Written questions

1,940 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) review the schedule of prescription exemptions and (b) make it his policy that prescriptions for people with chronic mental health conditions are free of charge.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of transferring (a) workplace and (b) personal pensions overseas through a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS).

1 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help GP surgeries meet demand for appointments.

1 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Corporation Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of supporting the adoption of a global corporation tax rate above 15 percent.

1 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pension Funds: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce barriers to investment and (b) encourage pension funds to invest in the green economy.

28 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the reduction in domestic Air Passenger Duty on the Government's ability to achieve its aviation emissions reduction targets.

22 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Hammersmith Bridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the memorandum of understanding between his Department and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in respect of Hammersmith Bridge.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many plug-in car grants were given in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021 to date.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses have defaulted on a loan provided through the (a) Bounce Back Loan and (b) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme (i) in total and (ii) by size of busin

18 Oct 2021 · Treasury

UK Trade with EU: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been provided in grants by the SME Brexit Support Fund to each region of the UK.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Government funding has been allocated to adult education in each region in each year since 2019.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Apprentices and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) apprenticeships and (b) traineeships were started in each month of 2021 in the (a) HGV driver, (b) nursing, (c) home and other types of carer, (d) nursery and primary education, (e) professional ch

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of job placements made via the Kickstart scheme (a) to date, (b) in each of the last six months and (c) by region.

18 Oct 2021 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Mandatory Provident Fund

If she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to support people with British National (Overseas) visas who are facing difficulties in applying for early withdrawal of their provident funds.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stem Cells: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to create a unified stem cell donor recruitment policy across Anthony Nolan, NHS British Bone Marrow Registry, DKMS and Welsh Bone Marrow Donor Registry, to (a) improv

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) support the sustainability of the childcare sector and (b) facilitate access to affordable and high-quality early years providers.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Chevening Scholarships Programme: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to include former Chevening scholars in the Afghan citizens' resettlement scheme.

22 Sep 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme beyond 30 September 2021 until at least March 2022 for people who work within small- and medium-sized enterprises within the travel industry.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow leaseholders to buy out their freehold.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the deadline for ending the sale of motorcycles that operate on fossil fuels.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled passengers are aware of their rights on public transport.

20 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support communities worst hit by the impacts of climate change such as flooding and biodiversity loss.

20 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for ensuring that covid-19 vaccinations completed overseas are recognised under the NHS COVID Pass.

16 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will allocate funding for decarbonising the housing stock to help deliver net zero emissions by 2050.

15 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding only those providers that have been vetted and found to meet the minimum standards for the type of commercial covid-19 testing servic

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Small Businesses: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make provisions to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the travel sector beyond 30 September 2021 when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support those communities most affected by climate change in the UK.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Small Businesses: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises within the travel sector.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing further financial support to the travel sector.

14 Sep 2021 · Treasury

National Insurance: Schools

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether schools will be required to meet the cost of increased national insurance contributions for their staff from their existing budget.

Source: official written-questions record.