Written questions
1,565 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Schools: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £1 billion schools rebuilding programme in England is new funding; and how much money the Welsh Government will receive in Barnett consequentials.
29 Jun 2020 · Treasury
British Wool Marketing Board: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether British Wool is an arm's-length body of Government; and what plans he has to provide British Wool with support to help it tackle the effects of the covid-29 outbreak on that sector.
29 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Wool: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on sales of wool.
29 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Small Business Grants Fund: Insurance Companies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to ensure that insurance companies do not deduct the £10,000 Coronavirus Small Business Grant from insurance payouts relating to holiday booking cancellations; and what discussions he has had
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of skilled workers to complete energy efficiency retrofitting for housing stock throughout the UK.
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to help stimulate demand for energy efficiency retrofitting schemes.
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it remains his policy to invest £9.2 billion to improve the energy efficiency of (a) homes and (b) public buildings.
26 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to provide support to SMEs to help ensure they can honour the holiday entitlement accrued by furloughed workers.
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Ceredigion
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment the Government has made of progress towards at least 10Mbps download speeds under the Universal Service Obligation at qualifying premises in Ceredigion.
26 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Ceredigion
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate the Government has made of the number of premises in Ceredigion that do not have access to an internet service with a download speed of at least 10Mbps.
25 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2020 to Question 61760, how much of the (a) £650 million catch-up funding for schools and (b) £350 million for the establishment of a National Tutoring Programme is new funding.
23 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the removal of the spare room subsidy on levels of household income.
19 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Public Expenditure: Wales
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Department for Education's announcement of 19 June 2020, what estimate he has made of the Barnett consequentials for Wales arising from the (a) £650 million catch-up funding for schools and (b)
19 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
ME/CFS: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on trends in the level of post-viral complications in relation to people with ME.
17 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Israeli Settlements: Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2020 to Question 55878 on Israeli Settlements: Companies, what assessment he has made of the applicability of United Nations Security Council Resolution 4
15 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office
Intelligence and Security Committee
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Officer, what the timeframe is for the establishment of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
10 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Students: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Government's policy is on the (a) fee and (b) immigration status of students from the EU starting courses at UK universities in 2021.
8 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Jobcentres: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to allocate additional funding from the public purse to Job Centre Plus.
8 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many inspections HMRC has undertaken in relation to potential fraudulent use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
4 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Directors: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a separate covid-19 support scheme for directors of limited companies.
4 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Directors: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support directors of limited companies during the covid-19 outbreak.
3 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus: Quarantine
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what economic support will be made available to (a) employees and (b) self-employed people who are asked to self-isolate in response to the track and trace system.
3 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Care Workers: Incentives
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a time-limited exemption for bonuses awarded to care workers from income tax.
3 Jun 2020 · Wales Office
Business: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for those businesses in Wales that will remain under covid-19 lockdown restrictions for the longest time period.
2 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Morocco: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Moroccan Ambassador on the detention of Sahrawi civilians in that country in prisons with recorded cases of covid-19.
2 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Bank Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people can continue to access cash and banking services during the covid-19 outbreak.
1 Jun 2020 · Treasury
Self-employed: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) introducing a second phase of the Self Employed Income Support Scheme to align with the timescale of the Coronaviurs Job Retention Scheme and (b) introducin
20 May 2020 · Treasury
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of excluding pension income from the definition of non-trading income for the purposes of the Self-Employment Support Scheme.
15 May 2020 · Treasury
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department plans to provide to help prevent youth unemployment.
13 May 2020 · Treasury
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of excluding working tax credit and child tax credit from the calculation of income for the purposes of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme.
Source: official written-questions record.