Emma Hardy

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of suspending the national students survey due to varied effects of the covid-19 outbreak.

28 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Teaching Excellence Framework Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Independent Review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework by Dame Shirley Pearce will be published.

28 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Empty Property: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility period for Business rate relief to landlords of empty buildings during the covid-19 outbreak.

27 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Pensions: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the economic downturn caused by the covid-19 pandemic on (a) pension funds and (b) the incomes of people who are reliant on pension payments.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of continuing healthcare funding appeals have been successful in each of the last three years.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Training: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Cabinet Office guidance entitled Procurement Policy Note 02/20: Supplier relief due to COVID-19 for contracted suppliers for apprenticeships and other skills

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of suspending data, performance tables and targets for further education colleges and sixth form colleges until September 2021.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is collecting data on the gender of people (a) reporting symptoms of, (b) returning a positive test for, (c) admitted to hospital with, (d) requiring intensive care as a resu

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Government guidance entitled Covid-19 support for businesses, what plans he has to enable mobile hospitality businesses that operate from property classed as storage for business rate purposes

20 Apr 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what financial support he plans to provide to people that registered as self-employed after the 2018-19 tax year and therefore did not submit a tax return in that year.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Transport

A63: Kingston upon Hull

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to make a decision on the A63 improvement scheme.

20 Apr 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on enabling students that are unable to (a) work and (b) be furloughed to claim universal credit during the covid-19 pandemic

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of the university sector on using university labs for testing purposes for covid-19.

20 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Allied Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the 150,000 Allied Health Professionals in (a) the NHS and (b) social care have access to (i) personal protective equipment and (ii) testing for covid-19.

3 Apr 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Angling: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether angling is a permissible activity during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing staff and children in schools with personal protective equipment.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will remove all observations for the end point assessment (EPAs) of apprentices and replace EPAs with professional judgement.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Basic Skills: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy for the assessment of Functional Skills that where testing is not possible tutors are able to determine where a learner has achieved the requisite competency.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will guarantee programme income for (a) grant, (b) contracted and (c) other provider types until the end of the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of giving self-employed people 80 per cent of their income during the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Childminding: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the income of childminders; and what discussions he has had with the Chancellor on providing childminders with income protection.

23 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing training providers to deliver apprenticeships via virtual classrooms.

20 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Out-patients: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether high-risk people that are social distancing should still attend routine, non-urgent medical appointments.

20 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that teacher assessments that will potentially replace exams are fair and impartial.

20 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether colleges will be given discretionary powers to ensure that vulnerable pupils who do not have official status can remain in college.

19 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to defer the payment of (a) National Insurance, (b) PAYE and (c) VAT for 12 months for charities, such as The Deep, that rely on visitor income to fund their costs and activities.

19 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Improvement Districts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what financial support will be provided to Business Improvement Districts facing a reduction in income caused by businesses not paying business rates during the covid-19 outbreak

19 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to allow awarding organisations to enable work from apprentices to be accepted as evidence by video capture and witness testimonials for the next six months during the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Care Homes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support from the public purse is available for care providers employing over 250 employees to help those employers cover the cost of statutory sick pay as a result of the covid-19 outbreak for the nex

18 Mar 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on guaranteeing the income of the (a) Adult Education Budget, (b) apprenticeship and (c) other study programmes during the covid-19 outbre