Written questions
460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Mar 2021 · Treasury
Events Industry: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the live events industry receives ample notice of the implementation of any Government-backed insurance scheme during the covid-19 outbreak due to long lead times inherent in t
2 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Army Foundation College: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Ofsted inspection regime for the Army Foundation College differs from that used in civilian colleges of further education for the same age group.
1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education
Education: Coronavirus
What steps he is taking to help make up for teaching time lost as a result of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.
24 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Festivals and Special Occasions: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with organisations responsible for running festivals this year on insurance issues.
19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will commit to allocating long-term funding to the BBC World Service to enable that broadcaster to further extend its reach.
19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the BBC World Service to extending UK soft power.
19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
BBC World Service: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to announce his decision on the allocation of additional funding for the BBC World Service for the financial year 2021-22.
10 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support reading for pleasure among children during the national covid-19 lockdown that has been in place since January 2021.
10 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Reading: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of reading habits among (a) adults and (b) children during the covid-19 outbreak.
10 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
World Book Day
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to support World Book Day 2021.
10 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Literacy and Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) reading for pleasure and (b) literacy levels among children.
10 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Literacy and Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of covid-19 on children’s (a) reading for pleasure and (b) literacy levels.
3 Feb 2021 · Treasury
Termination of Employment: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who have been refused furlough by their employer during the covid-19 outbreak have been issued with a P45.
2 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Events Industry: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a Government-backed insurance scheme for the live events industry.
2 Feb 2021 · Home Office
Modern Slavery Act 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in increasing transparency of the future cobalt supply chain.
2 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the plug-in vehicle grant has been allocated to Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross.
29 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Electronic Programme Guides: Public Service Broadcasting
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislation to update the prominence regime for public service broadcasters.
29 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Criminal Proceedings: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the treatment of autistic people in the criminal justice system.
25 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Coronavirus
What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit on recipients in each (a) region and (b) population demographic.
18 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what criterion must be met for his Department to accept market failure in DCMS sectors.
15 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Pool Re
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue is received by the Exchequer from underwriting the insurance of Pool Re.
15 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Performing Arts: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the revenue lost to the live performance industry as a result of covid-19 restrictions since March 2020.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) primary and (b) secondary schools provide his Department with regular updates on covid-19 cases within their education facility.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Absenteeism and Sick Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the data his Department holds on the rates of (a) sick leave and (b) absence of (i) primary and (ii) secondary school teachers from the workplace for the periods from (A) 1 September 2018 to
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will publish statistics on the number of teachers who have died of covid-19.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary and secondary school teachers have contracted covid-19 in the workplace.
6 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary and secondary school teachers have died as a result of covid-19.
6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people aged 70 years and over have received covid-19 vaccinations in the Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross constituency.
6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the rollout of vaccinations for people aged over 80.
8 Dec 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money in furlough grant funding has been repaid by organisations to HMRC.
Source: official written-questions record.