Written questions
1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Pupils: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's guidance, Get technology support for children and schools during coronavirus (COVID-19), how many pupils in England had received either a laptop or a dongle directly from his
1 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office
Business: Coronavirus
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to publish a list of businesses that will be able to open under stage three of the Government’s covid-19 recovery strategy.
1 Jun 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 plans to take to ensure people with venous leg ulcers and other chronic wounds are able to access community and acute care services promptly; and if he will make a stateme
1 Jun 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 has taken to consider the effect on (a) people’s quality of life and (b) NHS resources of the cancellation and postponement of routine appointments to people with venous l
1 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport
P&O Ferries: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on women seafarers in (a) Hull and (b) Dover of P&O Ferries' announcement of redundancies on 11 May 2020.
15 May 2020 · Home Office
Migrant Workers: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy not to deport the family members of health care workers in the UK on Tier 2 visas who have died as a result of covid-19.
15 May 2020 · Treasury
Charities: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what additional financial support he plans to allocate to charities that work with veterans during the covid-19 outbreak.
13 May 2020 · Treasury
P&O Ferries: Redundancy
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect on Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency of P&O Ferries’ announcement on 11 May 2020 of redundancies among seafarers and shore-side staff on its
13 May 2020 · Department for Transport
Ports and Shipping: Key Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent unemployment among key workers in the (a) shipping and (b) ports sectors as a result of the economic effect of the covid-19 outbreak.
13 May 2020 · Department for Transport
Roll-on Roll-off Ships: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much freight has been transported on (a) Hull-Zeebrugge and (b) Hull-Rotterdam roll-on roll-off ferries in each month between December 2019 and April 2020.
13 May 2020 · Department for Transport
P&O Ferries: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on P&O Ferries proposals for 1,100 redundancies among seafarers and maritime staff employed on that company’s operations from Dover and Hull.
12 May 2020 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2020 to Question 43140 on Small Businesses: Coronavirus, what his timetable is for the allocation of that additional funding for local authorities to make discretionary payments to b
11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to update guidance to care homes on whether vulnerable residents should be placed into self isolation in a care home that does not have a covid-19 outbreak.
11 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the medical advice that informed the decision to exclude heart failure patients from the extremely vulnerable category for covid-19.
5 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Coronavirus
What assessment he has made of the potential long-term effect of social isolation as a result of covid-19 lockdown measures on levels of demand for mental health services.
4 May 2020 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to update the International Education Strategy as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
4 May 2020 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the utility of credibility interviews in assessing Tier 4 applicants; and if she will make a statement.
4 May 2020 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to issue guidance for Tier 4 students on visas that have been extended to 31 May 2020 but are unable to leave the UK by that date.
4 May 2020 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to extend the Tier 4 service standard for applications to be processed by UKVI.
4 May 2020 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Tier 4 visa applications that will be made during summer 2020, and if she will make a statement.
4 May 2020 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 4 visa applications have (a) been made and (b) been successful in (i) January 2019, (ii) January 2020, (iii) February 2019, (iv) February 2020, (v) March 2019, (vi) March 2020, (vii) Apr
4 May 2020 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether EU/EEA nationals entering the UK for full-time study at a UK university in academic year 2020-21 will be required to apply for a Tier 4 visa.
4 May 2020 · Home Office
Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking with UK Visas and Immigration to (a) increase capacity and (b) reduce bureaucracy in Tier 4 student visa applications during the covid-19 outbreak.
4 May 2020 · Treasury
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has under the conditions of entitlement to the furlough scheme to enable furloughed company directors to undertake actions necessary to return their company to work without being in breach of those con
4 May 2020 · Treasury
Small Businesses: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to inform local authorities of the amount they will receive from the Government for Small Business Relief Grants, including business not in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief.
4 May 2020 · Department for Transport
A63: Kingston upon Hull
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on port to port connectivity of completing the proposed A63 Castle Street road improvement scheme.
4 May 2020 · Department for Transport
A63: Kingston upon Hull
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the local economy of completing the proposed A63 Castle Street road improvement scheme.
4 May 2020 · Department for Transport
A63: Kingston upon Hull
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on air pollution of completing the proposed A63 Castle Street road improvement scheme.
4 May 2020 · Department for Transport
A63: Kingston upon Hull
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on traffic congestion of completing the proposed A63 Castle Street road improvement scheme.
29 Apr 2020 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to engage with (a) small and specialist higher education institutions, (b) institutions that are not members of Universities UK and (c) universities in remote, rural and coastal areas on
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