Written questions

Preet Kaur Gill

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) private and (b) local authority run care homes have benefited from weekly testing for care home staff in Birmingham.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity for social distancing on the public transport network in Birmingham.

22 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people (a) under 50 years old, (b) aged 51 to 65, (c) aged 66 to 75, and (d) aged 76 have (i) tested positive for and (ii) died as a result of covid-19 in (A) Edgbaston constituency, (B) B

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most recent unemployment figures are for (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands by, (i) gender, (ii) age, (iii) religion, (iv) ethnicity, and (v) socioeconomic group.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2020 to Question HL6367, if she will publish the (a) guidance to Work Coaches and Case Managers, and (b) performance framework by which those coaches will be monitored

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the performance framework for job centre advisers measures performance by the proportion of claimants who have left benefit regardless of whether the claimant entered employment or training.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches will be recruited in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of job vacancies in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each month since January 2020 to date.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Coronavirus: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her priorities are for the GAVI board meeting to discuss the COVAX facility.

22 Jul 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the debt levels of lower-income countries on their ability to tackle the covid-19 pandemic.

22 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Government plans to make its pledge of funding for Nutrition for Growth post-2020.

22 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of his Department's Official Development Assistance budget for each year of the 2019 Parliament.

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

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement that the Government has secured access to 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccine candidates, published on 20 July 2020 on gov.uk, wha

21 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) multilateral donor partners, (c) civil society organisations and (d) other stakeholders on (i) the potential reduction in the

21 Jul 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has received from faith leaders on the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Development: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department (a) has renegotiated or (b) plans to renegotiate contracts at a reduced value to account for a potential reduction in the Official Development Assitance budget.

21 Jul 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the timescale is for launching the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office; and what estimate he has made of the length of transition period required before that Dep

21 Jul 2020 · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has invested in middle income countries through the Prosperity Fund in each of the last five years.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 20 July to Question 73967, when the Government will begin targeted engagement with stakeholders on the Integrated Review, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

21 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's timescale is for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office becoming fully operational.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2020 to Question 71769, if she will list the (a) NGOs and (b) other stakeholders that have been consulted on the merger of her Department with the Foreign and C

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations of workplace concerns relating to (a) covid-19 and (b) non-covid-19 concerns, where checks have been made to ensure that measures have been put in place to comply with the law, h

21 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of antisocial behaviour have been recorded in (a) Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Midlands in each month in 2020.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of workers who will not return to work during the summer holidays in 2020 as a result of a lack of available childcare in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Holiday Play Schemes: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) holiday clubs that will be open and (b) holiday club places that will be available in (i) Edgbaston constituency, (ii) Birmingham and (iii) the West Midlands durin