Darren Jones

11 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Key Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people who have applied for a key worker lorry driving test due to the covid-19 outbreak have been able to access such a test.

11 May 2020 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that road hauliers have access to (a) hot food, (b) toilet facilities, and (c) washing facilities while making long-distance deliveries during the covid-19 outbreak.

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

Engineers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to (a) support engineer surveyors to inspect sites while maintaining social distancing and (b) provide engineer surveyors with

4 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Newspaper Press: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will meet representatives of the (a) Independent Community News Network and (b) Public Interest News Foundation to discuss (i) allocating a proportion of the Government’s Coronavir

4 May 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Science and Discovery Centres: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres' proposal for an Emergency Resilience Fund for science centres during the co

29 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Business Rates: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to allow local authorities to extend covid-19 business rates relief for 2020-21 tax year to English language centres.

29 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Teachers: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 29 of his Department's document entitled, Teacher recruitment and retention strategy published on 28 January 2019, what progress his Department has made on establishing pilot schemes for

27 Apr 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Landlords: Electrical Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend section 122(1) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to impose duties on public landlords as well as private landlords of residential premises in England

11 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that vulnerable people, in the event that they are advised to self-isolate are not penalised if they have to remove their dependents from school in order to do so.

5 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Police: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports that police forces have conducted searches of Clearview AI’s facial recognition database; and what assessment she has made of the legal basis fo

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

Small Businesses: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will offer financial support to SMEs that become insolvent following payment of statutory sick pay relating to the covid-19 outbreak.

4 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Clearview AI

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has (a) live and (b) historic contracts with (i) Clearview AI and (ii) subsidiaries of that company.

3 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Motor Vehicles: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of fire authorities to respond to fires in (a) electric and (b) hydrogen vehicles.

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

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will apply to the European Commission for the UK to become a Part 1 listed third country under the EU Pet Travel Regulations.

24 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shipping: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Security, if he will take steps to ensure that UK ports publish regularly updated health information on covid-19 from each docking ship's Maritime Declaration of Health.

12 Feb 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make the proposed Online Harms Bill subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.

11 Feb 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Child Arrangements Orders: Grandparents

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce statutory access rights for grandparents to their grandchildren.

10 Feb 2020 · Cabinet Office

Climate Change Cabinet Committee

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change will next meet; and what topics will be discussed at that meeting.

10 Feb 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to improve access to paternity leave.

22 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to reform calculation of monthly equivalents for universal credit claimants with weekly rent liabilities by multiplying the weekly rent by the (a) number

22 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Vans: Input Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue updated guidance on the makes and models of car-derived vans and combi-vans which HMRC defines as (a) cars and (b) vans for input tax deduction purposes.

20 Jan 2020 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: EEA Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to phase out the use of EEA national identity cards as a valid form of identification at the UK border.

16 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Horizon Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will take steps to secure associate membership of Horizon Europe at the same time as the Multi-Annual Financial Framework is agreed, prior to the end of the tran

16 Jan 2020 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Climate Change

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.

16 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of climate change on the work of her Department; and what steps she is taking in response to that effect.

16 Jan 2020 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.

16 Jan 2020 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.

16 Jan 2020 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.

16 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.

16 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.