Written questions
1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.
26 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton of 14 January 2021 on the situation facing special schools and those education settings supporting children with special edu
24 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Debt Relief Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Insolvency Service to commit to review every three years the Debt Relief Order monetary eligibility crit
24 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Vehicles: Debt Relief Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the Debt Relief Order vehicle value threshold to £2,000 and (b) excluding mobility scooters from the th
19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Agriculture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings he has had with British Sikh organisations on the ongoing farmers protests in India.
19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release, UK backs Canadian initiative against arbitrary detention, published on 15 February 2021, if he will raise the case of Britis
19 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kashmir: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the visit to Indian Occupied Kashmir by a delegation of MEPs on 17 February 2021, if he will make representations to his Indian counterpart on allowing the
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Rail Delivery Group on offering refunds or extensions to passengers who have purchased railcards and are no longer able to use those railcards as a result of covid-19
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Governing Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2021 to Question 147045, what period does the data relating to the Inspiring Governance governor recruitment programme come from.
10 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Duchy of Cornwall: Leasehold
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that tenants on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall have the same rights as other leaseholders in England.
8 Feb 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Evictions and Repossession Orders: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent representations he has received on (a) extending the ban on (a) evictions and (b) repossessions while the national lockdown remains in place.
8 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Support for Mortgage Interest
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on reducing the waiting period to receive support for mortgage interest payments.
8 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential economic effect on renters of increasing the Local Housing allowance in line with median market rents.
8 Feb 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Local Housing Allowance to cover median market rents.
8 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bahrain: Political Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain; and what representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on the issue of political prison
2 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kashmir: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps to support the International People's Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir.
1 Feb 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kashmir: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussion he has had with human rights organisations on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
1 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Governing Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school governors are from (a) Black, (b) Asian and (c) minority ethnic backgrounds in (i) Manchester Gorton constituency, (ii) the North West and (iii) England.
1 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Governing Bodies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school governors there are in (a) Manchester Gorton constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England.
28 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Prevent Independent Review
(FAO Amelia) To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to comments made by William Shawcross, then Director at the Henry Jackson Society, in a speech on 17 January 2012, that Europe and Islam is one of the greatest, most terrif
28 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Prevent Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) discussions and (b) engagement she had with (i) civil liberties groups, (ii) the Muslim Council of Britain and (iii) other Muslim organisations prior to the appointment of the independent rev
28 Jan 2021 · Home Office
Prevent Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the recruitment process for the independent review of the Prevent strategy; and what representations has she received on the effectiveness of that recruitment process.
27 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India: Farmers
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the protests by farmers in India on 26 January 2021; and whether he has made representations to his Indian counterpart on the use of force by t
26 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of correspondence received by HMRC from hon. Members in the last 12 months received a substantive response within the 15-day service standard.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to compensate (a) examiners, (b) markers and (c) moderators following the cancellation of 2021 (i) GCSE and (ii) A-Level exams.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of exam fee rebates for schools following the cancellation of the 2020 GCSE and A-Level exams.
26 Jan 2021 · Department for Education
GCE A-level and GCSE: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions his Department has had with exam boards on reducing exam fees following the cancellation of 2021 GCSE and A-Level exams.
26 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Key Workers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support to frontline key workers who are at high risk of exposure to (a) covid-19 and (b) Long Covid.
26 Jan 2021 · Treasury
Employment: Long Covid
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential long-term economic effects of people being unable to work while experiencing symptoms of Long Covid.
26 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office
UK Relations with EU: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the recommendations of the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union's report entitled, The Shape of Future Parliamentary Scrutiny of
26 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what number of people admitted to hospital since March 2020 have contracted covid-19 as an inpatient.
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