Written questions

2,198 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Durham Constabulary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Durham Constabulary has received Government funding to implement training in Bahrain since that constabulary was founded.

25 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help into employment apprentices who have had their graduations delayed due to the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Business Rates: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the business rates holiday to the end of 2021.

25 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been affected by mis-selling schemes which are now subject to the Loan Charge in (a) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency and (b) the UK.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 909081, how many education settings in the lateral flow covid-19 testing pilot for schools are in (a) Oxford West and Abingdon constituency, (b) Oxfordshir

23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have had to wait for (a) 24 hours, (b) between two and three days, (c) between four to seven days and (d) more than one week to be told to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace service

23 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK's licensing of arms sales to Saudi Arabia on the (a) peace process and (b) humanitarian situation in Yemen.

23 Nov 2020 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Coronavirus

What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social care to deploy lateral flow covid-19 tests in (a) schools and (b) other education settings.

12 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Community Housing Fund

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of extending the Community Housing Fund on (a) business confidence and (b) local construction jobs in that sector.

11 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to expand the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to include self-employed people who are currently ineligible to receive financial support from that scheme.

11 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken to tackle the human rights abuses in Indian-administered Kashmir reported by UN Special Rapporteurs on 4 August 2020.

11 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of different legislative options for imposing sanctions on China for breaching the terms of the Sino-British D

9 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the UK vetoed a proposal by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs at the UN Security Council on a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh at the most recent UN Security Council meetin

9 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Independent Commission for Aid Impact

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the period to submit evidence to the review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact is limited to two weeks.

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

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals of the Planning for the Future White Paper published in August 2020 on the time between granting plann

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

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2020 to Question 110236, how much additional funding his Department will provide for local authorities per clinically vulnerable person in th

6 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for the use of lateral flow covid-19 tests in (a) schools and (b) other education settings.

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

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much additional funding his Department will provide for local authorities per clinically vulnerable person in their council area for the duration of the November 2020 covid-1

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

Sleeping Rough: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional financial support his Department is making available to local authorities to assist rough sleepers following the Prime Minister's announcement of 31 October 2020

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

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the additional Government funding that has been allocated to local authorities who prior to the second national covid-19 lockdown announcement were i

2 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the (a) UK Ambassador to Iran or (b) other UK diplomatic personnel were present at the court hearing of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on 2 November 2020.

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

Environment Protection: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning for the Future White Paper published in March 2020, what steps he is taking to (a) maintain and (b) enhance (i) green spaces, (ii) nature and (ii)

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the provision of financial education from a young age to reducing the additional economic pressures experienced by households as a result of the covid-19 outbr

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the delivery of financial education in primary schools.

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which local authorities in England have applied to the National Silver and Gold Committees to move up a tier of the local covid alert levels; which of those local authorities had their application

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many local authorities in England who applied to the National Silver and Gold Committees to move up a tier of the local covid alert levels had their applications (a) accepted and (b) rejected b

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to schools on the rights of children with British National (Overseas) status to school places.

20 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bahrain: Capital Punishment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on whether the executions of Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa in Bahrain will be carried out imminently.

20 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has (a) made to and (b) received from Canada on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

20 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to OSCE Minsk Group on the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict; and what plans he has for the UK's role in the event that that conflict continues to

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