Written questions

2,217 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Overseas Workers: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to UK nationals working overseas who have lost their job during the covid-19 pandemic and who cannot afford the cost of covid-19 quarantine.

19 Feb 2021 · Home Office

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to the English language teaching sector following the UK's departure from the EU.

19 Feb 2021 · Treasury

English Language: Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Business Rates Relief are planned to be extended to English language teaching centres.

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

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether sector-specific support will be announced for English Language Teaching Centres.

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

English Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether English Language Teaching Centres will be made eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant.

19 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes (a) are designated as service family accommodation as of 17 February 2021 and (b) were designated as service family accommodation in each year since 2010.

11 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether adult gaming centres are planned to re-open alongside non-essential retail once covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

11 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of adult gaming centres on (a) Government support during national covid-19 restrictions and (b) the potential re-opening of t

11 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Gaming: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include adult gaming centres in the VAT reductions available to the hospitality industry.

11 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to support the re-opening of adult gaming centres nationally once covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

8 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Indonesia: Papua

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to (a) his Indonesian counterpart and (b) the international community on the recent comments made by General Hendropriyono that two million W

4 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether retired General Practitioners have been asked to assist and develop the efficient delivery of the covid-19 vaccination programme.

4 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to recruit student nurses, who are already trained to administer vaccines, as part of the covid-19 vaccination programme; and whether that recruitment would contribute towards thei

3 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Armed Forces and Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2021 to Question 142052 on Western Sahara: Armed Forces, how many (a) police, (b) Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire staff and (c

3 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce asymptomatic covid-19 testing for relatives of hospital patients to allow visitations.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on potential amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to support private investment in green hyd

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoo Animals Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing money from the Zoo Animals Fund to make it accessible beyond the end of the 2020-21 financial year.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Aquariums and Zoos: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support zoos and aquaria beyond March 2021 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoo Animals Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will widen the eligibility criteria for the Zoo Animals Fund to ensure that zoo licence holders have adequate support.

2 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Zoo Animals Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will change the criteria of eligibility for the Zoo Animal Fund to support those facing permanent closure within the next 12 months.

29 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities

Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on encouraging organisations to include the gender-neutral title Mx on their forms; and if she will make a statement.

29 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities

Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to encourage public bodies to include the gender-neutral title Mx on application and administrative forms.

29 Jan 2021 · Women and Equalities

Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to encourage companies to include the gender-neutral title Mx on application and administrative forms.

28 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce covid-19 testing for asymptomatic hospital visitors.

28 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason those under the age of 5 do not count in the meet up rules when compared with higher age limits in other home nations.

28 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to include in his guidance to schools that children and staff should wear clear face coverings if needed to meet the needs of pupils and students.

26 Jan 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to tackle retail scalping in (a) low stock high demand consumer electronics and (b) other products.

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

London Capital & Finance: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Report of the Independent Investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulation of London Capital & Finance plc, published 23 November 2020, whether the Government compensation scheme

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

London Capital & Finance: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government's compensation scheme that was announced in response to the Report of the Independent Investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulation of London Capital & Finance plc, published on

25 Jan 2021 · Treasury

London Capital & Finance: Insolvency

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the findings of the Report of the Independent Investigation into the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulation of London Capital & Finance plc, published 23 November 2020, what the timetable is for

Source: official written-questions record.