Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond the letter of 29 May 2020 from the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on the Right to Buy and Right to Acquire.

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Religious Buildings: Coronavirus

Whether his Department plans to provide financial support to (a) places of worship and (b) faith organisations to help them to reopen safely as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

14 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kashmir: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 30 June 2020, Official Report, column 149, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Indian and (b) Pakistani counterparts on Kashmir in l

14 Jul 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

India: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 October 2019 to Question 7221 on Kashmir: telecommunications, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of his Department sponsoring th

6 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Child Benefit: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on the potential merits for BAME women of increasing child benefit.

6 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Migrants: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effect of the No Recourse to Public Funds condition on BAME women.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the local housing allowance to the 50th percentile.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the rate of statutory sick pay.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect on the finances of claimants of making advance payments of universal Credit grants instead of loans.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the benefits cap, by ethnic group.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the two-child limit in relation to benefits on BAME families.

6 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Child Benefit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the value of child benefit.

6 Jul 2020 · Women and Equalities

Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure BAME women are not disproportionately affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Music Venues: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the potential merits of extending eligibility to Theatre Tax Relief to live music venues.

6 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Theatres: Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase the rate of Theatre Tax Relief.

1 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer on 9 June 2020 to Question 43753 on Death, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of the high number of excess deaths during the covid-19 outbreak on his pol

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

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure the energy regulatory framework supports (a) Greater Manchester’s 2038 carbon-neutral target and (b) distribution network operators’ net zero inn

1 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 lockdown on BAME families with children accessing their education from home.

29 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to promote a two-state solution and prevent further Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian territory.

29 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Cemeteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the desecration of Muslim cemeteries in order to build housing projects.

29 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Cemeteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the recent bulldozing of a historic Muslim cemetery in Jaffa.

29 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Self-employed: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's system of support for PAYE freelance workers during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of sick pay support for NHS dental nurses when self-isolating during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the proposals put forward by the New Economics Foundation report entitled Crisis support to aviation and the right to retrain, pub

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2020 to Question 53610 on Coronavirus: Screening, if he will publish the evidence that his Department reviewed on the effectiveness of self-swabbing covid-19 testi

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 25 June 2020 to Question 53611 on Coronavirus: Screening, if he will publish the increasingly broad range of international peer-reviewed evidence that demonstrate the effe

25 Jun 2020 · Women and Equalities

Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 59593 on Gay Conversion Therapy, what her timetable is for reviewing the findings of the draft report; and when she plans to publish the final report.

23 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to provide (a) financial and (b) other support to students who have lost income and are struggling to pay rent in the private sector during the covi

23 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of private renters who would be ineligible for universal credit on the basis of (a) their status as a student, (b) their savings and (c) their immigration status

23 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Literacy: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of (a) child and (b) adult literacy levels by ethnic group.

Source: official written-questions record.