Written questions

Gill Furniss

821 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the findings of the report The prevalence of endometriosis in adolescents with pelvic pain: a systematic review, published in July 2020 in the Journal of Pediatric an

28 Aug 2020 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide safe and legal routes of entry to the UK for asylum seekers in order to prevent the risk of exploitation and the dangers of crossing the Channel by boat.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Vocational Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to provide further information on the reassessment procedure for students completing BTECs in summer 2020.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Distancing: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has sought guidance from SAGE on changing covid-19 social distancing guidance for children in England.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency planning he has undertaken to support sixth form students in the event they are unable to fully return to college in September 2020.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) assessment he has made of and (b) plans he has to monitor the adequacy of covid-19 risk assessments undertaken by further education colleges.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

WH Smith: Post Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of planned reductions in posts at WH Smith on the Post Office network.

28 Aug 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish an updated timetable for the phased return of business events, music concerts, crowds in sporting events and other cultural events as covid-19 lockdown restricti

28 Aug 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Events Industry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support furloughed workers in the events industry who may be unable to return to work after the furlough scheme ends in October 2020.

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent alleged downing of a US-operated AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma drone by Houthi rebels in Yemen on (a) the Yemeni civil war

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 7 July 2020, WS339, what her Department's definitions are of (a) any patterns of non-compliance, (b) lack of commitment to comply with IHL and (c) a lack of

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries in 2019 UK armed forces were deployed on counter-terrorism operations where they used lethal force.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries the UK armed forces are deployed on counter-terrorism operations for which their rules of engagement permit them to use lethal force.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries the UK is (a) conducting air and drone strikes and (b) deploying military personnel on countert-errorism operations.

22 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aid: Counter-terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many countries the UK armed forces are conducting counter-terrorism operations; and in how many of those countries the UK is (a) conducting air and drone strikes and (b) deploying troops where they may use

21 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Yemen: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk to Yemen of the covid-19 pandemic.

21 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

FSO Safer

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, UK warns of catastrophic environmental threat from hazardous Yemeni oil tanker, what diplomatic steps he is taking to tackle the

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Post Offices: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to maintain the public subsidy allocated to Post Offices in rural locations after March 2021.

21 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of targeting Government funding towards areas with (a) a relatively higher unemployment rate and (b) fewer job centres and other social infrastructure that are vul

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of endometriosis to ensure women are able to recognise symptoms.

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase understanding of endometriosis among (a) GPs and (b) other non-specialist medical professionals.

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Department for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to ensure employers provide increased (a) paid sick leave, (b) fle

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the average waiting time for an endometriosis diagnosis.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on charging for NHS services of the report by Doctors of the World, An unsafe distance: the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on exclu

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to nurseries to support the 30 hours free childcare entitlement for eligible children.