Written questions

422 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 May 2020 · Treasury

Second Homes: Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for the property market of extending the three year window to claim a refund of three per cent of stamp duty on second homes during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Home Office

Business: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to Business Crime Reduction Partnerships whose funding has been reduced as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respite Care: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his Department's policy to allow people in a supported living setting to take their planned respite with their families during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been tested for covid-19 upon admission to hospital, on each day since 1 January 2020.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have contracted covid-19 as in-patients in hospitals in England, on each day since 1 January 2020.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Childbirth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of The Make Birth Better Survey 2019.

25 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Second Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making holiday homes exempt from classification as domestic properties when that home is being used as a main residence f

25 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide financial support to universities to establish hardship funds for students residing in (a) private rented and (b) university accommodation.

24 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether builders' merchants are defined as essential businesses, for the purposes of his Department's 23 March 2020 guidance entitled Further businesses and premises to close.

24 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that universities allow students to terminate their accommodation contracts early without incurring financial penalties during the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of directing local authorities to suspend council tax payments for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.

24 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on flexibility for private nurseries that have been mandated to stay open during the covid-19 outbreak to allow their staff to go on furlough and

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of instructing train operating companies to automatically refund season ticket holders to encourage social distancing during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Home Office

UK Border Force: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the supply of personal protective equipment for UK Border Force staff.

23 Mar 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to allow UK citizens to access long-term medication if they are abroad and unable to return to the UK during the covid-19 outbreak; and what discussion

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department will underwrite losses incurred by private nurseries that have been mandated to stay open by Government during the covid-19 pandemic.

19 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Grammar Schools: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of delaying the date of the 2020 Kent Test as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

19 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the small business rate relief grant to businesses operating in non-rateable premises.

19 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to monitor the number of children becoming eligible for free school meal vouchers due to decreased household income as a result of covid-19.

19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Ambulance Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of nationalising air ambulances during the covid-19 pandemic.

19 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Ambulance Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure the continued operation of air ambulances during the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating an independent regulator of further education providers.

17 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties and Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a temporary moratorium on requirements for a valid MOT and Road Tax for car owners aged over 70 years old.

16 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Iraq: Military Operations

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason 1st Battalion Irish Guards have a continued presence at Fort Tagi in Iraq.

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fish Farming: Whitstable

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 21293, for what reasons the most recent navigational risk assessment in relation to oyster farm activity in the Whitstable area has n

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure safe noise levels on public transport.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Cycleways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which cycle routes are located on dismantled railway lines in England.

26 Feb 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fish Farming: Whitstable

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Marine Management Organisation plans to publish the navigational risk assessment that it conducted on 22 January 2020 in relation to oyster farm activity in the Whitstable are

21 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the railcard for veterans will be valid for use on (a) peak and (b) off-peak services.

10 Feb 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the 2018 Aid Transparency Index published by Publish What You Fund, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the categorisation of his Departm

Source: official written-questions record.