Written questions

1,688 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: VAT Zero Rating

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the 31 October 2020 expiry date for the zero VAT rate for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) on the projected level of compliance of the public with Go

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: VAT Zero Rating

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the 31 October 2020 expiry date for the zero VAT rate for the supply of personal protective equipment on public health in England.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: VAT Zero Rating

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending the zero VAT rate for personal protective equipment beyond 31 October 2020.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Protective Clothing: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis was for the decision to choose 31 October 2020 as the expiry date for the zero VAT rate on personal protective equipment.

30 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Protective Clothing: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the financial security of businesses during the covid-19 outbreak of extending the zero VAT rate on the supply of personal protective equipment beyond 31 Octobe

16 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Government's plans are for how shielding people can access benefits after the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends.

12 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Training: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money from the public purse has been spent on The Skills Toolkit online learning platform in each year since the beginning of that platform.

8 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information on the eligibility of self-isolation payment claimants is being shared with the (a) Department of Health and Social Care and (b) Department for Work and

8 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when local authorities will be provided with guidance on how to set up the discretionary fund accompanying the new £500 self-isolation payment.

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

Local Restrictions Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the five per cent top-up for discretionary business support that can be received by local authorities in receipt of funds under the Local Restrictions Support Gr

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

Local Restrictions Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which local authorities have received or are in the process of receiving funding under the Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme.

5 Oct 2020 · Home Office

Property: Corruption

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of property in the UK that has been investigated as suspected proceeds of corruption from 2016 to 2020.

30 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the (a) Job Support Scheme in (i) 2020-21 and (ii) 2021i22, and b) take-up of that scheme in terms of number of employments.

30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Training: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of The Skills Toolkit and (b) effect of that toolkit on improving learners' (i) employability, (ii) digital skills and (iii) maths skills.

30 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Training: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have (a) started and (b) completed courses available in The Skills Toolkit online learning platform since it was launched on 28 April 2020.

14 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to inform UK seafarers who have been unable to work due to covid-19 travel restrictions that they may face a tax bill as a result of not qualifying for the Seafarers Earnings Deduction.

14 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the return of HMRC preferential creditor status on (a) the willingness of retail banks to extend credit and loans, and (b) the ability of retail banks to rene

14 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what conditions on (a) environmental performance, (b) treatment of employees, (c) continuation as a going concern, (d) tax practices, (e) corporate behaviour including the use of share buybacks and dividend payments

21 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what advice the Government has provided to employers of clinically extremely vulnerable employees, who have not used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for a three-week period p

25 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Public Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for requiring government departments to reduce their spending in the 2020-21 financial year.

23 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister on 10 June 2020 Official Report, column 281, what progress the Government has made on providing support to newly shielding people who are not eligible for the

11 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Development Programme: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Rural Development Programme for England Network on potential changes to deadlines for funding applications during the covid-19 outbreak.

3 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Science: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what plans his Department has to provide support for the independent science centres sector.

3 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Science: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the independent science centres sector.

1 Jun 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts Council England: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether financial support grants provided by the Arts Council during the covid-19 outbreak are treated as taxable income.

27 Apr 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Insolvency: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to planned reforms to the UK insolvency framework, when the new restructuring procedure and new temporary moratorium announced in August 2018 will be implemented.

23 Mar 2020 · Cabinet Office

Cleaning Services: Key Workers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of classifying cleaning staff as key workers.

23 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will suspend the tax credit income disregard for reductions in earnings for the financial year 2020-21 to ensure that where earnings fall households' tax credit entitlement takes full account of that loss.

23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing and Ventilators: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on UK participation in the EU scheme for joint procurement of ventilators and protective equipment for medical staff.

20 Mar 2020 · Treasury

Social Enterprises: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department plans to provide for small charities and social enterprises during the covid-19 pandemic.

Source: official written-questions record.