Written questions
519 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 May 2020 · Home Office
Hate Crime: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is taking to support different ethnic and religious communities in the UK who are being targeted with online abuse and hate speech due to the covid-19 outbreak.
13 May 2020 · Home Office
Hate Crime: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to prevent an increase in hate crime when the covid-19 lockdown is eased.
13 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hate Crime: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of hate crime towards the Jewish community in the UK once the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
13 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Islamophobia
To ask the Secretary of State for the Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of hate crime towards the Muslim community in the UK once the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
13 May 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hate Crime: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for the Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential threat of hate crimes towards the Chinese diaspora in the UK after the lockdown due to the covid-19 outbreak has been lifted.
13 May 2020 · Home Office
Hate Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Hate Crime Action Plan for 2020-24.
5 May 2020 · Department for Education
Remote Education: ICT
What recent progress his Department has made on identifying and delivering essential IT equipment to children who need additional support with online learning at home.
27 Apr 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Syria: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will take steps to work with its (a) Turkish and (b) European counterparts on reducing the risks of (i) infection and (ii) transmission of covid-19 in the area of Autono
25 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she is taking steps to use the expertise and infrastructure established under (a) the IAVI organisation and (b) other Product Development Partnerships to expedite the development and rol
9 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Visas: Musicians
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 19895, how many musicians entered the UK to perform at permit free festivals in 2019.
9 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Visas: Musicians
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 19895, how many musicians entered the UK under the permitted paid engagement entry route in 2019.
9 Mar 2020 · Home Office
Visas: Musicians
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2020 to Question 19895, how many Tier 5 (Creative and Sporting) Certificates of Sponsorship were issued for musical performances in 2019.
6 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Access to Medicines Partnership
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process was used for recruiting organisations and members to the Patient Access to Medicines Partnership; and how regularly that Partnership meets.
6 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Access to Medicines Partnership
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which (a) Government Departments and (b) other bodies and organisations are members of the Patient Access to Medicines Partnership.
6 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patient Access to Medicines Partnership
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the terms of reference of the Patient Access to Medicines Partnership are; and if he will publish the (a) minutes of and (b) papers considered by that Partnership.
2 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the event of a pandemic what arrangements he is making for providing a medical cause of death so that the death can be registered.
24 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Visas: Entertainers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether musicians and artistic performers from the EU will be required to obtain a temporary worker Tier 5 creative and sporting visa after the transition period.
21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how work previously undertaken by Health Education England on the Cancer Workforce Plan phase 2 will be taken account of in the final People Plan.
21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with (a) health professionals, (b) charities and (c) patient organisations on the Health Education England Cancer Workforce Plan phase 2.
21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the Health Education England Cancer Work Force Plan phase 2.
21 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the findings of her Department's most recent review of the minimum income requirement.
21 Feb 2020 · Home Office
Immigration: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assess the effect of the minimum income requirement regime on the integration of non-EEA spouses of British citizens.
21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding (a) Clinical Commissioning Groups and (b) local authorities have allocated to low-level mental health support in each year since 2014.
21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health training is available for people who work with young people outside of educational settings; what plans he has to introduce training for people who work in those settings.
21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that GPs are trained to respond to young people attending an appointment about their mental health.
21 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Marriage: Humanism
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on couples wishing to have a humanist wedding of the requirement to also have a civil ceremony in order for their marriage to be lawfully recognised.
21 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Artificial Intelligence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to support good governance and ethical considerations at institutions carrying out artificial intelligence research.
21 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to ensure (a) lines of accountability and (b) attributable liability for mistakes of artificial intelligence services.
21 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Artificial Intelligence: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support he is providing to ensure UK-based academics can access adequate computer technology to carry out effective research on artificial intelligence.
21 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s position is on whether patients who initially privately fund a cancer drug can receive it on the NHS if it is subsequently (a) approved for use by NICE, (b) added to NHS Engla
Source: official written-questions record.