Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Vagrancy Act 1824: Arrests

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests were made under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in (a) England and Wales, (b) England, (c) Thames Valley and (d) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency in 2020.

4 Mar 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Evictions: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are at risk of eviction due to unmet rent payments that are currently protected by the eviction moratorium in (a) Thames Val

3 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Property Flood Resilience Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will extend the Property Flood Resilience Grants Scheme to cover people who have been flooded since December 2020.

1 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Extended Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Department of Education’s recent survey of wraparound care providers that are registered under Ofsted for (a) his policies and (b) UK businesses.

1 Mar 2021 · Women and Equalities

Children: Day Care

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding tailored financial support for the wraparound holiday childcare sector to ensure women have adequate childcare support.

24 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Abdulhadi Mushaima

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department is making to the Bahraini Government on securing the release of Abdulhadi Mushaima.

24 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department is making to the Bahraini Government on the (a) treatment of peaceful protest and assembly in that country and (b) risk that its applicati

24 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to make representations to the Bahraini Government on the release of (a) Mohammed Jafar, (b) Fares Husain, (c) Sayed Hasan Ameen from prison.

24 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sayed Hasan Ameen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to make representations to the Bahraini Government before the hearing of Sayed Hasan Ameen takes place to secure his immediate release and to avoid his dete

23 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason he changed the census date for schools from January 2021 to October 2020 for the financial year beginning April 2021.

11 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many broadband routers have been distributed by his Department to school pupils in Oxford West and Abingdon constituency since 1 March 2020 as part of the Department's programme to help pupils, students and

11 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many laptops have been distributed by his Department to school pupils in Oxford West and Abingdon constituency since 1 March 2020 as part of the Department's programme to help pupils, students and families

10 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hussein Ayoob and Mohammed Rashid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of (a) Mohammed Rashid and (b) Hussein Ayoob who were detained in Bahrain on 7 February 2021.

10 Feb 2021 · Women and Equalities

Migrants: Domestic Abuse

What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on barriers to support for migrant women domestic abuse survivors.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses in (a) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency, (b) the Thames Valley region, (c) England and (d) the UK have called the EU Business Helpline in each of the last

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to redistribute surplus lateral flow tests that have been allocated to schools.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many lateral flow tests bought for schools are left over as a result of the change in the school testing strategy.

1 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many lateral flow tests have been bought for schools in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 to date.

1 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of lateral flow testing in schools in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 to date.

1 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change and Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what effect the 30 per cent reduction in his Department’s Official Development Assistance allocation will have on the Government’s ringfenced climate change and R&D funding commit

27 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office

EU Nationals: Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many EU citizens live in Oxford West and Abingdon constituency.

27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Statement of 26 January 2021, Official Report, HCWS735, what estimate he has made of the allocation of Official Development Assistance across Departme

27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Written Statement of 26 January 2021, Official Report, HCWS735, what the (a) percentage change and (b) real-terms change is in the allocation of Official Deve

27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Belarus: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help (a) establish an independent international body for the in-depth investigation of human rights violations in the context of the recent Belarus

26 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Insolvency

What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Federation of Small Businesses January 2021 finding that 250,000 small businesses may go out of business in the next 12 months.

25 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his oral contribution of 21 January 2021, Official Report, column 1126, what specific plans his Department has for ensuring that those in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisa

25 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iain Lindsay

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department was consulted on the appointment of former UK ambassador to Bahrain, Iain Lindsay, as an advisor to Bahrain’s Economic Development Board.

25 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Police: Bahrain

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of (a) reports of human rights abuses committed at Muharraq Police Station in Bahrain and (b) the implications for her policies of those reports.

22 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

A34: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will publish the latest timetable for the construction of the Lodge Hill diamond junction of the A34 in Abingdon.

18 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and Public Hea

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