Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the uptake of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the event that employers are required to make a contribution of 20 per cent to employees' wages.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Non-governmental Organisations: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to increase the levels of funding for (a) large and (b) small and medium non governmental organisations.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to help support communities manage social tensions caused by the covid-19 pandemic.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Asia and Caribbean: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support the plans of governments of Caribbean and Asian for the forthcoming monsoon and hurricane seasons.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

World Health Organization: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the World Health Organisation on future core voluntary contributions from the UK.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to introduce a stabilisation fund for international non-governmental organisations to continue to deliver aid to people living in extreme poverty in the global south.

20 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Veterans: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the number of commonwealth veterans and their families who worked for UK armed forces before their countries gained independence who are now living in poverty.

20 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Commonwealth Veterans' Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) veterans, (b) widows of veterans and (c) households have been supported through the Commonwealth Veterans Programme in each of the last two financial years.

20 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Education: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the Government’s commitment to ensure that every girl in the world receives 12 years of quality education.

19 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2020 to Question 43725, if she will publish the Government policies to ensure pharmaceutical companies in receipt of public funds allow equitable access to covid

19 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish her Department's guidance to country offices on re-prioritising projects and programmes as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

19 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Nutrition: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help ensure that there is no cliff edge in nutrition financing.

19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) for what reason he has not published and (b) if he will publish an unredacted version of the risk section of the NHSX Contact Tracing App Isle of Wight Data Protection Impact Assessment; and if

19 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the source code of the server used for the NHS covid-19 tracing app.

18 May 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) inspections have been carried out and (b) enforcement notices have been issued by the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last four months.

18 May 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to meet the National Education Union to discuss proposals on reopening schools.

18 May 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Punjab: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK nationals stranded in (a) Amritsar and (b) Punjab; and what steps he is taking to repatriate them.

18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason covid-19 contact tracing volunteers are required to be registered with the UK Public Health Register; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of broadening eligibili

18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average (a) hold and (b) process time is for orders placed through the national supply disruption response service helpline.

18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish details of the contract awarded to Clipper Logistics to operate the nationwide personal protective equipment supply chain.

18 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes and General Practitioners: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the delivery of supplies of personal protective equipment to Birmingham and the West Midlands under the Clipper system has been delayed; and when those supplies will be available to

18 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employees who have been furloughed due to the covid-19 outbreak are paid the money claimed for by their employer in a timely manner.

15 May 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that banks are providing fair advice in the interests of small businesses on whether they should apply for financial support through

15 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Overseas Development Institute Fellowship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to continue funding the Overseas Development Institute fellowship scheme.

15 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to enable umbrella companies to apply for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

15 May 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidance on the definition of (a) discretionary commissions and (b) bonuses for people employed by umbrella companies in relation to applications to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

13 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Prime Minister's announcement on 10 May 2020 on relaxing lockdown restrictions on NHS hospitals' ability to reopen paused services covering elective

13 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Development Aid: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take further steps to allocate Official Development Assistance funding to support research and development of covid-19 (a) diagnostics, (b) treatments, and (c) vaccines.

13 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to help ensure global co-operation on increasing public covid-19 vaccine production capacity.

13 May 2020 · Department for International Development

Coronavirus: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with international (a) organisations and (b) multilaterals on international co-ordination mechanisms and strategies to help ensure equitable access to covid-19 medic

Source: official written-questions record.