Written questions

1,041 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising children in residential children's homes for the covid-19 vaccine in the next phase of the vaccine rollout.

10 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding and resources the Government will make available to local authorities to support the requirement for weekly food waste collections set out in the Environment Bill.

9 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what new powers he plans to afford to local authorities under changes to the local air quality management framework in the Environment Bill.

1 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2021 to Question 140903 on Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus, how many single claims have been (a) received by and (b) disposed of by Employment Tribunals since 1 Sept

29 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Pregnancy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter of 12 January 2021 from Maternity Action, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives recommending that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme b

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Park and Ride Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the recommendations of Transport Focus’ report entitled Park and ride for Highways England’s roads: a solution to congestion?, published on 30 November 2020, if his Department will make an ass

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Park and Ride Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to findings of Transport Focus’ report entitled Park and ride for Highways England’s roads: a solution to congestion?, published on 30 November 2020, what discussions he has had with Highways Eng

27 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Park and Ride Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings of Transport Focus’ report entitled Park and ride for Highways England’s roads: a solution to congestion?, published on 30 November 2020, what discussions he has had with Highways

27 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 137278, what plans he has to publish implementation learnings from the eight sites which have received additional funding to improve the adult

21 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Golf: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to review the decision to close golf courses during the covid-19 lockdown period announced in January 2021.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the backlog of Employment Tribunal single claims since the covid-19 lockdown announced in March 2020.

20 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Maternity Leave: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral evidence of the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets to the Women and Equalities Committee on Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact on 4 Nove

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave and Parental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the outcome of his Department's evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Government's response to his Department's July 2019 consultation, Good Work Plan: Proposals to Support Families.

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of prioritising staff in early years settings for covid-19 vaccinations.

14 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that (a) nurseries, (b) pre-schools and (c) other early years settings have access to covid-19 testing for staff.

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Violence: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a single comprehensive and integrated policy framework for (a) protection against gender-based violence and domestic abuse and (b) support for victims that

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Government had with Violence Against Women and Girls charities and organisations on the decision to separate its Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy from the Domestic Abuse

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the Government's decision to separate its Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy from the Domestic Abuse Strategy on tackling gender-based v

13 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 131380, what the planned timescale is for testing and evaluating the new integrated models of primary and adult community mental health care, i

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the finding of the survey by Pregnant Then Screwed that 46 per of mothers who had been made redundant or expected to be made redundant said that a lack of childcare provision played a role in

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the financial costs of securing (a) PPE, (b) cleaning costs and (c) staff replacements for early years providers delivering early education during the covid-19 outbreak.

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the changes in the number of eligible two year olds taking up 15 hours of funded childcare since March 2020.

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the changes in the (a) numbers and (b) hours of children attending early years settings since February 2019.

17 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Health Survey for England 2019's finding that 16 per cent of adults aged 16 and over screened positive for a possible eating disorder, what steps his Department plans to take to e

17 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Health Survey for England 2019's finding that 16 per cent of adults aged 16 and over screened positive for a possible eating disorder, whether his Department will commission r

17 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent humanitarian assistance his Department has provided to people affected by the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict.

14 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to extend the sanctions list to include senior Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for human rights violations against Tibetan and Uyghur

7 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria during the covid-19 pandemic.

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

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure businesses are making their workplaces covid-secure for employees.

Source: official written-questions record.