Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the deadline for the first repayment under the Bounce Back Loan scheme until after the January 2021 covid-19 national lockdown is lifted.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Shipping: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of students that are pursuing careers in the maritime sector.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Shipping: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase the competitiveness of the business environment to support the growth of the UK maritime industry.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for International Trade

Shipping: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what support her Department is providing to the maritime industry to help increase exports of maritime (a) products and (b) services.

25 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to homeless people during the period of covid-19 lockdown restrictions announced in January 2021.

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) community nurses, (b) district nurses, (c) emergency practitioners and (d) other community healthcare workers have the same priority for receipt of the covid-19 vaccine as other NHS and

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Pensions and Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to review the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to allow employers to include in their claim to HMRC (a) employer contributions to the employee's pension and (b) employer National Insuran

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what risk assessment his Department has conducted on allowing early years providers to remain open during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to restrict people undertaking work in the homes of people who are clinically extremely vulnerable during the period of covid-19 lockdown restrictions announced in January 2021.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment

What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of employment.

20 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing support for costs of living to student nurses who have their qualification period extended due to covid-19 to ensure that they do no

19 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to offer Free School Meal vouchers to people aged between 16-18 in full-time education during the period of covid-19 restrictions announced in January 2021.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure the suitability of the location of covid-19 testing sites for goods drivers requiring a negative test before embarkation for continental Europe to ensure significant distances

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of nursing students in England who have had their (a) clinical placements cancelled or (b) university education delayed due to covid-19; and what the average

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether student nurses who are unable to complete the necessary clinical placement hours for qualification due to disruptions during the covid-19 outbreak will be asked to pay extra tuition fees if their course

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether third year nursing students who voluntarily entered paid placements to assist with the covid-19 outbreak will be asked to pay extra tuition fees if their courses are extended as a result.

18 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to include people employed throughout November and December 2020.

18 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his Department's policy that pregnant women are vulnerable to covid-19 and should shield.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to temporarily suspend personal independent payment reviews as a result of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Barents Sea and Norway

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure continued access to the quotas the UK has caught historically up until 31 December 2020 in the Norwegian Economic Zone in and around the Barents Sea.

15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department categorises as essential work during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown period; and if he will publish guidance on that matter.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Photography: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students completing a Photography degree are permitted to complete practical work independently outside of their household during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown period.

13 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department is providing in response to the covid-19 outbreak to self-employed people who do not have a business premises.

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what further support he plans to provide to support the mental health challenges facing pupils, students and staff throughout the education sector prior to recommendations from the proposed taskforce announced

13 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the proposed taskforce on the mental health challenges facing pupils, students and staff throughout the education sector, announced at the Education Committee hearing of 13 January 2021 on the

12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include teachers amongst occupations prioritised in the first phase of the covid-19 vaccination roll out.

12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to restrict people working within other people's homes during the period of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is making available to private GCSE and A Level candidates in response to the cancellation of examinations due to take place in summer 2021.

11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, within what time frame people will receive their second dose of the covid-19 vaccination.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what risk assessment his Department has conducted on the transmission rate of covid-19 in nurseries.

Source: official written-questions record.