Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abscesses: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve care for patients with venous leg ulcer; and if he will make a statement.

13 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Community Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of community centres on people's mental health; and what plans he has for their safe reopening.

13 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Public Houses and Restaurants: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional support to businesses affected by the 10.00pm curfew on bars and restaurants.

13 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending mortgage holidays beyond 31 October 2020 for people who remain financially affected by the covid-19 restrictions.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making financial support available to students wishing to complete a second undergraduate degree.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether industrial injuries disablement benefit claims will be assessed via (a) telephone, (b) video call and (c) other means during the covid-19 restrictions.

6 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation he had with self-employed people before the first grant extension through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme was set at 20% of average monthly trading profits.

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the consistency of recommendations on visiting care homes in the Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce: report on first phase of COVID-19 pandemic

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishery Agreements: Norway

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the negotiation of the first annual agreement with Norway within the new fisheries framework to set total allowable catches, agree access arrangements to fish in each other’s w

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fishery Agreements: Norway

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when negotiations on the first annual agreement with Norway within the new fisheries framework to set total allowable catches, agree access arrangements to fish in each other’s waters,

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

Planning Permission: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing the statutory requirement to publicise planning applications in local newspapers.

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

Planning Permission: Local Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has an evidential basis for removing the statutory requirement to publicise planning applications in local newspapers.

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities are currently operating under tier (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four covid-19 restrictions; and how many students are represented in each of those tier restriction categories.

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

Consumer Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) online retailers and (b) online retailing platforms on preventing the sale of counterfeit products.

5 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on self-employed people of the setting of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant extension payments at 20 per cent of average monthly trading profits.

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans in place to send free school meals to the homes of eligible children who are self-isolating as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

5 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on (a) the relative risks of covid-19 infection in care homes from (i) staff and (ii) visitors and (b) the effectiveness of measures to reduce risk of covid-19 infect

2 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his letter to the hon Member for Hull West and Hessle of 21 September 2020, how much of the £100 million allocated to support remote education has been (a) allocated to and (b) claimed by univ

2 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take following the Cumberlege Report to ensure that GPs are informed of (a) the effects of faulty mesh surgery on the patient and (b) all support and treatment options that a

2 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, published 8 July 2020.

2 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the incompatibility of older phone software on the effectiveness of the NHS covid-19 app.

2 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contact Tracing: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether covid-19 test results from testing facilities being set up and run by universities can be entered on the Government track and trace app.

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Baroness Cumberlege's Review on the Safety of Certain Medicines and Medical Devices, what plans he has to establish a data registry to log every complication resulting from mesh s

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support the creation of a holistic pain management service as part of the proposed NHS mesh specialist centres.

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the proposed NHS Mesh specialist centres function as a network.

30 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis was for the omission of rectopexy mesh from the specialist removal guidelines for the proposed specialised mesh removal centres.

30 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to support businesses who were unable to access bounce back loans because (a) they did not have a business bank account open before July 2020 or (b) banks were refusing new applicants before th

30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Students: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his oral contribution of 29 September 2020, official report, on students’ return to universities, whether funding is available for new applications from students or education institutions for suppor

30 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on a green shipping fund ahead of COP 26.

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the shipping sector and (b) Cabinet colleagues on a green shipping fund, in advance of COP26.

Source: official written-questions record.