Written questions

429 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for people that cannot take a nasal covid-19 test; and whether his Department plans to approve a non-nasal covid-19 test such as the lollipop saliva test.

11 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish the Elective Recovery Plan.

7 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

London Northwestern Railway: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle the driver shortages disrupting the Marston Vale Line run by London North Eastern Railway.

2 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Bank Cards: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the size of the increase in the level of card only transactions during the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment he has made of the impact of that increase on vulnerable groups of peo

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Long Covid: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made made of the potential merits of classifying Long Covid as a disability, for the purposes of giving employment protections under the Equality Act 2010 to affected people.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Parks: Tennis

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will take steps to tackle the deteriorating condition of park tennis courts in England.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Parks: Tennis

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the condition of park tennis courts in England.

22 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the legality of the continued detention of Saudi political detainees, including Prince Turki Bin Abdullah.

21 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Homelessness: Children

What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that homeless children aged 16 and 17 without family support are accommodated by their local authority as looked-after children.

24 May 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Standards

What assessment he has made of the fighting readiness of the British Army; and if he will make a statement.

21 Apr 2021 · Home Office

British Nationality: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to complete the review into child citizenship fees following the Court of Appeal February 2021 ruling that the current rate is unlawful.

19 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery Community Fund: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will extend the six-month deadline for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund where lockdown measures introduced in November 2020 and from January 2021 have delayed recipients from

19 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery Community Fund: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the proportion of the £200 million Coronavirus Community Support Fund which must be repaid by recipients after the six month deadlines expire; and if he wi

23 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the publication in December 2020 of the MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report for births in 2018, which showed that since 2016 the rate of neonatal deaths for twins had incre

23 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the preparation and roll-out of a covid-19 mental health recovery strategy for children and young people.

8 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether furlough payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from March 2021 will be calculated using employees pre-covid-19 outbreak earnings.

5 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Human Trafficking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the findings of the report by Women for Refugee Women After Exploitation entitled Survivors Behind Bars, published on 4 February 2021, that the detention of trafficking

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for (a) notifying and (b) deploying people who have made successful applications to work on the covid-19 vaccine delivery programme.

27 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Warrior Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to award a production contract for the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme.

21 Jan 2021 · Treasury

London Capital & Finance: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will compensate all victims of the London Capital & Finance bondholder savings scandal.

21 Jan 2021 · Treasury

London Capital & Finance: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a timescale for setting up and implementing the compensation scheme for the victims of the London Capital & Finance bondholder savings scandal.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have had to wait six months or more for a CAMHS appointment in Bedford and Kempston in the most recent period for which that information is available; and if he will make a statem

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2021 to Question 136030, whether a person being initially processed at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal centre will be moved to the new, temporary accommodation for

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what timescales her Department has set for private contracted firms to complete assessments of personal independence payments.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 133744 on Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus, for what reasons claimants are being advised by a private firm contracted by her Department th

11 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that there is no cross-over between the residents of Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre and the asylum seekers to be homed in temporary accommodation on the same site.

15 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will prioritise Bedford and Kempston residents for local access to the second tranche of covid-19 vaccination; and what his timetable is for the roll-out of the vaccination for for the highes

15 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the (a) equitable and (b) transparent distribution of the covid-19 vaccine throughout the East of England.

15 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when a vaccine for covid-19 will be available to high priority patients in (a) Bedford and (b) Kempston.

2 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including unpaid carers on the priority list for the covid-19 vaccination in England.

Source: official written-questions record.