Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that people with (a) hidden and (b) fluctuating conditions can (i) find and (ii) stay in work.

6 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle the disability pay gap.

6 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of factors behind for the rates of success for personal independence payment claimants at the mandatory reconsideration stage; and what steps is taking to increase this rate

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Grooming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether dog groomers are permitted to continue to work during the period of the new national covid-19 lockdown from 5 November 2020; and if he will issue guidance on that matter.

4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respite Care: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that families caring for disabled adults can access respite care during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.

3 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gyms: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing gymnasiums to remain open during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.

3 Nov 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collective Worship: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing communal worship to continue during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Podiatry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role podiatrists play maintaining public health; and if he will make a statement.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to reduce the number of lower limb amputations; and if he will make a statement.

30 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coastal Areas: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to coastal communities during the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase covid-19 testing capacity in and around universities at the end of the 2020 autumn term.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the wholesale food and drink sector of including that sector in the Business Rates Relief scheme.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Food: Wholesale Trade

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend Business Rates Relief to food and drink wholesalers in Tier 3 local covid-19 alert level areas.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether businesses who have been adversely affected by the Rule of 6 and 10.00pm curfew restrictions in tier 1 local covid alert level areas are eligible for covid-19 business gra

23 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional financial support to hostels which have been unable to reopen due to the covid-19 restrictions since 23 March 2020.

23 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Holiday Accommodation: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate additional financial support to (a) hostels and (b) other group accommodation providers to ensure that they have adequate funding until the 2021 tourist season.

23 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many universities have been refused accreditation from his Department for pillar two covid-19 testing.

23 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many universities have applied for accreditation from his Department under pillar 2 covid-19 testing.

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 test kits have been provided to higher education institutions in the 2020-21 academic year to date.

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many higher education institutions that requested covid-19 test kits prior to the return of students in academic year 2020-21 have received them.

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many higher education institutions requested covid-19 test kits prior to the return of students for the 2020-21 academic year.

22 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a retrospective emission-based grant to coach operators with respect to their investment in Euro 6 compliant vehicles.

21 Oct 2020 · Women and Equalities

Ethnic Groups: Employment

What steps she is taking to help tackle race inequality in the workplace.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds data on the number of university students who have deferred their studies since the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year.

20 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing access to regular covid-19 testing for a designated relative of a care home resident to enable meaningful social contact with that r

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Ofqual

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ask Ofqual to publish the minutes of its board meetings that have taken place since September 2019.

20 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who test positive for covid-19 antibodies are included in overall covid-19 infection rate figures in England.

20 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to change the eligibility criteria for the Nursing Bursary Scheme to enable students studying relevant CertHE courses to apply.

19 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to publish his plans for the safe return of students home from universities at the end of the autumn 2020 term.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abscesses: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve accountability within NHS organisations with regards to care for patients with venous leg ulcers; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.