Sarah Olney

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the time taken by the DVLA to (a) renew driving licences and (b) respond to queries.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Package Holidays: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of relaxing the 14-day timeline for refunds within the Package Travel Regulations.

24 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that airlines to meet their legal obligations to refund customers within seven days.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he undertook an equality impact assessment of the suspension of free travel for under-18s in London.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that supply chains are free of slavery and human trafficking in new trade deals.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Ethics

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to ensure that the UK is a global champion of (a) ethical trade and (b) doing business with integrity.

22 Jun 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) ethical and (b) resilient supply chains are prioritised in (i) her Department's policies and (ii) future trade agreements.

18 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Faculty

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what procurement process was undertaken before the award of contracts to Faculty Science Ltd; what work that company has been contracted to provide; and for how long that company

18 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private hospital beds have been used since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and what the cost is of each of those beds per night.

16 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Highly Protected Marine Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to designate areas of UK coastal fishing waters as Highly Protected Marine Areas.

12 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his letter to the Mayor on London of 3 June 2020 on ending of free travel for under 18 year olds in London, if he will place in the Library a copy of the academic research referred to in concl

11 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date all flammable cladding will have been removed from residential blocks.

10 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling people who are paid annually but whose Real Time Information was submitted after 19 March 2020 for the 2019-20 tax year to access the Coronavirus Job R

10 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative equity of the £50,000 annual trading profit threshold for determining an applicant's eligibility for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and the absen

10 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he has not amended the Self Employed Income Support Scheme to include directors of small and medium limited companies who draw their income through dividends.

10 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he has not amended the Self Employment Income Support Scheme or the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to introduce temporary support for the self-employed who are employed by a series of short-term PA

10 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Equality

If she will publish an action plan on promoting gender mainstreaming across all her Department's work.

8 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Police: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will launch an inquiry into racism within the police force.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps he is taking to ensure that employees will not be forced to accept (a) zero-hour contracts and (b) other reduced employment con

1 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Cultural Heritage

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the Government’s policy is on the balance between delivering affordable housing and protecting heritage assets.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Maternity Pay: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to provide additional statutory maternity pay to mothers who are unable to find childcare to enable their return to work during the covid-19 outbreak.

19 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to reduced train capacity in the event that social distancing measures are enforced, what plans he has to prevent a significant increase in the use of private cars by commuters.

19 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Kingston upon Thames

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made with the Mayor of London on the effect of social distancing requirements during the covid-19 outbreak on train capacity in Kingston; and what plans the Government has to provi

19 May 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will extend the eligibility of the Education and Skills Funding Agency's post-16 provider relief scheme established in response to the covid-19 outbreak to all apprenticeship providers.

19 May 2020 · Treasury

Travel Agents: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, if he will include in his business rates relief for travel agencies those online agencies that have a physical presence for which they pay business rates.

12 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to permit dentists to reopen.

11 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to direct the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency to reopen motorcycle training schools for CBT certification to enable (a) businesses to get back to work and (b) people to travel

11 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is during the covid-19 outbreak on approved driving instructors who cannot work from home but cannot follow social distancing rules while working.

4 May 2020 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to protect small business owners that have given personal guarantees to (a) landlords and (b) other creditors but are unable to trade during the covid-19 outbreak.

4 May 2020 · Treasury

Bureaux de Change: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason bureaux de change businesses have been excluded from business rates relief.