 65 diagnosed with early-onset dementia.

9 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 109525 on Taxis: Coronavirus, how many self-employed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers have received grants through the first three rounds of the Self-Employ

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional support he is making available to (a) nightclub DJs and (b) other freelance workers in industries closed as a result of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Public Houses: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support breweries supplying pubs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level areas.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support taxi drivers in (a) Tier 2 and (b) Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level areas.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the further education White Paper.

20 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence sent to the MP correspondence team is replied to within the 20 working day service standard for a comprehensive response.

15 Oct 2020 · Women and Equalities

Females: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the Women's Budget Groups analysis that working-class women were most affected by the covid-19 lockdown; and what steps she (a) plans to mitigate those effects on those women an

14 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Public Libraries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of libraries.

14 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Type 31 Frigates

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to progress the Type 31 Frigate ships project.

13 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice he has given to primary care services on (a) handling and (b) treating people suffering from the long term effects of covid-19.

6 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide free breakfasts for disadvantaged children during school holidays; and what contingency planning he is undertaking to provide that support in the event of school closures as a

2 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanctions are available to the Pensions Regulator in cases where an employer has consistently withheld pension contributions from an employee's workplace pension.

30 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the airstrikes in Washah in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that all disadvantaged children are able to access a free school breakfast.

29 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Lessons Learned Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 September 2020 to Question 93656, for what reason she has not been able to update the House sooner on the Windrush Lessons Learned review’s findings.

29 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Fleet Solid Support Ships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy solely to use UK steel in the building of new Fleet Solid Support Ships.

28 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he had made of the adequacy of funding for public health departments within local authorities in England.

28 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make available additional support beyond the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and Job Support Scheme for people working in industries prevented from operating as a result of health protection regulatio

24 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all employers fulfil their legal duties to make contributions to workplace pension schemes.

22 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Windrush Lessons Learned Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with organisations to contribute to the review of the compliant environment as recommended by the Windrush Lessons Learned Review.

21 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide support for GP practices to become covid-secure and allow for social distancing.

21 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Fleet Solid Support Ships: Shipbuilding

When his Department plans to award the contract to build the Fleet Solid Support Ships; and if he will make a statement.

16 Sep 2020 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government’s review on the restrictions on asylum seekers' rights to work, initiated in December 2018, will be concluded.

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding available to further education colleges to provide remote learning and learning packages to students unable to physically attend those colleges as a

15 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made on the adequacy of covid-19 testing available to NHS and care workers.

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the provision of fast-tracked testing for teachers with (a) symptoms of covid-19 and (b) who have come into contact w

8 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) removing or (b) relaxing rules surrounding requirements of study in relation to students who have not yet received a Level 2 in English and/or maths in

1 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2020 to Question 73027 on Universal Credit: Coronavirus, what progress has been made on the Government target to double the number of work coaches.

Source: official written-questions record.