Written questions

519 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

German Language: Secondary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the extent of the decline in the teaching of German in secondary schools.

14 Apr 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Weddings: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's support for the wedding industry sector adversely affected by the cancellation of wedding receptions and religious

12 Apr 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Health Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what covid-19 related public awareness campaigns the Government has funded and promoted over the last 12 months.

12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the Ending Preventable Deaths Action Plan.

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the non-military development agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Government that applies to the sovereign base areas, what discussions his Department has had with local stakeholders

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the non-military development agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Government that applies to the sovereign base areas, what steps he plans to take to ensure that development (a) is l

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the non-military development agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Government that applies to the sovereign base areas, what environmental assessment was undertaken when that agreemen

16 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Aerials: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have approved planning applications for emergency services communications masts as part of the Emergency Services Network roll out.

16 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to identify universal credit and employment support allowance claimants who cannot be assessed by telephone or video as a result of their health condition; and wh

16 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many remote work capability assessment decisions took place for first-time universal credit claimants in each month of 2020.

16 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many remote work capability assessment decisions have been made for people who had been on universal credit prior to the covid-19 outbreak and who had attended a work capability assessment previousl

16 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Premises: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish further guidance to the voluntary Code of Practice for the commercial property sector to support negotiations between landlords and tenants.

16 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Aerials: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have received planning applications for emergency services communications masts as part of the Emergency Services Network roll out.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of income-based jobseekers allowance who are unable to migrate to Universal Credit as they are living in temporary accommodation.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Companies: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish a response to the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform: Powers of the Registrar consultation.

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Work Capability Assessment

If she will make it her policy to allow virtual or telephone Work Capability Assessments for (a) universal credit and (b) employment support allowance claimants including those who (i) need an interpreter (including BSL), (ii) have hearing difficulties, (

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of (a) universal credit and (b) employment support allowance claimants who were not (i) offered and (ii) deemed suitable for a a virtual or telephone

1 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Jewish Community Protective Security Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will renew her Department's funding of the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant for the Community Security Trust.

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people (a) did not attend their outpatient appointment for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), (b) cancelled that appointment and (c) had that appointment cancelled by a health

1 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people (a) did not attend their outpatient ophthalmology appointment, (b) cancelled that appointment and (c) had that appointment cancelled by a healthcare professional in each month from

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to people on universal credit and employment and support allowance who have been told that they have to wait for face-to-face work capability assessments to resume before they can be asse

24 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Women's Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the announcement on the 23 January 2021 that up to 500 new prison places will be built in existing women’s prisons, if his Department will publish the modelling used in the programme’s Strategic

24 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Women's Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release, Extra funding for organisations that steer women away from crime, published on 23 January 2021, if will publish the Programme business case for the 500 new prison

22 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 vaccine when there is a 12-week gap between the first and second dose for those aged over 80; and what e

19 Feb 2021 · Home Office

Licensing Laws: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of advertising licensing applications under Regulation 25 The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) Regulations 2005 d

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

Youth Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress the Government is making on the establishment of the £500 million Youth Investment Fund announced by the Chancellor in September 2019.

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Premises: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to make the Code of Practice for the commercial property sector compulsory.

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Small Businesses: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the expiry of the moratorium on the landlord’s right of forfeiture for non-payment of rent expires on 31 March 2021, what plans the Government has to provide lo

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of covid-19 testing for people who are required to travel regularly to visit relatives in Europe.

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Retirement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Government plans to respond to the consultation on the mandatory retirement age for judicial office holders which closed on 16 October 2020.

Source: official written-questions record.