Written questions
1,285 written questions tabled, most recent first.
16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the process is for ensuring health professionals (a) are discussing with pregnant women the risks and benefits of the covid-19 vaccine and (b) have up to date information on the risks and bene
16 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of pregnant women currently in hospital with covid-19.
13 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) assess and (b) reduce covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women.
13 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide an Answer to Question 29135 on Coronavirus: Disease Control by 15 July 2021 which is the last sitting day of the House of Commons before covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
13 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is collecting data on the number of pregnant women and new mothers being vaccinated against covid-19.
12 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to submit the UK’s progress report on implementing the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which was due
12 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is collecting data on the proportion of people testing positive for the Delta covid-19 variant who are unvaccinated.
8 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternal Mortality: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of proposals to set a target to reduce the maternity mortality gaps experienced by Black and Asian women.
7 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pregnancy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data on the number of pregnant and breastfeeding women who have had covid-19 vaccinations.
7 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legacy benefit payments in meeting the costs of living for disabled people during the covid-19 outbreak.
7 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what equalities impact assessments his Department has made of plans to end covid-19 restrictions on 19 July for the protected characteristics of (a) sex, (b) maternity, (c) disability and (d) race.
7 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Pregnancy: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to bring forward proposals to extend pregnancy redundancy discrimination protections.
7 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Mothers and Pregnancy: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on making pregnant women and new mothers redundant between (a) notification of pregnancy and (
6 Jul 2021 · Home Office
Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to ensure that asylum cases are determined on the basis of need without consideration of the route of arrival to the UK.
6 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Covid Pass: Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that people participating in the Novavax vaccine trials are (a) able to show proof of their vaccine status for international travel and (b) not placed
6 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people participating in the Novavax vaccine trials are not disadvantaged by national and international vaccine certification policies.
6 Jul 2021 · Home Office
Asylum: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of volume of adequate accommodation for people seeking asylum.
6 Jul 2021 · Home Office
Refugees: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to introduce targets for resettling refugees under the new global UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) that will commence on completion of the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children’s
6 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of publishing a Social Care People Plan.
5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethnic Groups: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the OHCHR report entitled Agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality, published in June 2021, whether the Government supports the
5 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ethnic Groups: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' report entitled Agenda towards transforma
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Universities: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent guidance he has provided to universities on returning to face-to-face teaching for the 2021-22 academic year as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
New Covent Garden Market: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to extend eligibility to the covid-19 small business grant fund and business rates holiday to tenants of New Covent Garden Flower Market that occupy larger u
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Restart Grant Scheme: Wholesale Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason wholesale and supply chain businesses are ineligible for funding under the Restart Grant scheme; and what assessment his Department has made of the impact of that
2 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure long-term immune monitoring of people who have received different covid-19 vaccines for each dose.
2 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure long-term immune monitoring of people who have received a covid-19 vaccine booster.
2 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for a covid-19 vaccine booster campaign in autumn 2021.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Waste: Exports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a complete waste export ban to help reduce the UK's contribution to the global plastics crisis.
29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Homophobia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of homophobia in residential care settings.
29 Jun 2021 · Women and Equalities
Disability: Candidates
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if her Department will publish a report on the outcome of its research entitled, Research into the barriers to disabled people seeking elected office, that it launched on 29 January 2019, at the earliest possi
Source: official written-questions record.